Dr. John

Maria Muldaur, "interpreter of Americana music since long before that genre even had a name," and an unusual highlight, An Irish Christmas in America, grace the Freight and Salvage Coffee House this Friday and Sunday at their new downtown location on Addison Street. Read More

The Faces reunion is out, The Velvets, Big Star and The Beatles reunions are kind of on, Tom Waits is all over the place, Neil Young is compiling for the Bridge School, Massive Attack make a new album, Lady Gaga is old news to the Grammys, and a look at the good and the bad associated with live albums. Read More

The seemingly absurdist statement Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space actually gets directly to the core of Spiritualized and to what is arguably the best post- Nirvana rock album of the 1990s. Read More

The truth of the matter is Rihanna's latest album would have received plenty of attention even if then-boyfriend Chris Brown hadn't assaulted her the night before this year's Grammy Awards. Read More

"Who's that scary monster on the bottom of the LP, dad?" Read More

The Jazz Economy Of New York : WNYC's Soundcheck hosted an interesting discussion with Nate Chinen yesterday about the central paradox of the jazz economy in New York: it's a phenomenally creative time for the music, but a terrible time to be a jazz musician. Read More

Maryville Baptist Tabernacle On Sunday, Nov. 29 the church will host the singing group The Russells for a special 6 p.m. service. Read More

You may not immediately recognize the name, but once you see the image, you know exactly who Leon Redbone is. Read More

Amid an infinite sea of rich, complex and at times challenging flavors, sometimes you just want a scoop of plain vanilla. Read More

New Moon -- which reached the top the week of November 7. Read More