Anderson & Stolt | Invention Of Knowledge – CD Review

Yes may be done with Jon Anderson, but he isn't done with Yes - or at least he isn't done making Yes-like music. Layered soundscapes of light and dark...

Downes Braide Association | Suburban Ghosts – CD Review

Yes keyboardist Geoff Downes and singer Chris Braide (who worked with former Yes vocalist Trevor Horn in The Producers) have returned with their follow-up to 2012's Pictures Of You....

Steve Porcaro | Someday / Somehow – CD Review

An overlooked component of Toto, keyboardist Steve Porcaro marks 2016 as the year for his long-awaited debut solo album, Someday / Somehow. It's a veritable showcase of the man's...

Paul Simon | Stranger To Stranger – CD Review

It is apparent that Paul Simon is still exploring sound experimentation on Stranger To Stranger, his 13th solo album. And you have to give Art Garfunkel's on-again, off-again partner...

Mudcrutch | 2 – CD Review

An upfront harmonica and acoustic guitar jangle pushes Randall Marsh's upbeat snare snap of the wry biographical "Trailer," the first tune of 2, the second album by Mudcrutch. With...

The Monkees | Good Times! – CD Review

Who'd have thought we'd get a new Monkees album in 2016, 20 years since 1996's Justus. A full reunion of the four original members on record or stage, aside...

Eric Clapton | I Still Do – CD Review

The word on the street is that Eric Clapton, at 71, is winding down. In 2014, he hinted that his touring days were numbered, emphatically stating that “the road...

Graham Nash | This Path Tonight – CD Review

Fourteen years since his last solo album, 2002's Songs For Survivors, Graham Nash has released his 14th solo album, This Path Tonight. Whether it's a funny coincidence or a...

Santana | Santana IV – CD Review

The original Santana band formed in 1967, were managed by Bill Graham and blasted into national prominence at Woodstock. Infusing a slew of musical styles filled with Latin flavors...

Cheap Trick | Bang Zoom Crazy…Hello – CD Review

I've come to the conclusion that a Cheap Trick record is like a box of chocolate — hopelessly addictive, irresistible, and despite what Forrest Gump thinks, you generally know...