Top ’90s pop band embrace odd name
The band Toad the Wet Sprocket took its name from a Monty Python skit.
“I once wrote a sketch about rock musicians,” Monty Python co-founder Eric Idle...
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Jazz legend refuses to align with one genre
Jazz guitarist Pat Metheny has never been one to play it safe or rest on his laurels.
He came to prominence in the late ’70s with lush, stirring mood...
Marking the 50th anniversary of MC5’s seminal rock album
Hailing from Lincoln Park, Michigan, MC5 was an in-your-face combination of sound and fury.
Formed in the early ’60s, the band was the inevitable result...
Wolfbearhawk open for MC50 at the Clyde
Local rockers Wolfbearhawk have landed themselves the opening slot for the upcoming MC50 show at the Clyde Theatre on Saturday, Aug. 31. A call from...
Bringing the sizzle to their second career
Although Kevin Bacon is a well-known name — and famously separated a mere six degrees or less from everyone in film history — his brother Michael, nine...
Happiness is the secret to songwriting
David Crosby admits that he wasn’t exactly a prolific songwriter prior to 2014.
Then a dam burst or seemed to from the perspective of his fans. Crosby...
Self-taught musicians keep their dream afloat
Early in the band’s career, The Felice Brothers were often described by music journalists as “Brooklyn-based.”
While it is true that the band first...
Solo music takes center stage for Gill
In a pleasant coincidence in scheduling, country music legend Vince Gill is performing at the Foellinger Theatre just a month before his wife, pop/Christian...
Dio corrals a new Old & Dirty band
In 2012, the high-powered bluegrass punk act Old & Dirty hit our scene. Since then, the group led by Pete Dio has put out some top-notch music...
Cream rises to top with tribute band
There is no denying that Cream’s fusion of rock, blues, and jazz directly influenced a generation of musicians and continue to do so decades later....