more by Christopher John Treacy
[COUNTRY] As country music summer packages go, this is the big winner for 2018, especially if you’re a fan of harmony vocals over solo showboating.
For 50 years, Rhode Island-born jump-blues outfit Roomful of Blues has remained the most active and well known band of its kind.
[ROCK] Remember back in 2012 when Zombie and Manson toured and there was a big nasty verbal smackdown between them? Yeah, well, neither do they. Or maybe it was a publicity stunt.
[JAM] Maybe you have one of those friends that’s always good to go, upbeat, looking on the bright side, etc. Even in dark times, they seem unfazed. Call it blissful ignorance.
[POP] As one of Forbes magazine’s “30 Under 30 In Music: The Class of 2015,” (though she’s 31 now) with a few million records sold and some impressive Billboard chart action, Arizona-raised violin prodigy and former America’s Got Talent contestant Linds
[POST ROCK] If there’s an intersection to be found between neo-classical, prog, and punk, this revolving-door Canadian collective exists at that unlikely spot, though “post-rock” is the more often utilized descriptor. Either way, God Speed You!
[ROCK] REO Speedwagon began making music in the mid-1960’s, and their initial output had a harder edge than the sound casual listeners would normally associate with the name.
[ROCK] Though sometimes affectionately referred to as “stoner metal,” The Sword’s sound is something that continues to eschew categorization. It’s definitely metal with all the classic underpinnings, borrowing heavily from the Sabbath template.
[ROCK] Ann Wilson built her career belting out tunes that have become etched on our collective consciousness thanks, in large part, to Classic Rock Radio.