The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper, founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. It has also been available in an online edition since 1996.
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Review by Robert Shelton, The New York Times, 24 April 1966
Folk Singers From the 'Source' ...
Simon & Garfunkel: Philharmonic Hall, New York NY
Live Review by Robert Shelton, The New York Times, 23 January 1967
SIMON & GARFUNKEL MAKE STATUS FIRM ...
Phil Ochs: Carnegie Hall, New York NY
Live Review by Robert Shelton, The New York Times, 25 November 1966
PHIL OCHS RETURNS WITH HIS OWN SONGS ...
Live Review by Robert Shelton, The New York Times, 3 August 1968
FILLMORE EAST HEARS GOSPELERS 2,500 in Audience Cheer a British, 2 U.S. Groups ...
Eric Andersen: Town Hall, New York NY
Live Review by Robert Shelton, The New York Times, 11 April 1966
ANDERSEN DEBUT FILLS TOWN HALL Singer's Own Compositions Are Heard at Program ...
Live Review by Robert Shelton, The New York Times, 24 December 1967
The Rascals Draw 16,000 Teen-Agers To Garden Concert ...
Big Brother & the Holding Company, B.B. King, Aluminum Dream: Anderson Theater, New York NY
Live Review by Robert Shelton, The New York Times, 19 February 1968
Janis Joplin Is Climbing Fast In the Heady Rock Firmament ...
John Lee Hooker: Several Styles of Blues Singing
Profile by Robert Shelton, The New York Times, 7 April 1961
Genre's Wide Range Seen in Delivery of John Lee Hooker ...
Retrospective by Mark Rozzo, The New York Times, 2 September 2011
ON SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 1963, the Beatles played Memorial Hall in Northwich, England — the concert poster described them as "Hit recorders of 'Please, Please ...
Dry Cleaning: It's Spoken Rock 'n' Roll, but We Like It
Interview by Simon Reynolds, The New York Times, 14 October 2022
The British rock band's distinctive sound comes from the vocalist Florence Shaw's carefully delivered observations that float somewhere between stand-up, poetry and comedy. ...
The Dead Weather, Jack White: Music, Label, Retail: Jack White's Vertical Integration
Report and Interview by Alan Light, The New York Times, 12 March 2009
JACK WHITE, the meticulous frontman of the color-coordinated White Stripes, has always been known for his attention to detail. So it was no surprise to ...
Retrospective by Mark Rozzo, The New York Times, 25 March 2011
IN APRIL OF 1961, an English art-school screw-up and musician named John Lennon stepped into a doorway in the St. Pauli neighborhood of Hamburg, Germany, ...
The Incredible Bongo Band, DJ Kool Herc: All Rise for the National Anthem of Hip-Hop
Retrospective by Will Hermes, The New York Times, 29 October 2006
THIS IS A story about a nearly forgotten album and the birth of hip-hop music. Like many good hip-hop tales, and pop yarns in general, ...
Lydia Lunch's Infinite Rebellion
Profile and Interview by Jim Farber, The New York Times, 28 June 2021
FOR NEARLY two hours on a recent afternoon, Lydia Lunch sat in her bright Brooklyn apartment and spoke with bracing speed, and at an alarming ...
Odetta: Hunter College, New York NY
Live Review by Robert Shelton, The New York Times, 23 April 1966
ODETTA, THE folk singer, was in excellent voice last night for her recital at Hunter College. The singer-guitarist drew an audience of about 800 persons. ...
Chet Atkins, Johnny Cash, Gordon Terry: The Nashville Sound
Report by Robert Shelton, The New York Times, 28 November 1965
NASHVILLE — ALTHOUGH there have been no birthday cakes visible, this music center has been savoring its sweet desserts during this anniversary year. ...
Pete Seeger: Rights Song Has Own History of Integration
Retrospective by Robert Shelton, The New York Times, 23 July 1963
Theme Well-Known Despite Lack of A Single Disk ...
David Bowie, Freddie Mercury: Growing Up Gay to a Glam Rock soundtrack
Memoir by Jim Farber, The New York Times, 3 November 2016
Freddie Mercury, David Bowie and Alice Cooper send signals to a semi-closeted gay teen in the '70s. ...
Terri & Monica: Terri and Monica: Systa (Epic Records 53436; CD and cassette)
Review by Amy Linden, The New York Times, 21 November 1993
THE PHENOMENAL crossover success of the singer Mary J. Blige has, not surprisingly, produced a truckload of street-savvy, no-nonsense female rhythm-and-blues singers. Taking their cue ...
Roy Acuff, Roger Miller, Buck Owens: Albums from Roy Acuff, Buck Owens and Roger Miller
Review by Robert Shelton, The New York Times, 21 March 1965
Nashville's Modern Folk ...
Bobby Womack: Resurrection (Continuum Records 19401; CD and cassette)
Review by Amy Linden, The New York Times, 9 October 1994
BOBBY WOMACK, one of soul's unsung heroes, hasn't put out an album since the mid-80's. The man who played with the legendary Sam Cooke and ...
Bruce Springsteen's take on classic folk
Interview by Will Hermes, The New York Times, 18 April 2006
ASBURY PARK, New Jersey — On a bright, brisk April afternoon in one of America's most famous faded seaside resorts, a band is playing in ...
Buck Owens: Village Theater, New York NY
Live Review by Robert Shelton, The New York Times, 13 November 1967
Country-Rock by Buck Owens Suggests New Musical Trend ...
Live Review by Michael Lydon, The New York Times, 19 April 1970
'Sing Your Own Blues' ...
Sinéad O'Connor, Liz Phair: Playing Against Type: When Musicians Change, They Risk Alienating Fans
Report and Interview by Will Hermes, The New York Times, 17 October 2005
WHEN JOHNNY CASH returned to the spotlight in 1994 with American Recordings, the first in a series of records that presented him as a folkie ...
The Rolling Stones: Forest Hills Stadium, Queens NY
Live Review by Robert Shelton, The New York Times, 4 July 1966
5 ROLLING STONES GATHER AVID FANS Middling Turnout Fails to Dull Teen-Age Excitement ...
The Mothers of Invention: Town Hall, New York NY
Live Review by Robert Shelton, The New York Times, 23 December 1967
TOWN HALL ROCKS TO A ZANY GROUP Mothers of Invention Also Offer Serious Music ...
Simon & Garfunkel: A Law Firm They're Not
Interview by Robert Shelton, The New York Times, 28 August 1966
ALMOST BEFORE the public knew whether Simon and Garfunkel was a comedy act, a law firm, or a partnership in the garment industry, the two ...
"Opry", 40, Shows No Sign Of Aging
Report by Robert Shelton, The New York Times, 23 October 1965
Nashville Marking Event's Birthday on Joyous Note ...
Overview by Robert Shelton, The New York Times, 28 August 1966
AS THE accompanying checklist of blues LP recordings will testify, the past year has been an extremely active one for all forms of the blues ...
Paul Butterfield Blues Band, The Doors, Bob Dylan: Jac Holzman: Indie-Label Folkie to Rock Patriarch
Retrospective and Interview by Fred Goodman, The New York Times, 4 March 2011
JAC HOLZMAN, the 79-year-old founder and former chairman of Elektra Records, might be expected to rest on his laurels. Yet Mr. Holzman, who will be ...
Jim Kweskin & the Jug Band: The Jim Kweskin Jug Band: Town Hall, New York NY
Live Review by Robert Shelton, The New York Times, 25 November 1967
Town Hall hostto Kweskin Band — Music of a Generation Ago is Attractively Presented ...
B.B. King Sings the Blues Evra Day, Evra Day
Report and Interview by Michael Lydon, The New York Times, 27 October 1968
A COOL breeze blew in the night outside, across the Mississippi and the cane fields that press against the town of Port Allen, La. Inside ...
Bobby Womack: Resurrection (Continuum Records 19401; CD and cassette)
Review by Amy Linden, The New York Times, 9 October 1994
BOBBY WOMACK, one of soul's unsung heroes, hasn't put out an album since the mid-80's. The man who played with the legendary Sam Cooke and ...
Jimmy Cliff, Bob Marley & the Wailers, Johnny Nash, Paul Simon: It's Here — Reggae Rock
Overview by Loraine Alterman, The New York Times, 4 February 1973
WHEN ANYONE mentions West Indian music, steel bands and calypso instantly echo in the mind, but Jamaica's most popular music is reggae (rhymes with old) ...
Emmanuel Jal: Straight Out of Sudan: A Child Soldier Raps
Interview by Will Hermes, The New York Times, 2 October 2005
THE CONSENSUS among American rappers may be that happiness, as John Lennon once sang, is a warm gun, but Emmanuel Jal is more ambivalent on ...
Kate Bush: Doesn't Tour, Hates Attention, Likes Home
Interview by Will Hermes, The New York Times, 30 October 2005
POP MUSIC has seen a lot of '80s musicians angling for a second act lately — the Pixies, Duran Duran, Depeche Mode, among others. Partly ...
Elvis Presley: Elvis (NBC, Dir. Steve Binder)
Film/DVD/TV Review by Robert Shelton, The New York Times, 4 December 1968
Rock Star's Explosive Blues Have Vintage Quality ...
Review by Robert Shelton, The New York Times, 27 February 1966
An Old Folk Line On a New Label ...
Report by Michael Lydon, The New York Times, 24 November 1968
SAN FRANCISCO — In the heady first days of the "San Francisco Sound," someone dubbed the city the "Liverpool of the USA." The title, though ...
Report and Interview by RJ Smith, The New York Times, 6 August 2000
As entertainment entrepreneurs align the fantasy lands of rap, rock, wrestling and pornography, a generation of fans grows ever more brutish. ...
Live Review by Robert Shelton, The New York Times, 15 August 1966
KEY TO THE BLUES IS SHOWMANSHIP Dancing and Costumes Add Dash to 30 Singing Acts ...
Tim Buckley: Garrick Theater, New York NY
Live Review by Robert Shelton, The New York Times, 14 November 1967
BLUES-ROCK BAG SUNG BY BUCKLEY California Tenor Enlivens a Quiet Monday 'Village' ...
The Drifters, Aretha Franklin: Aretha Franklin, the Drifters: Philharmonic Hall, New York NY
Live Review by Robert Shelton, The New York Times, 14 October 1968
ARETHA FRANKLIN IN TWIN CONCERTS ...
Dan Zanes: The Making of the Next MTV Generation
Report and Interview by Will Hermes, The New York Times, 23 October 2005
TWENTY YEARS AGO, when Dan Zanes fronted the punky roots-rock band the Del Fuegos, MTV was changing the business of rock 'n' roll. He has ...
Profile by Robert Shelton, The New York Times, 5 July 1968
Developing Trend Indicated at the Bitter End by Jerry Walker and Joni Mitchell ...
Live Review by Robert Shelton, The New York Times, 2 July 1966
FESTIVAL IN PARK OPENS BRIGHTLY Overflow Audience at Rink Hears Dionne Warwick ...
Bob Dylan: Pop Singers and Song Writers Racing Down Bob Dylan's Road
Profile and Interview by Robert Shelton, The New York Times, 27 August 1965
Musician's "Sound" Inspires a Variety of Entertainers in "Folk Rock" Idiom ...
Comment by Simon Reynolds, The New York Times, 5 December 1993
TODAY'S ALTERNATIVE rock suffers from a strange kind of nostalgia — a yearning for a golden age that one never personally experienced. There's a term ...
Nik Cohn: Triksta – Life and Death and New Orleans Rap
Book Review by Will Hermes, The New York Times, 4 December 2005
The Rap Before the Rain ...
Dead Can Dance: Into the Labyrinth (4AD 45384-2; CD and cassette)
Review by Amy Linden, The New York Times, 12 December 1993
OVER THE course of 12 years and six albums, the Anglo-Irish duo Dead Can Dance has created music that gives new meaning to the word ...
Overlooked No More: Ruth Polsky, Who Shaped New York's Music Scene
Retrospective by Rachel Felder, The New York Times, 18 November 2021
She booked concerts at influential nightclubs in the 1980s, bringing exposure to up-and-coming artists like the Smiths and New Order. ...
Spanky & Our Gang: Spanky and Our Gang Building Clubhouse at Top of Pops Tree
Profile by Robert Shelton, The New York Times, 6 May 1967
FROM THE overcrowded forest of pop vocal groups, a gifted new quartet seems clearly about to rise into a Sequoialike prominence. ...
Live Review by Robert Shelton, The New York Times, 16 June 1968
JEFF BECK GROUP CHEERED IN DEBUT British Pop Singers Delight Fillmore East Audience ...
Faith Hill: Redrawing Country's Borders
Interview by James Hunter, The New York Times, 24 November 2002
IN 1999, THE Mississippi-born country singer Faith Hill released 'Breathe', and it sold more than eight million copies. Country music purists were put off by ...
Charles Mingus: Charlie Mingus: Jazz Man Is Changing His Beat
Report and Interview by Robert Shelton, The New York Times, 27 August 1962
Charlie Mingus at Work on Story of His Hard Times Bassist Is Planning to Leave U.S. and Write Symphony ...
Live Review by Ian Dove, The New York Times, 2 February 1975
SOUTH ROCKS AGAIN AT MUSIC ACADEMY ...
The Kingston Trio: Carnegie Hall, New York NY
Live Review by Robert Shelton, The New York Times, 24 November 1960
College Spirit of Kingston Trio Marks Carnegie Hall Programs ...
Shawn Colvin: Cover Girl (Columbia 57875; CD and cassette.)
Review by Holly Gleason, The New York Times, 20 November 1994
COVER GIRL, the singer-songwriter Shawn Colvin's third album, seems like a cop-out. The silvery-voiced troubadour has earned critical praise for her emotionally incisive lyrics. Yet ...
Ian and Sylvia: Philharmonic Hall, New York NY
Live Review by Robert Shelton, The New York Times, 29 October 1966
IAN AND SYLVIA SING TASTEFUL PROGRAM ...
The Rolling Stones: Goats Head Soup (Rolling Stones Records COC 59101)
Review by Loraine Alterman, The New York Times, 23 September 1973
The Stones In the Soup ...
Iggy Pop: American Caesar (Virgin 39002; CD and cassette)
Review by Amy Linden, The New York Times, 14 November 1993
Iggy Pop Is Still Doing It His Way ...
The Beastie Boys: Ill Communication (Grand Royal/Capitol C27243-828599; CD and cassette)
Review by Amy Linden, The New York Times, 5 June 1994
The Beastie Boys Strut Their Stuff ...
Veruca Salt: American Thighs (Minty Fresh/DGC; CD and cassette)
Review by Holly Gleason, The New York Times, 19 February 1995
THE ONLY buzz louder than the feedback-laden guitars on Veruca Salt's American Thighs is the hype surrounding the Chicago-based foursome. This alternative rock group is ...
Live Review by Robert Shelton, The New York Times, 8 August 1966
2 POP GROUPS HEARD BY 14,000 IN QUEENS ...
Sly & the Family Stone: Madison Square Garden, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 29 November 1970
RHYTHM AND SOUL FILL ROCK WEEKEND ...
Apache Indian: No Reservations (Mango 1625399324)
Review by Amy Linden, The New York Times, 25 April 1993
A 25-YEAR-old disk jockey and first-generation Briton from the Punjab Province of India, Steve Kapul has been inspired by the music of the West Indies. ...
Bob Dylan: Carnegie Hall, New York NY
Live Review by Robert Shelton, The New York Times, 28 October 1963
Folk Songs Draw Carnegie Cheers Bob Dylan Appears as an 'Angry Young' Recitalist ...
Clara Ward et al: New Fields Found By Gospel Singers
Report by Robert Shelton, The New York Times, 18 February 1962
Music Meeting Success in Night Clubs and Theatres ...
Oasis: Definitely Maybe (Epic; CD and cassette)
Review by Amy Linden, The New York Times, 15 January 1995
THE BRITISH band Oasis is the latest in what often seems like an endless string of next big things. It arrives in America with three ...
Live Review by Robert Shelton, The New York Times, 2 September 1968
Top Pop Concert Draws Only 2,000 To Randalls Island ...
Review by Robert Shelton, The New York Times, 6 March 1966
LONDON — AN American visitor to Great Britain's folk-music community can only experience a sense of exhilaration at the liveliness, diversity and number of activities ...
Judy Collins: Carnegie Hall, New York NY
Live Review by Robert Shelton, The New York Times, 27 December 1965
Judy Collins Gives Folk-Song Concert ...
Sly & the Family Stone: Fresh (Epic Records KE 32134, $5.98)
Review by Ian Dove, The New York Times, 13 June 1973
Sly's New Album ...
Review by Amy Linden, The New York Times, 28 March 1993
THE SINGING group House of Zekkariyas (formerly known as Womack and Womack) has a soul pedigree that runs river deep. Linda Womack is the daughter ...
Petula Clark Goes Midtown And Captivates Copa Patrons
Profile by Robert Shelton, The New York Times, 16 October 1965
Petite Performer With Big Voice Demonstrates Why She's So Popular ...
Otis Redding: Rheingold Music Festival, Central Park, New York NY
Live Review by Robert Shelton, The New York Times, 18 August 1966
OTIS REDDING STARS IN 2 PARK CONCERTS ...
Book Review by Anthony Heilbut, The New York Times, 2 August 1992
THE RISE OF GOSPEL BLUES ...
Review by Robert Shelton, The New York Times, 30 January 1966
FOLK-ROCK, which mixes the simplicity of folk music with the frenetic rhythmic heat of the electrically amplified sound of rock 'n' roll, caused one of ...
Elephant's Memory: The Other End, New York NY
Live Review by Ian Dove, The New York Times, 7 January 1976
ELEPHANT'S MEMORY IN A CHANGE OF PACE ...
Review by Amy Linden, The New York Times, 26 June 1994
Exportable Euro-Rappers ...
Bob Dylan: Beneath the Festival's Razzle-Dazzle
Report by Robert Shelton, The New York Times, 1 August 1965
THE RAZZLE-dazzle of last weekend's Newport Folk Festival should not eclipse the quiet, unflamboyant work of enrichening American folk culture that the festival makes possible. ...
Billy Joe Shaver: Tramp on Your Street (Zoo/Praxis 72445-11063; CD and cassette)
Review by Holly Gleason, The New York Times, 3 October 1993
AT A TIME when country music has been reduced to an arena-ready formula, Billy Joe Shaver is a blotch on the horizon. Unapologetically raw, the ...
Jefferson Airplane: The Jefferson Airplane: After Bathing At Baxter's (RCA Victor LSO-1511)
Review by Richard Goldstein, The New York Times, 4 February 1968
Freedom can be costly ...
Jerry Garcia: The Jerry Garcia Band: Beacon Theater, New York NY
Live Review by Ian Dove, The New York Times, 30 October 1975
OLD RIFFS DOMINATE CONCERT BY GARCIA ...
Mark O'Connor: Fiddling While the Old Barriers Burn
Profile by Tony Scherman, The New York Times, 2 April 2000
WHEN THE cellist Yo-Yo Ma, the bassist Edgar Meyer and the violinist Mark O'Connor take the stage on Wednesday at Avery Fisher Hall to play ...
Miriam Makeba, Nina Simone: Carnegie Hall, New York NY
Live Review by Robert Shelton, The New York Times, 22 May 1961
TWO FOLK SINGERS PRESENT CONCERT ...
Live Review by Robert Shelton, The New York Times, 11 May 1962
Troupe of Country Musicians Gives Program at Carnegie Hall ...
Overview by Robert Shelton, The New York Times, 11 August 1965
JOHN, PAUL, George and Ringo are bringing it all back home. That means the Beatles are returning to the United States. They will arrive Friday ...
Elizabeth Cotten: Domestic, 71, Sings Folk Songs Of Own Composition in Village
Profile by Robert Shelton, The New York Times, 6 November 1965
Elizabeth Cotten, Who Wrote 'Freight Train' Performs With Guitar and Banjo ...
Live Review by Robert Shelton, The New York Times, 23 November 1968
James Brown Scores Knockout With Soul Music at the Garden ...
Review by Amy Linden, The New York Times, 8 January 1995
Rhythm-and-Blues Has a New Breed ...
Profile and Interview by Mark Rozzo, The New York Times, 4 December 2011
BARELY A MONTH after his 22nd birthday, the British reporter, novelist and pop critic Nik Cohn hunkered down in a cottage in Connemara, on Ireland's ...
Blue Cheer, Iron Butterfly, Traffic: Traffic, Blue Cheer, Iron Butterfly: Fillmore East, New York NY
Live Review by Robert Shelton, The New York Times, 27 April 1968
Traffic, a British Trio, Flows With Subtlety at Fillmore East ...
The Remains (Long-Haired Dropouts) to Be Seen
Profile by Robert Shelton, The New York Times, 11 December 1965
FOUR BOSTON University undergraduates have decided to spend their junior year in rock 'n' roll. ...
The Byrds, Lothar and the Hand People: Village Gate, New York NY
Live Review by Robert Shelton, The New York Times, 7 October 1966
Byrds Fuse Jazz, Rock 'n' Roll and Con Edison Group From Coast Brightens Electronic Entertainment at The Village Gate ...
Pete Seeger, The Weavers: The Weavers: Carnegie Hall, New York NY
Live Review by Robert Shelton, The New York Times, 3 May 1963
7 WEAVERS OFFER 'REUNION' CONCERT Alumni and Future Member Join Folk-Music Quartet ...
Janis Ian: Censors and the "New Reality"
Comment by Robert Shelton, The New York Times, 25 September 1966
A FOLK-ROCK disk issued earlier this month which spotlights a shining new singing and song-writing talent, also throws some rays of light into the shadowy ...
Dock Boggs, Mississippi John Hurt: Alumni Hall, New York University, New York NY
Live Review by Robert Shelton, The New York Times, 14 December 1963
2 OLD-TIMERS SHARE FOLK-SONG PROGRAM ...
Letter by Robert Shelton, The New York Times, 20 February 1966
TO THE EDITOR: ...
Bob Dylan: Forest Hills Stadium, Forest Hills Stadium NY
Live Review by Robert Shelton, The New York Times, 30 August 1965
DYLAN CONQUERS UNRULY AUDIENCE Folk Singer Offers Works in'New Mood' at Forest Hills ...
The Mothers Of Invention, Frank Zappa: Frank Zappa: "Son of Suzy Creamcheese"
Profile and Interview by Robert Shelton, The New York Times, 25 December 1966
THE MOST original new group to simmer out of the steaming rock 'n' roll underground in the last hour and one-half is an audacious crew ...
Report by Robert Shelton, The New York Times, 26 November 1961
NASHVILLE, TENN. After thirty-five years of broadcasting, the grand old dinosaur of American radio, Grand Ole Opry, is as boisterously alive as ever. The show ...
Review by Robert Shelton, The New York Times, 28 April 1963
A LONGER perspective may revise the view, but it appears from a distance of a few months that 1962 was the year when the folk-music ...
The Ventures: Surf: On Screen On Canvas, on the Radio
Report by Deanne Stillman, The New York Times, 2 September 1990
OVER 20 YEARS ago, Tom Wolfe hung around with a group of California surfers and described them in "The Pump House Gang", an essay frequently ...
Sandy Bull, Stu Ramsay, Roger Sprung: Albums from Sandy Bull and more
Review by Robert Shelton, The New York Times, 18 August 1963
A STRUMMER WITH MORE THAN THREE CHORDS ...
Naughty by Nature: Poverty's Paradise (Tommy Boy; CD and cassette)
Review by Amy Linden, The New York Times, 16 July 1995
PERHAPS THE biggest crime a hip-hop act can commit is to go pop, to soften its sound to achieve mass appeal. Over the course of ...
Buck Owens Bringing Nashville North by Way of West Coast
Interview by Ian Dove, The New York Times, 11 January 1974
"THERE'S SO much prejudice in New York — I think they're afraid of it." The speaker was the country music singer Buck Owens, and the ...
Paul Butterfield Blues Band: Beatles Backlash Spurs Modern Blues
Report by Robert Shelton, The New York Times, 11 March 1965
Performers in 'Village' Influenced by Britons Paul Butterfield Band Stirs Excitement ...
Will Downing: Love's the Place to Be (Mercury 3145180862; CD and cassette)
Review by Amy Linden, The New York Times, 26 September 1993
WILL DOWNING'S voice is an elegant, languid caress. But the 28-year-old singer, who has three previous albums, has never enjoyed the success of Luther Vandross ...
Jim Kweskin & the Jug Band: Bitter End, New York NY
Live Review by Robert Shelton, The New York Times, 21 September 1963
Kweskin Quintet at Bitter End Puts Polish in the Ragtime Jug ...
Joni Mitchell, Tom Scott: Joni Mitchell: Avery Fisher Hall, New York NY
Live Review by Ian Dove, The New York Times, 9 February 1974
Folk‐Rock's Ethel Merman ...
Live Review by Robert Shelton, The New York Times, 8 September 1962
GOSPEL FESTIVAL GETS UNDER WAY 3-Day Event Set for Randalls Island Begins a Little Late ...
Bob Dylan, The Greenbriar Boys: The Greenbriar Boys, Bob Dylan: Gerde's Folk City, New York NY
Live Review by Robert Shelton, The New York Times, 29 September 1961
Bob Dylan: A Distinctive Folk-Song Stylist 20-Year-Old Singer Is Bright New Face at Gerde's Club ...
LL Cool J: L.L. Cool J: 14 Shots to the Dome (Def Jam/Columbia 53325; CD and cassette)
Review by Amy Linden, The New York Times, 9 May 1993
Making a Pitch To Rap's Hard Core ...
Overview by Robert Shelton, The New York Times, 17 November 1960
Art Form Flowers in the Coffeehouses and Plush Clubs Airs of Many Lands Presented by an Army of Talent ...
Donovan, Bob Dylan: Bob Dylan: Dont Look Back (Dir. D.A. Pennebaker, 96 mins)
Film/DVD/TV Review by Richard Goldstein, The New York Times, 22 October 1967
Dylan: 'We Trust What He Tells Us' ...
Live Review by Ian Dove, The New York Times, 2 November 1973
Pop Music: Dolls Fans Visit Waldorf for Halloween ...
Afghan Whigs: Gentlemen (Elektra Records 9-61501-2; CD and cassette)
Review by Amy Linden, The New York Times, 6 February 1994
IT'S IRONIC that Greg Dulli, leader of the Afghan Whigs, has gained a reputation as alternative rock's newest sex symbol. The Cincinnati-based group's first major-label ...
Steppenwolf, Ten Wheel Drive, Luther Allison: Fillmore West, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 7 February 1971
Steppenwolf Back For Rock Program At Fillmore East ...
Tony! Toni! Toné!: Sons of Soul (Mercury 3145514933-2; CD and cassette)
Review by Amy Linden, The New York Times, 5 September 1993
Basking in Soul's Past Glory ...
The Carter Family, Johnny Cash: Johnny Cash: "Ain't Nothin' Too Weird For Me"
Report and Interview by Michael Lydon, The New York Times, 16 March 1969
BACKSTAGE AT the Amarillo, Texas, Civic Auditorium, a fresh kid with glasses held out a plastic cup of coffee. ...
The Beatles: Magical Mystery Tour (Capitol 2835)
Review by Richard Goldstein, The New York Times, 31 December 1967
Are They Waning? ...
Laurie Anderson: Electronic Expressions in the Service of the Soul
Profile and Interview by Will Hermes, The New York Times, 25 June 2010
LAURIE ANDERSON was home for a few hours last month — a rare occurrence. This musician and multi-media artist had returned from Poland, where she ...
Obituary by Michael Lydon, The New York Times, 27 September 1970
"I could sit up here all night and say thank you, thank you. thank you, you know... I just want to grab you, man, and ...
Little Feat, Allen Toussaint: Beacon Theater, New York NY
Live Review by Ian Dove, The New York Times, 21 April 1975
LITTLE FEAT HEARD IN RELAXED BLUES ...
Garth Brooks: In Pieces (Liberty 80857; CD and cassette)
Review by Holly Gleason, The New York Times, 26 September 1993
A Megastar for Everyman ...
Arlo Guthrie: Arlo Takes a Giant Step
Profile and Interview by Richard Goldstein, The New York Times, 5 November 1967
WOODY GUTHRIE'S son Arlo is a folk-singer, too. ...
Jodeci: Diary of a Mad Band (Uptown Records UPTC 10915; CD and cassette)
Review by Amy Linden, The New York Times, 9 January 1994
The Hip-Hop's Great, but There's Just One Problem ...
Miles Davis: Fillmore East, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 7 March 1970
MILES DAVIS PLAYS AT A ROCK CONCERT ...
Ashford & Simpson: Alice Tully Hall, New York NY
Live Review by Ian Dove, The New York Times, 16 November 1973
Pop Music: Twin Talents Of Ashford and Simpson ...
Bell Biv DeVoe: Hootie Mack (MCA 10682; CD and cassette)
Review by Amy Linden, The New York Times, 18 July 1993
When Rap Meets Rhythm-and-Blues ...
KRS-One, N.W.A, Public Enemy, Run-DMC: In Rap's Hometown, an Icy Reception
Report by Rob Tannenbaum, The New York Times, 28 April 1991
THE MARQUEE'S experiment with rap concerts didn't last long. The small club, in the Chelsea section of Manhattan, usually presents alternative-rock bands. But after the ...
Ten City: That Was Then, This Is Now (Columbia CT57183; CD and cassette)
Review by Amy Linden, The New York Times, 15 May 1994
BYRON STINGILY, singer for the trio Ten City, is a disciple of Sylvester, one of disco's biggest male stars. Like Sylvester, who died in 1988, ...
Grand Funk Railroad: Fillmore East, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 2 August 1970
Grand Funk Railroad Pleases A Full House at Fillmore East ...
Van Dyke Parks: Talk of the Rock Rialto
Profile and Interview by Richard Goldstein, The New York Times, 3 March 1968
VAN DYKE Parks might have grown old in comfortable obscurity. At 25, he had made his mark along Sunset Boulevard (California's Teflon-pan alley) as the ...
George Clinton, Punk-Funk All Stars: George Clinton, the Reigning Hippie of Funk
Profile by Amy Linden, The New York Times, 27 October 1996
WHEN JERRY Garcia died last year and the Grateful Dead disbanded shortly thereafter, the question arose as to who would inherit the band's legacy of ...
The Beach Boys: Smiley Smile (Brother — ST 9001)
Review by Richard Goldstein, The New York Times, 29 October 1967
Recordings: The Beach Boys Sing a Rock Prayer ...
Jefferson Airplane: Bill Graham: Scrooge McDuck?
Letter by Michael Lydon, The New York Times, 19 January 1969
To the Editor: ...
The Supremes: The Super Supremes: 'Stop in the Name of Love'
Profile by Richard Goldstein, The New York Times, 23 July 1967
THE BREWSTER Project is one of those redbrick slums donated by the city of Detroit to house its local unwashed. Diana Ross, lead singer in ...
Run-DMC: Run DMC: The Grand Old Men of Rap Strike Back
Profile and Interview by Amy Linden, The New York Times, 20 June 1993
THE RAPPER Run (Joseph Simmons) snakes his way down the corridors leading to the green room at MTV's mid-Manhattan studio. Everywhere he turns, there's an ...
The Band, Bob Dylan, Buffy Sainte-Marie: The Band: Music From Big Pink (Capitol SKAO 2995)
Review by Richard Goldstein, The New York Times, 4 August 1968
Big Pink Is Just a Home in Saugerties ...
Janis Joplin: The Janis Joplin philosophy: Every Moment She Is What She Feels
Special Feature by Michael Lydon, The New York Times, 23 February 1969
SAN FRANCISCO — In a miserably rainy San Francisco winter, Janis Joplin was, by all the rules of show-biz myth, At a Truly Crucial Point ...
Hal Blaine, Earl Palmer: A Vote for the Hired Guns of Rock-and-Roll
Comment by Tony Scherman, The New York Times, 26 July 1998
EVER SINCE the Rock-and-Roll Hall of Fame gave itself the ticklish job of anointing a rock-and-roll pantheon, one of its stated goals has been to ...
Review by Amy Linden, The New York Times, 20 June 1993
AS HOMAGES to male bonding go, it would be hard to beat 'Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang', the hit single from The Chronic, the latest ...
Report by Amy Linden, The New York Times, 7 April 1996
A QUIET revolution is at hand in urban music. Gone is the boasting about the girl you seduced last night and can't remember today. These ...
Toni Braxton: Her Throaty Alto Gently Echoes An Earlier Era
Profile and Interview by Amy Linden, The New York Times, 5 December 1993
THE FIRST clue that Toni Braxton's career was about to take off came in 1992 when she was the featured singer on the soundtrack for ...
Reba McEntire: Read My Mind (MCA 10994; CD and cassette)
Review by Holly Gleason, The New York Times, 12 June 1994
NOBODY TRICK ropes vocally like Reba McEntire. With stunning control, she can twirl, curl and throw a loop around a melody better than anyone. ...
Terence Trent D'Arby: Not Just a Comeback. A Reinvention.
Interview by Amy Linden, The New York Times, 13 August 1995
TERENCE TRENT D'Arby is explaining, for what may be the umpteenth time, why he lopped off his dreadlocks in favor of a close-cropped peroxide coif. ...
Dan Penn: A Career Made of Being Where He Doesn't Belong
Profile and Interview by Amy Linden, The New York Times, 31 July 1994
DAN PENN is propped against a graffiti-covered wall in Harlem. The photographer motions to him and Mr. Penn responds by pushing his sunglasses down and ...
Linda Ronstadt: Feels Like Home (Elektra; CD and cassette)
Review by Holly Gleason, The New York Times, 9 April 1995
Linda Ronstadt Comes Full Circle ...
Overview by Deanne Stillman, The New York Times, 12 May 1991
With myriad clubs, fanzines and hair salons, rude dudeness (tattoos included) is a way of life. ...
Essay by Tony Scherman, The New York Times, 20 September 1998
ALTHOUGH THE great blues singer and guitarist Robert Johnson died 60 years ago, swallowed up at 27 by the rural Mississippi demiworld of juke joints ...
The Chemical Brothers: Warhol: The Herald Of Sampling
Comment by Tony Scherman, The New York Times, 7 November 1999
MENTION ANDY Warhol's relationship to pop music, and the first name to crop up will be that of the Velvet Underground, the band Warhol championed ...
Alison Krauss: Once a "Fiddlin' Teen", She's Now in Demand
Profile and Interview by Tony Scherman, The New York Times, 24 April 1994
ALISON KRAUSS'S eyes bulged at the old newspaper clipping, an arrow from the past headlined, "Fiddlin' Teen Burns Up the Competition." Sitting upstairs in her ...
Rock Fans, Sit Back, Relax, Enjoy the Show
Comment by Marc Weingarten, The New York Times, 24 January 2006
IN THIS digital age of expanding leisure options, some old-school ideas still have staying power. ...
Obituary by Richard Goldstein, The New York Times, 26 August 1973
LILLIAN ROXON, who died on Aug. 9, understood something important about pop music and its milieu, which is that the very basis of its impact ...
The Beatles: Mark Lewisohn: Tune In: The Beatles – All These Years, Volume 1
Book Review by Tim Riley, The New York Times, 6 December 2013
APPROACHES TO retelling the Beatles' story slice in two distinct directions: narrow or wide. Some authors choose a single figure and bore down deep, which ...
Radio Patter From the Past: Vintage DJs Rock On
Essay by Marc Weingarten, The New York Times, 9 May 2002
THE DISC jockey's voice, oddly compelling, comes booming out of the computer speakers as if shot from a cannon. ...
Strike the Band: Pop Music Without Musicians
Report and Interview by Tony Scherman, The New York Times, 10 February 2001
IN THE 1950s and '60s, the recording studio became an instrument. From its humble origins documenting live performances, the studio turned into a music-maker itself, ...
Book Review by Will Hermes, The New York Times, 25 August 2002
Do Not Speak Ill of the Dead ...
Chris Whitley: A Latter-Day Folkie Gets Noisy
Profile and Interview by Tony Scherman, The New York Times, 26 March 1995
THE ROCKER TODAY whose music evokes Jimi Hendrix's splendid noise more powerfully than anyone else's is Chris Whitley – an improbable claim, given Mr. Whitley's ...
The Advantage: Resurrecting the Riffs, A Nintendo Rock Band
Profile and Interview by Marc Weingarten, The New York Times, 29 April 2004
AS A YOUNG fan of Nintendo video games and an aspiring musician in Nevada City, Calif., Spencer Seim spent a lot of time in his ...
Bill Monroe: Before Bluegrass, Bill Monroe Was Already a Star
Retrospective by Tony Scherman, The New York Times, July 2000
SO CLOSELY IS the late Bill Monroe identified with his musical creation, bluegrass, that it's almost as if man and music called each other into ...
Taj Mahal: In Progress and Motion (Columbia/Legacy)
Review by Tony Scherman, The New York Times, 29 November 1998
EMERGING IN THE late '60s as an anomaly – one of the few young black musicians to embrace the folk-blues revival – Taj Mahal flirted ...
The Beatles, Paul McCartney: He May Be Sir Paul, But He's Still a Beatle
Interview by Bob Spitz, The New York Times, 25 May 1997
ON A RECENT afternoon in the kitchen of a quaint 17th-century mill house overlooking the English Channel, there was a sense of eventfulness. The room ...
At Indie Music Shop, A Guide via MP3s
Report by Marc Weingarten, The New York Times, 16 May 2002
...
Geoff Muldaur: The Secret Handshake
Review by Tony Scherman, The New York Times, 13 December 1998
"THE WHITE MAN cannot vocal the blues,'' said the blues singer Muddy Waters with grave finality, and his maxim has only rarely been disproved. ...
Comment by Simon Reynolds, The New York Times, 12 August 2011
1: 'NOW' POP WILL REPEAT ITSELF Museums, Reunions, Rock Docs, Re-enactments ...
Stephen Malkmus Doesn't Think He Was a Jerk
Interview by Rob Tannenbaum, The New York Times, 14 May 2018
"I HATE BEING TAN," Stephen Malkmus said almost immediately, standing in the lobby of a Midtown hotel. His olive complexion, the unwanted result of a ...
Daft Punk, Justice: Electronica that Rocks, à la Française
Report and Interview by Will Hermes, The New York Times, 1 July 2007
ONE OF THE most blogged-about sets at this year's Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Southern California took place on a stage dominated by ...
The Auteurs, Morrissey, Suede: British Rockers Trot Out the Flag
Report by Simon Reynolds, The New York Times, 5 September 1993
LONDON — In rock-and-roll just as in politics, the United States and England have a special relationship. Together, they have dominated global pop. Over the decades, ...
EMF: E.M.F.: A New Band That's All the Rave
Report and Interview by Simon Reynolds, The New York Times, 30 June 1991
LONDON — The trance-dance rhythms and euphoric aura of acid house music have drastically altered the outlook and aspirations of most British rock groups. ...
Christian Marclay, MC 900-foot Jesus, Urban Dance Squad: Now Turning the Tables... the D.J. as Star
Overview by Mark Dery, The New York Times, 14 April 1991
Disk jockeys want nothing less than the acceptance of the lowly turntable as a legitimate musical instrument. ...
The Songs of Now Sound a Lot Like Then
Comment by Simon Reynolds, The New York Times, 15 July 2011
ONCE POP MUSIC was something by which you could tell the decade, or even the year. But listening to the radio nowadays is disorienting, if ...
Ramblin' Jack Elliott: The Gaslight, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 15 November 1969
Jack Elliott Sings Dylan and Guthrie In Return to City ...
Smashing Pumpkins: Siamese Dream
Review by Simon Reynolds, The New York Times, 14 November 1993
THIS MAJOR-LABEL debut by the Smashing Pumpkins recently shot straight onto the Billboard chart at No. 10, partially justifying the industry hype about the Chicago ...
Profile by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 21 June 1969
MC5, THE raucous rock band from Detroit, is playing through tomorrow night at Ungano's, a club at 210 West 70th Street. ...
Aphex Twin: Techno Wars: A House Divided Over Beats
Report and Interview by Simon Reynolds, The New York Times, 13 March 1994
ONLY A FEW years ago, it was easy to define techno as a fast-paced dance music based on electronic textures. ...
How MTV Plays Around the World
Report and Interview by Simon Reynolds, The New York Times, 7 July 1991
THE FACTS SPEAK for themselves. MTV Europe, the fastest-growing cable and satellite channel on the continent, is available in 24 million households in 27 countries, ...
Mountain, a Rock Group, Rises From a Little Leftover Cream
Profile by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 11 September 1969
A NEW ROCK group called Mountain may not entirely replace the late, honestly lamented British band Cream, but it is carrying on the tradition with ...
Report by Simon Reynolds, The New York Times, 6 August 1995
JUNGLE – A FRENETIC, fiercely percussive dance sound made using samples and computers – is the most exciting musical movement to emerge from Britain since ...
Brian Auger, Julie Driscoll: Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger and the Trinity: Fillmore East, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 31 March 1969
BRITISH VISITORS PLAY JAZZY ROCK ...
Review by Simon Reynolds, The New York Times, 27 October 1991
THERE WAS A time when the Boston group the Pixies was the last word in rock-and-roll bacchanalia. ...
The Platters, The Who: The Who: Fillmore East; The Platters: Felt Forum, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 8 June 1969
Britain's High-Decibel Group, The Who, Is Still Thundering ...
Fatboy Slim: Electronica Goes Straight To Ubiquity
Report and Interview by Simon Reynolds, The New York Times, 6 June 1999
THE USUAL trajectory for a new form of pop music is from underground sound to mainstream omnipresence, followed by eventual banalization as the style filters ...
Combustible Edison, Esquivel, Stereolab: Incredibly Strange Music: The Revenge of the Un-Hip
Report and Interview by Simon Reynolds, The New York Times, 5 February 1995
IT'S OFFICIAL: IT'S HIP TO BE square. Collectors are paying top dollar for original albums from such '50s and '60s easy-listening fare as LP's designed ...
Paula Abdul's State-of-the-Art Dance Pop
Report by Simon Reynolds, The New York Times, 12 May 1991
JUST AS THERE are those who worry about additive-riddled junk food, so too there's an unofficial "campaign for real music." ...
Massive Attack, Portishead, Tricky: Trip Hop: Another City, Another New Sound
Report by Simon Reynolds, The New York Times, 28 May 1995
POP GROUPS hate being identified as part of a scene centred on a city. But if there's one thing bands resent even more, it is ...
Paul Oakenfold, Paul van Dyk: Trance: New Invader on the Dance Floor
Report by Simon Reynolds, The New York Times, 29 November 1998
THE ESPERANTO of electronic dance music, trance is probably the most popular rave sound in the world. Although this kinetic, hypnotic music has maintained a ...
Report by Simon Reynolds, The New York Times, 23 January 2005
IN THE FIRST months of 2005, two of electronic dance music's biggest bands will release what are generally referred to as long-awaited albums. ...
Ke$ha: Dancing Up a Storm but Dying to Rock
Profile and Interview by Simon Reynolds, The New York Times, 23 November 2012
LOS ANGELES – At the Third Encore rehearsal studio in North Hollywood, there's a wall decorated with photographs of clients who've prepared there for tours, ...
Adult, Fischerspooner: The '70s are so '90's: The '80s are the thing now
Report and Interview by Simon Reynolds, The New York Times, 5 May 2002
AND NOW, the '80s. It was probably inevitable. The pop music and fashion industries depend on recycling their own history, and the retro styles of ...
Grimes, Laurel Halo, Maria Minerva, Stellar OM Source: Breaking Through the Synth Barrier
Report and Interview by Simon Reynolds, The New York Times, 7 October 2011
SUDDENLY IT SEEMS there are a lot more women twiddling those knobs than ever before. ...
Report and Interview by Simon Reynolds, The New York Times, 1 December 1991
THIS YEAR, THE most popular phenomenon in British alternative rock is a wave of hazy neo-psychedelic guitar groups. ...
DMX, Eve: Family Values in the Rap Business: Ruff Ryders, Cash Money and co.
Report by Simon Reynolds, The New York Times, 12 March 2000
WHEN THE RAPPER DMX accepted a trophy for best R&B album at the Billboard Music Awards last year, he took the stage flanked by a ...
Fatboy Slim, Lo Fidelity Allstars: Big Beat: Dance Music From England With a Dark Side
Report by Simon Reynolds, The New York Times, 7 March 1999
BIG BEAT, a boisterous hybrid of hip-hop and house music, is currently the most popular dance style in Britain. ...
Medicine, Mercury Rev: Mercury Rev and Medicine: Fuzzy Daydreams Replace the Grimness of Grunge
Report by Simon Reynolds, The New York Times, 22 November 1992
AFTER THE EXPLOSIVE success of Nirvana last year, and the ensuing breakthrough by Pearl Jam and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, alternative rock is now ...
Missy Elliott, Timbaland: Timbaland and Missy Elliott: Partners in the Engine Room of Rap
Comment by Simon Reynolds, The New York Times, 1 August 1999
POP-MUSIC history tends to focus on glamorous vocalists and visionary songwriters, but the evolution of black pop is another story: it's as much about changes ...
Suede: The London Suede: Dog Man Star
Review by Simon Reynolds, The New York Times, 27 November 1994
A SUPERGROUP IN Britain, Suede failed to sway America last year with its heady blend of raunch guitar and flamboyant androgyny. ...
Puff Daddy: It Isn't Easy Being a Superman
Comment by Simon Reynolds, The New York Times, 10 October 1999
A FEW SONGS into Forever, the recently released second album by the rapper-producer-entrepreneur Puff Daddy, there is a skit about people phoning the Player-Haters Anonymous ...
Grand Funk Railroad, Freddie King: Madison Square Garden, New York NY
Live Review by Ian Dove, The New York Times, 25 December 1972
Grand Funk Railroad Steams Into the Garden at Full Throttle ...
Stephin Merritt: Stephen Merritt: Bubble Gum With a Punk Attitude
Essay by Eric Weisbard, The New York Times, 21 May 1995
TO STEPHIN MERRITT, one of alternative rock's newest cult figures, Top 40 jingles are purer music than any punk. Yet it's punk fans who have ...
Janis Joplin: Pearl, Last Album Janis Joplin Made, May Be Her Finest
Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 16 January 1971
JANIS JOPLIN'S last recording has been released by Columbia Records; sadly, it's her most impressive one. ...
David Bowie: The Singer Who Fell to Earth
Retrospective and Interview by Simon Reynolds, The New York Times, 6 March 2013
ON 'THE STARS (ARE OUT TONIGHT)', the new single from David Bowie's comeback album, The Next Day, one line jumps out: "We will never be ...
Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 28 January 1969
Cream, Separated, Releases 4th and Last Album, Goodbye ...
George Jones, Tammy Wynette: Tammy Wynette and George Jones: Philharmonic Hall, New York NY
Live Review by Ian Dove, The New York Times, 27 March 1973
Wynette and Jones Present, in Songs, Flavor of Nashville ...
Paul Oakenfold, Paul van Dyk: Trance: New Invader on the Dance Floor
Report by Simon Reynolds, The New York Times, 29 November 1998
THE ESPERANTO of electronic dance music, trance is probably the most popular rave sound in the world. Although this kinetic, hypnotic music has maintained a ...
Hawkwind: Academy of Music, New York NY
Live Review by Ian Dove, The New York Times, 27 November 1973
Britain's Hawkwind Gives Earthy Rock The Cosmic Touch ...
Maria Muldaur, Stephen Stills: Stephen Stills, Maria Muldaur: Carnegie Hall, New York NY
Live Review by Ian Dove, The New York Times, 11 February 1974
Stephen Stills Gets Himself Together ...
Overview by Simon Reynolds, The New York Times, 18 August 1991
SO VOLATILE is the club scene that few artists have been able to make a career out of dance music, which is released mostly as ...
Book Review by Eric Weisbard, The New York Times, 12 August 2001
WHEN JOEY Ramone died this past April, the flood of appreciations must have surprised casual music fans. The Ramones, quintessential 1970's punks, had never sold ...
Comment by Evelyn McDonnell, The New York Times, 2 June 1996
AT THE HEART of feminism lies the belief in self-determination: women should define their own identities. One recent expression of that tenet can be found ...
Ms Dynamite, So Solid Crew, The Streets: The Streets: The British Can't Rap, Haven't You Heard?
Overview by Simon Reynolds, The New York Times, 20 October 2002
THE BRITISH have always had a flair for taking black American music, giving it a twist and then exporting it back, stylishly repackaged. Blues, R&B, ...
Live Review by Ian Dove, The New York Times, 5 July 1974
On L.I., Jazz Takes a Back Seat to Soul ...
The Pointer Sisters: Roseland Ballroom, New York NY
Live Review by Ian Dove, The New York Times, 13 September 1973
Upbeat Nostalgia Tones Scat-Singing Of Pointer Sisters ...
Elvis Presley: Nassau Coliseum, Long Island NY
Live Review by Ian Dove, The New York Times, 25 June 1973
Presley Mixes His Early Hits With More Recent 'Safe' Songs ...
The Beatles: Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band (Capitol SMAS 2653)
Review by Richard Goldstein, The New York Times, 18 June 1967
We Still Need the Beatles, but… ...
Live Review by Ian Dove, The New York Times, 26 August 1973
'OUR LATIN THING' PLAYS AT STADIUM 30,000 See Fania All Stars and Others at Second Base ...
Glen Campbell: Carnegie Hall, New York NY
Live Review by Ian Dove, The New York Times, 23 February 1973
Glen Campbell Adds To His Star Status In Carnegie Recital ...
Live Review by Ian Dove, The New York Times, 10 July 1973
FANS SAY 'LONGER' TO SLY'S 'HIGHER' No Encore After the Glitter — Wild West Show on Bill ...
Taj Mahal, Curtis Mayfield: Curtis Mayfield, Taj Mahal: Philharmonic Hall, New York NY
Live Review by Ian Dove, The New York Times, 9 April 1973
Curtis Mayfeld's Soul Singing Displays His Fluency in Argot ...
Roberta Flack, War: Shea Stadium, Queens, New York NY
Live Review by Ian Dove, The New York Times, 6 July 1973
Harmonica Turns Concert Into 'Party' ...
Great Speckled Bird: Village Gate, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 28 March 1970
COUNTRY-FOLK BAND MAKES LOCAL DEBUT ...
Elton John: Madison Square Garden, New York
Live Review by Ian Dove, The New York Times, 25 September 1973
Elton John Subdues "Side Issue" Tactics; Fans Provide Extras ...
The Moments, The Sylvers, The Whispers: The Sylvers, The Whispers, The Moments: Apollo Theater
Live Review by Ian Dove, The New York Times, 22 August 1973
TV's Soul Train Moves to Apollo ...
The Spinners, The Temptations: The Temptations, The Spinners: Apollo Theater, New York NY
Live Review by Ian Dove, The New York Times, 14 April 1974
THE ATTRACTION at the Apollo Theater is actually a confrontation between two major soul singing groups, the Temptations, the headliners, and the Spinners. This is ...
Live Review by Ian Dove, The New York Times, 11 February 1974
Charlie Rich, Tom T. Hall Head Country Music Bill ...
New York: Pop, Rock Thrive on Concert Format
Report by Ian Dove, The New York Times, 25 September 1973
SAME FACES, new places — that's the outlook for rock in the coming months in New York. The rock industry (and it is an industry) ...
The Eagles: Capitol Theater, Passaic NJ
Live Review by Ian Dove, The New York Times, 14 May 1974
EAGLES SERVE ROCK WITH COUNTRY FLAIR ...
Live Review by Ian Dove, The New York Times, 13 November 1972
Militancy Replaces Old Frills At First Latin Music Festival ...
Gil Scott-Heron, Donald Byrd & the Blackbyrds: Carnegie Hall, New York NY
Live Review by Ian Dove, The New York Times, 23 February 1975
Gil Scott-Heron, Poet ...
Jobriath: The Bottom Line, New York NY
Live Review by Ian Dove, The New York Times, 26 July 1974
Jobriath Displays A New Rock Voice But Familiar Face ...
Johnny Nash, Billy Paul: The Bitter End, New York NY
Live Review by Ian Dove, The New York Times, 17 November 1972
JOHNNY NASH HEARD; BILLY PAUL ON BILL ...
Al Green: Philharmonic Hall, New York NY
Live Review by Ian Dove, The New York Times, 20 March 1973
Green's Distinctive Soul Singing Avoids Reliance on Microphone ...
The Fugees: With Help From Roberta Flack, The Fugees Are Redefining Rap
Interview by Amy Linden, The New York Times, 26 May 1996
IT'S SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE the start of the recent Fugees show here at the Irvine Auditorium on the University of Pennsylvania campus, and the rap ...
Live Review by Ian Dove, The New York Times, 1 July 1973
B.B. King's Blues Barn Creates Echoes of Past ...
Barry Manilow, Bette Midler: Bette Midler, Barry Manilow: Palace Theater, New York NY
Live Review by Ian Dove, The New York Times, 4 December 1973
Miss M. Divine: Bette Midler Begins Month at the Palace ...
Interview by Simon Reynolds, The New York Times, 19 May 2013
THOMAS BANGALTER, half of the influential French dance-music act Daft Punk, has a house high in the Hollywood Hills here. He and his musical partner, ...
La Lupe, Tito Puente: When La Lupe Sings, She Gets Involved
Profile and Interview by Ian Dove, The New York Times, 4 February 1973
THE HOUSEWIFE in Engelwood, N.J., who shops the local supermarket with her mother is also the official "Queen of Latin Song," with partisan audiences that ...
Janis Joplin: Fillmore East, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 12 February 1969
NEW BAND LIBERATES JOPLIN BLUES SOUND ...
The Charlie Daniels Band: Charlie Daniels: Writer Rides High on 'Uneasy Rider'
Interview by Ian Dove, The New York Times, 5 September 1973
PICKING ITS way carefully across the playlists of the music radio stations is a song titled 'Uneasy Rider', performed by its composer Charlie Daniels. The ...
Live Review by Ian Dove, The New York Times, 21 October 1973
Solo YarrowPETER YARROW would appear to have shed all semblance of times past when he fronted an all-electric group at Max's Kansas City on Park ...
Buck Owens: The Pop Life: Buck Owens Bringing Nashville North by Way of West Coast
Interview by Ian Dove, The New York Times, 11 January 1974
"THERE'S SO much prejudice in New York — I think they're afraid of it." The speaker was the country music singer Buck Owens, and the ...
Emerson Lake And Palmer: Emerson, Lake and Palmer: Why They Won't Bach Around The Clock
Interview by Ian Dove, The New York Times, 16 December 1973
WITH EMERSON, Lake and Palmer, apparently nothing succeeds like excess. The successful British rock trio, which is known for its appearances with symphony orchestras, is due at ...
Bob Marley & The Wailers: Max's Kansas City, New York NY
Live Review by Ian Dove, The New York Times, 23 July 1973
Waiters Serve Up Genuine Reggay ...
Leonard Cohen's Troubles May Be a Theme Come True
Report by Marc Weingarten, The New York Times, 6 October 2005
Betrayal and bitterness have been running themes in Leonard Cohen's work ever since Songs of Leonard Cohen, the Canadian singer-songwriter's debut album, appeared in 1968. ...
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 18 August 1969
Rock Audience Moves to Dusk-to-Dawn Rhythms ...
Johnny Winter: Forest Hills Music Festival, Queens NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 28 July 1969
Agility Marks Blues By Johnny Winter At Forest Hills Fete ...
Rock Festivals: Sometimes You Can Even Hear The Music
Overview by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 11 July 1971
"EVERYONE'S SAYING the music's for free" — that's the line from a recent rock album by singer David Crosby. But there have been signs that ...
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 10 January 1971
Buddy Miles Group And the Holding Co. Heard on Rock Bill ...
Isaac Hayes: Isaac Hayes... To Be Continued
Review by Loraine Alterman, The New York Times, 18 April 1971
The 'Black Moses' Should Move Ahead ...
Carly Simon: The Bitter End, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 22 May 1971
CARLY SIMON SINGS AT THE BITTER END ...
The Who: Forest Hills Tennis Stadium, Queens NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 31 July 1971
The Who Play First Program Of '71 Here Despite Downpour ...
The Holy Modal Rounders: Folk City, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 26 June 1971
Holy Modal Rounders Playing Fractured Country Music Here ...
John Denver: The Bitter End, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 3 July 1971
John Denver Shows Sensitivity and Style In Bitter End Songs ...
Report and Interview by RJ Smith, The New York Times, 28 January 1996
EVEN FOR A break-all-the-rules punk rock band, some rules still apply. It's 10 minutes to stage, and the members of Rancid are sitting in their ...
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 29 January 1970
Garden Thronged for Songfest In Aid of Vietnam Moratorium ...
Ellen Willis: Out Of The Vinyl Deeps – Ellen Willis on Rock Music (University of Minnesota Press)
Book Review by Evelyn McDonnell, The New York Times, 10 June 2011
WOODSTOCK WAS A RIP-OFF. Creedence Clearwater Revival eclipsed the Rolling Stones. Bob Dylan struggled with identity. Janis Joplin "was not so much a victim as ...
Bo Diddley, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Tower of Power: Forest Hills Tennis Stadium, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 19 July 1971
Bo Diddley Returns on Guitar At Forest Hills Rock Concert ...
Fanny: Fillmore East, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 30 May 1971
Fanny, a Four-Girl Rock Group, Poses a Challenge to Male Ego ...
Stephen Stills: Madison Square Garden, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 1 August 1971
Stephen Stills Plays at Garden In His First Solo Concert Here ...
Review by Loraine Alterman, The New York Times, 15 July 1973
A Bland Carole King ...
Mountain: Fillmore East, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 16 April 1971
MOUNTAIN TURNS UP ROCK-MUSIC VOLUME ...
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 7 June 1971
Zappa's Musicians Rock Through Epic Of Stylized Traveler ...
Phil Ochs: Hunter College, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 19 April 1971
Real Phil Ochs Back, But There's a Penalty ...
Canned Heat, John Lee Hooker: John Lee Hooker, Canned Heat: Carnegie Hall, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 17 April 1971
Hooker Performs With a Pop Group He Helped Inspire ...
Jose Feliciano, Willie Bobo: Downing Stadium, Randall's Island, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 28 July 1969
Jose Feliciano Gives A Bilingual Concert On Randall's Island ...
Pacific Gas & Electric: Museum of Modern Art, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 8 August 1969
Coast rock band plays at museum: Pacific Gas & Electric at "Jazz in Garden" Series ...
Mother Earth: Scene Is Rocked By Mother Earth
Profile and Interview by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 11 January 1969
Texas-Influenced Band At Nightclub Through Tonight ...
Ike & Tina Turner: Ike and Tina Turner: Carnegie Hall, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 4 April 1971
The Turners Shift To a New Category Called Porno Soul ...
Ian and Sylvia: Café Au Go Go, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 12 January 1969
Ian and Sylvia, Folk Duo, Arrive With a New Country Sound Here ...
Alice Cooper: Town Hall, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 8 May 1971
Concert in Drag By Alice Cooper, A Boy and Band ...
Poco: The Pavilion, Flushing Meadow Park, Queens, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 25 August 1969
West Coast Band Pavilion Winner: Poco Plays Country Music in Flushing Meadow Park ...
Rocking Cincinnati's R&B Cradle
Retrospective and Interview by RJ Smith, The New York Times, 23 January 2009
A CROWD GATHERS around crumbling walls that are a small evolutionary step up from a miserable pile of bricks. The facade leaks water, and masonry ...
Manhattan Transfer: Hunter College, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 28 March 1971
Old Songs Receive A Rock Treatment At Hunter College ...
Buffy Sainte-Marie: Schaefer Music Festival, Central Park, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 19 July 1969
Miss Sainte-Marie Is Heard In Park: Individual Stylist Performs Some Protest Songs ...
Bruce Springsteen: The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle (Columbia)
Review by Bruce Pollock, The New York Times, 16 December 1973
Springsteen Celebrates Street Life ...
Donovan: Madison Square Garden, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 18 October 1969
Garden (Madison Sq.) Is Ideal For the Ever-Florid Donovan ...
Janis Joplin & The Full Tilt Boogie Band: Forest Hills Stadium, Queens NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 4 August 1970
Janis Joplin and Her New Group Give Rousing Forest Hills Show ...
David Ackles: The Bitter End, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 16 December 1969
DAVID ACKLES is one of the more interesting young performers working in the Brecht/Weill area of dramatic song. The 32-year-old Californian, a former playwright, writes ...
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 30 May 1970
Two Folk Singers Show Varied Styles At Village Clubs ...
Jerry Lee Lewis: Schaefer Music Festival, Central Park, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 3 July 1969
Jerry Lee Lewis Mixes Rock Styles In Schaefer Concert ...
Jethro Tull: Fillmore East, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 8 December 1969
JETHRO TULL FOUR AT FILLMORE EASTFlute and Vocals Mainstay of British Rock Croup ...
Arlo Guthrie: Carnegie Hall, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 27 December 1969
Love Tales Sung By Arlo Guthrie – Talking-Blues Style Marks Concert at Carnegie Hall ...
Loudon Wainwright III: The Gaslight, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 11 July 1971
Loudon Wainwright At Gaslight Evokes Dylan Comparisons ...
Eric Burdon, War: Eric Burdon & War: Felt Forum, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 27 September 1970
Eric Burdon Bows with New Group. Singer's Band, War, Proves It's a Magnificent One ...
The Who: Fillmore East, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 21 October 1969
THE WHO BRINGS ROCK OPERA HERETommy Begins 6-Day Run at the Fillmore East ...
Elton John: Carnegie Hall, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 12 June 1971
Solo, or With Group, Elton John Thrills Carnegie Audiences ...
The Byrds, Procol Harum: Fillmore East, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 29 June 1969
PROCOL HARUM, the Britons who fuse rock and classics, played their loud, dramatic music at the Fillmore East this weekend. ...
Muddy Waters: Museum of Modern Art, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 25 July 1969
Easy Does It as Muddy Waters Plays Blues at Outdoor Concert ...
Elephant's Memory: Folk City, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 4 July 1971
Elephant's Memory Mixes Radicalism And a Rough Sound ...
Joy Division: Music to Brood by, Desolate and Stark
Retrospective by Simon Reynolds, The New York Times, 7 October 2007
THE MYSTIQUE surrounding Joy Division has always been way out of proportion to its record sales. Far bigger bands, like the Clash and Pink Floyd, ...
Quicksilver Messenger Service: Fillmore East, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 26 January 1970
Quicksilver Group Brings New Pianist To Fillmore East ...
Grateful Dead: Fillmore East, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 29 April 1971
Grateful Dead Draws Far-Out Fans ...
John Denver: The Bitter End, New York NYC
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 12 April 1970
John Denver Spins Folk Spell In Bow At The Bitter End ...
Creedence Clearwater Revival: Madison Square Garden, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 15 May 1970
Garden Audience Dances and Sings To Creedence Rock ...
Linda Ronstadt: Fillmore East, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 9 May 1971
Bright Song Style Of Linda Ronstadt Lights Up Fillmore ...
Grand Funk Railroad: Grand Funk's Thin Din
Comment by Loraine Alterman, The New York Times, 24 December 1972
THEY'RE too loud. Their playing is mediocre. They can't sing – all war cries for a cobweb-brained establishment confronted with rock-music it can't understand. ...
Tom Jones: Madison Square Garden, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 15 June 1971
TOM JONES EXCELS IN GARDEN RECITAL ...
Janis Joplin: Madison Square Garden, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 20 December 1969
Janis Joplin Gives A Rousing Display Of Blues and Rock ...
Donny Hathaway: Donny Hathaway (Atco)
Review by Loraine Alterman, The New York Times, 1 August 1971
EVER SINCE Otis Redding's tragic death in 1967, record companies have been searching for the great black hope to fill his shoes. Whenever a new ...
Johnny Cash: Madison Square Garden, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 7 December 1969
20,000 AT GARDEN HEAR JOHNNY CASH ...
The Persuasions: Spread The Word (Capitol)
Review by Loraine Alterman, The New York Times, 10 December 1972
GHETTO KIDS don't have parents who can spare a few hundred dollars for an electric guitar like their suburban counterparts. But they do possess an ...
Richie Havens: Philharmonic Hall, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 1 November 1969
RICHIE HAVENS, who has become one of the most important figures in folk music, performed at Philharmonic Hall last night. ...
Chicago, Johnny Winter: Fillmore East, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 16 November 1969
Blodwyn Pig Also on Bill of Jazz and Blues Rock ...
Ronnie Hawkins: Fillmore East, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 30 March 1970
Ronnie Hawkins on Fillmore Bill – Arkansan Shares Program With Stone the Crows ...
Foghat: Energized (Bearsville)
Review by Loraine Alterman, The New York Times, 10 February 1974
Pop: Foghat's Energy Zap ...
Bette Midler, Yoko Ono: Bette Midler: Bette Midler (Atlantic); Yoko Ono: Feeling The Space (Apple)
Review by Loraine Alterman, The New York Times, 4 November 1973
No Torches for Bette and Yoko ...
Dr. John, the Night Tripper: Steve Paul's Scene, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 10 July 1969
Dr. John Accents Drum's Rhythms. Afro-Cuban Music at Heart of Coast Musician's Songs ...
Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 19 April 1969
WARMTH INVADES DYLAN RECORDINGNashville Skyline Reveals a More Polished Singer ...
Aretha Franklin: With Everything I Feel In Me (Atlantic)
Review by Loraine Alterman, The New York Times, 24 November 1974
Aretha, You're the Top ...
Nina Simone: Carnegie Hall, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 11 May 1971
Throng Welcomes Nina Simone, Back After Long Absence ...
The Beatles: Abbey Road (Apple)
Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 4 October 1969
Abbey Road by Beatles Marked by Moderation ...
Review by Loraine Alterman, The New York Times, 10 September 1972
Stephen Stills: Manassas (Atlantic); The Impressions: Times Have Changed (Curtom); The Staple Singers: Be Altitude: Respect Yourself (Stax); Tom Rush: Merrimack County (Columbia) ...
Santana: Fillmore East, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 11 November 1969
SANTANA'S RHYTHMS HEARD IN 2 CONCERTS ...
Review by Loraine Alterman, The New York Times, 5 August 1973
Harry? He's Lost in the Woodwinds ...
Bill Withers: Bitter End, New York NYC
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 30 July 1971
Bill Withers Plays In Soul-Folk Style ...
Bobby Womack: Understanding (United Artists)
Review by Loraine Alterman, The New York Times, 22 October 1972
ALTHOUGH HE'S one of the most respected rhythm 'n' blues guitarist/songwriters, Bobby Womack hasn't yet hit the big time the way an Isaac Hayes or ...
Delaney & Bonnie: Wollman Rink, Central Park, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 7 August 1970
Delaney & Bonnie And New Friends Give Park Concert ...
Dory Previn: Dory Previn (Warner Bros.)
Review by Loraine Alterman, The New York Times, 8 September 1974
The Perceptive Songs Of Dory Previn ...
The Flock: Fillmore East, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 14 September 1969
THE FLOCK ROCKS AT FILLMORE EAST7-Man Group Mixes Music of Many Eras Well ...
Art Garfunkel: Angel Clare (Columbia)
Review by Loraine Alterman, The New York Times, 9 September 1973
Garfunkel On His Own ...
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 2 August 1971
Raga and Rock Link 2 Cultures ...
Bob Dylan: Planet Waves (Asylum)
Review by Loraine Alterman, The New York Times, 20 January 1974
Dylan Is His Own Dilemma ...
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 17 March 1969
Poet-Singer Draws Throng With Band at Philharmonic ...
The Rolling Stones: Madison Square Garden, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 28 November 1969
The Rolling Stones Are Still ExcitingMadness of the Beatles Brought Here Again ...
Review by Loraine Alterman, The New York Times, 15 September 1974
A Rising Star Needs a Setting ...
Review by Loraine Alterman, The New York Times, 2 June 1974
Setting a Scene for Rock ...
Emerson Lake & Palmer: ELP: Fillmore East, New York NYC
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 2 May 1971
BRITISH BAND MAKES DEBUT AT FILLMORE ...
The Doors: Felt Forum, New York NYC
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 19 January 1970
The Doors Draw Active Audience. Rock Group's Singer Has to Be Saved From Fans. ...
Wings: Band On The Run (Apple)
Review by Loraine Alterman, The New York Times, 2 December 1973
Paul's Grooves Will Grab You ...
Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen: Hot Licks, Cold Steel & Truckers Favorites (Paramount)
Review by Loraine Alterman, The New York Times, 15 October 1972
Truckin' the Blues Away ...
Blind Faith, Delaney & Bonnie and Friends: Madison Square Garden, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 14 July 1969
Blind Faith Group Sings ...
Review by Loraine Alterman, The New York Times, 22 October 1972
AT LEAST every other week another group appears that's hailed by its publicists as the biggest thing since the Beatles. in the case of T. ...
Ike & Tina Turner, Sam & Dave: Felt Forum, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 24 November 1969
Soul Selections Get Sensual Treatment From Tina Turner ...
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 29 December 1969
'The Band' Rocks With Hillbilly Ease ...
Bonnie Raitt: Give It Up (Warner Bros.)
Review by Loraine Alterman, The New York Times, 10 December 1972
Bonnie Branches Out ...
Review by Loraine Alterman, The New York Times, 6 October 1974
The Songwriter Sings ...
Joe Cocker & The Grease Band: Fillmore East, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 10 August 1969
Joe Cocker and the Grease Band Sound Off at the Fillmore East ...
If You Think It's Groovy To Rap, You're Shucking
Overview by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 6 June 1971
WHEN YOU are trying to be a suburban Dharma Bum you have to try harder. Between the tennis court and the parking lot I read ...
Joni Mitchell: Court and Spark (Asylum)
Review by Loraine Alterman, The New York Times, 6 January 1974
Joni's Songs Are For Everyone ...
Creedence Clearwater Revival: Fillmore East, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 24 March 1969
Californians Play Refreshing Rock At Fillmore East ...
Tim Buckley: Carnegie Hall, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 4 November 1969
Tim Buckley sets Low-Keyed Mood At a Jazz Concert ...
Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band: Ungano's, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 28 January 1971
CAPTAIN BEEFHEART & the Magic Band, a Los Angeles group, is playing through tonight at Ungano's, 210 West 70th Street. ...
Grand Funk Railroad: Shea Stadium, Brooklyn NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 10 July 1971
THE MAMMOTH Grand Funk Railroad concert last night before 55,000 people at Shea Stadium was really a spectacle, not a concert. ...
Last Rites Are Merry Ones at the Fillmore East
Report by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 29 June 1971
WITH SEVERAL thousand dollars worth of free food and beer and what one Fillmore regular described as "the best vibes since the place opened," the ...
The Doors: Madison Square Garden, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 25 January 1969
20,000 Hear Doors Give Rock Concert In a Packed Garden ...
The Archies: The Archies Are Fictional, But Their Success Is Not
Report and Interview by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 5 November 1969
CRITICS MAY debate whether some rock groups that make hit records should exist at all but what can one say about a hit record made ...
Blood Sweat & Tears: Blood. Sweat & Tears: Hunter College, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 10 November 1968
Blood Sweat and Tears Rocks with the Music of Al Kooper ...
Larry Coryell: Rock Guitarist Moves Along, Shunning the Blues
Profile and Interview by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 25 October 1968
IT SEEMS hard, almost impossible, to become a top rock guitarist without embracing the blues. But Larry Coryell, who is currently appearing at the Scene, ...
John Mayall, Ten Years After: Ten Years After, John Mayall: Fillmore East, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 5 March 1969
10 Years After and John Mayall Present Blues at Fillmore East ...
Albert King: Steve Paul's Scene, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 17 October 1968
Albert King, Guitarist, Gives Loud Support to Blues Power ...
Johnny Winter: Blues Guitar Sound of Johnny Winter Comes North
Profile and Interview by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 7 January 1969
JOHNNY WINTER has spent years playing bars and lounges in the South and now, with fingers that fly across his guitar like a Texas tornado, ...
Charlie Musselwhite: The Charlie Musselwhite Blues Band: The Scene, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 3 January 1969
Group at The Scene Shows It's Together. Gutsy Sound Delivered With Rock Excitement ...
Country Joe & The Fish: Fillmore East, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 9 December 1968
Country Joe's Fish Make Heads Swim To Electric Sounds ...
Richie Havens: Fillmore East, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 4 November 1968
Richie Havens Puts Sincerity Into Songs, Guitar-Playing, Talk ...
Johnny Winter, Sam & Dave: Sam & Dave: Fillmore East, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 16 December 1968
Soul Team Plays 'South of the Border' ...
Profile and Interview by Mark Dery, The New York Times, 16 June 1991
WHEN VOLUNTEERS are needed for the first brain chips – surgically inserted microcircuits that, the theory goes, will boost brainpower – Kraftwerk will be first ...
Lightnin' Slim, Slim Harpo: Slim Harpo and Lightnin' Slim: Steve Paul's Scene, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 29 November 1968
Slim Harpo Offers Authenticity In Country Blues at the Scene. Harmonica Player Joined by Lightning Slim, Guitarist, in Low-Key Performance ...
Buddy Guy, Jefferson Airplane: Jefferson Airplane, Buddy Guy: Fillmore East, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 2 December 1968
Psychedelic Music Still Keeps The Jefferson Airplane Flying ...
Led Zeppelin: Madison Square Garden, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 21 September 1970
ZEPPELIN BRINGS DRIVING STYLE HERE ...
Crosby Stills Nash & Young: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young: Fillmore East, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 21 September 1969
COAST ROCK GROUP AT FILLMORE EAST. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Offer 2 Concerts in Debut ...
Derek & The Dominos: Fillmore East, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 25 October 1970
DEREK AND the Dominos is Eric Clapton's new rock group, and the people in the audience who were chanting "Clapton" before the group came onstage ...
The Stooges: The Pavilion, Flushing Meadow Park, Queens
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 8 September 1969
Stooges, Rock Group, Prefers To Accent Roll – and Squirm ...
Arthur Brown: Fillmore East, New York
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 30 December 1968
Dramatic Rock: Arthur Brown's Costumes Give His Songs an Impressively Added Impact ...
Sonny Sharrock: A Musician With Lightning In His Hands
Profile and Interview by Mark Dery, The New York Times, 5 May 1991
Sonny Sharrock knew his route would be rocky. ...
Big Brother & The Holding Company: Hunter College, NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 17 November 1968
BIG BROTHER and the Holding Company, which played before a packed auditorium at Hunter College Friday, has less than one month before Janis Joplin leaves ...
Leadbelly, Nirvana: A Simple Song That Lives Beyond Time: Leadbelly via Kurt Cobain
Essay by Eric Weisbard, The New York Times, 13 November 1994
IMMEDIATELY after the suicide of Kurt Cobain, lead singer of the rock band Nirvana, last April, MTV broadcasted almost continuously an hourlong Unplugged special that ...
Pearls Before Swine: Rock Trio Avoids The Public Eye
Profile and Interview by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 4 December 1968
Pearls Before Swine is Content to Make Records ...
Pop in the 90's: Everything for Everyone
Essay by Eric Weisbard, The New York Times, 30 April 2000
GEORGE STRAIT is a middle-aged country singer with an easy grin about him; even his boxed sets go platinum. Ice Cube is an intense rapper ...
Elvis Presley to Make Personal Appearances
Report by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 4 December 1968
ELVIS PRESLEY, with one eye to the increasing interest in old-style rock and the other to his decreasing income from movie roles, is making plans ...
Smart, Lyrical, Even Genteel, But Is It Rock?
Essay by Eric Weisbard, The New York Times, 1 August 1999
FOR ONE breed of rock fan, last year's most important album was probably Lucinda Williams's Car Wheels on a Gravel Road, a dozen perfectly turned ...
Graham Nash: A Technology to Teach the Children Well
Interview by Charles Bermant, The New York Times, 13 March 1995
IN THE INFORMATION age, powerful technology without compelling content is an empty experience indeed. This realization by the singer Graham Nash led to his partnership ...
Guide by Charles Bermant, The New York Times, 17 December 1998
THE KINKS ARE the only major British Invasion group aside from the Rolling Stones to continue to perform and record, and, like many musicians, have ...
The Beatles: The Beatles [The White Album] (Apple)
Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 21 November 1968
TOMORROW THE BEATLES will release their first album in a year, titled simply The Beatles. ...
The Kinks Draw An Unruly Crowd
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 1 April 1971
The Kinks: Philharmonic Hall, NYC ...
Velvet Underground: The Velvet Underground: Max's Kansas City, NYC
Report by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 4 July 1970
THE VELVET UNDERGROUND was playing experimental rock in 1965 when the Beatles just wanted hold your hand and San Francisco was still the place where ...
The Band Breathes Fresh Country Air Over Fillmore East
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 12 May 1969
THE BAND, WHICH was first known as Bob Dylan's back-up group, spent Friday and Saturday coolly circulating mountain air through the Fillmore East, 105 Second ...
Three Dog Night: If You Encounter a 6-Foot Frog
Report by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 7 August 1971
I HAD NEVER been to Dallas. I had not been opposed to going to Dallas. It just was not one of those places I had ...
Canned Heat Adds Blues to Its Rock: Band at the Fillmore East Performs With Power
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 23 November 1968
CANNED HEAT is a soulful rock group that escaped from the psychedelic badlands of California and now is working hard to become the top blues ...
Alice Cooper: Alice and His $1 Million
Report and Interview by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, April 1973
"TO BE HONEST, I was a little worried about the guillotine," Alice Cooper says. "The safety doesn't work too well, and, well, there was that ...
Report and Interview by Michael Lydon, The New York Times, 22 September 1968
THE WHO PLAY rock "n’ roll music ("it’s got a back beat, you can’t lose it," says Chuck Berry). Not art-rock, acid-rock, or any type ...
Johnny Winter: The Making Of A Superstar
Report and Interview by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 1969
THERE WAS THE Fillmore East, the East Coast's major rock palace, located ingratiously in a heap of garbage, drunks and weekend freaks on Second Ave. ...
The Stooges: Watch the Freak: Iggy Pop
Report by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 3 April 1970
IGGY POP – magnificent name, much better than Jim, which is really his name – is on national television. He is lead singer in a ...
Alice Cooper: Boy-Girl Alice Cooper Puts on a Freaky Show
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 29 May 1970
ON STAGE, THE lead singer of a rock band, a young man named Alice Cooper, has taken off his silver jump suit to reveal black ...
Elvis Presley's Comeback Gets Off To Exciting Start
Report by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 18 August 1969
ELVIS PRESLEY, the "old groaner" of the rock 'n' roll generation, still has his snarl. The acknowledged king of early rock opened a month's engagement ...
Strolling Down Punk-Rock Lane: Legs McNeil
Profile and Interview by Ira Robbins, The New York Times, 7 July 1996
THE CLASS OF 1976 held a reunion in the lobby of the Gershwin Hotel late last month. While inspecting a photography exhibition documenting their youth, ...
Jane's Addiction: Jane’s Addiction and Lollapalooza: A Woodstock For The Lost Generation
Interview by Simon Reynolds, The New York Times, 4 August 1991
There’s no contest: this summer's biggest tour is the aptly titled Lollapalooza, a mobile rock festival featuring a bill of premier alternative bands – Siouxsie ...
The Fall: The Infotainment Scan (Matador)
Review by Simon Reynolds, The New York Times, 11 July 1993
THE FALL is one of England’s enduring cult bands. Formed in 1976 by the singer and lyricist Mark E. Smith, it evolved into one of ...
Review by Simon Reynolds, The New York Times, 22 August 1993
The singer Björk has gone solo, as some devotees always felt she should. ...
Review by Simon Reynolds, The New York Times, 24 November 1991
NIRVANA'S VERTIGINOUS ascent to stardom has to be the year’s most surprising success story. The single ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ has been in heavy rotation ...
Hole: Belting Out That Most Unfeminine Emotion
Interview by Simon Reynolds, The New York Times, 9 February 1992
SUSAN FALUDI, the author of Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women, said recently in a magazine interview that "anger is not something that's an ...
Seal: A Conjurer Of Lush Grooves
Interview by Simon Reynolds, The New York Times, 14 August 1994
What to call Seal’s blend of symphonic dance music and mystical lyrics? New Age funk? Progressive disco? Seal belongs to that strain of maverick, slightly ...
Morrissey: Vauxhall and I (Sire)
Review by Simon Reynolds, The New York Times, 1994
IF TWO WORDS come close to encapsulating Morrissey's sensibility, they are isolation and insularity. ...
Blur, Oasis: Battle of the Bands — Old Turf, New Combatants
Overview by Simon Reynolds, The New York Times, 22 October 1995
RIGHT NOW, the British music scene is convulsed with patriotic fervor. For the first time in over a decade, young British guitar bands are penetrating ...
Bill Graham: The Producer of the New Rock
Interview by Michael Lydon, The New York Times, 15 December 1968
"I dream about doing the Beatles," Bill Graham said, hunched over his desk in the crowded office of the Fillmore West. Outside the office, the ...
The Doors: Can They Still 'Light My Fire'?
Profile and Interview by Michael Lydon, The New York Times, 19 January 1969
"PLAY 'LIGHT MY FIRE’!" "Yeah, ‘Light My Fire.’" Out of the vastness of the Los Angeles Forum, its 18,000 seats filled on a December Saturday ...
Jimi Hendrix: The Black Elvis?
Interview by Michael Lydon, The New York Times, 25 February 1968
"WILL HE BURN it tonight?" asked a neat blonde of her boyfriend, squashed in beside her on the packed floor of the Fillmore auditorium. "He ...
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