Guster's Brian Rosenworcel: Five Essential R.E.M. Albums
April 26, 2016|Kara Manning
The men of Guster like R.E.M. quite a bit
Brian Fallon's Five Essential Springsteen Albums
April 12, 2016|Kara Manning
One NJ rocker to another
Susan Tedeschi's Five Essential Bonnie Raitt Albums
April 05, 2016|Kara Manning
Before joining forces with her husband Derek Trucks, the Boston-born Susan Tedeschi was also on her own as a solo performer...
Steve Rosenthal: Five Essential David Bowie Albums
March 30, 2016|Kara Manning
David Bowie recorded his last two albums at The Magic Shop.
Josh Ritter: Five Essential Albums
December 21, 2015|Kara Manning
Josh Ritter has always relished his role as a lyricist. He's not only an adroit writer when it comes to clever wordplay...
Nathaniel Rateliff: Five Essential Albums
December 14, 2015|Kara Manning
Musical influences, from Leonard Cohen to Ray Charles to The Band.
The Lone Bellow: Five Essential Albums
November 02, 2015|Kara Manning
The Lone Bellow has been on the road through much of 2015 in support of the band's richly-drawn second album, Then Came The...
Albert Hammond Jr.: Five Essential Albums
September 16, 2015|Kara Manning
Forging a strong solo path away from your megaband, as The Strokes' guitarist Albert Hammond Jr. has done over the last...
Violent Femmes: Five Essential Albums
June 24, 2015|Kara Manning
Earlier this year, Violent Femmes returned with their first collection of new music since the release of 2000's Freak Magnet...