Being in Boston for grad school in the early- to mid-‘90s meant that Morphine was the local act to see. I saw them several times, and at their best, they...
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Don Van Vliet, alias Captain Beefheart, pioneered an angular, off-kilter, deviant blues that was unlike anything heard, yet or since. His manic, mangy Howlin’ Wolf growl is immediately recognizable, as...
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Suicide, which emerged from the underground New York scene before and alongside the growing crowd of the punk and new wave scene, may have been the first act to bill...
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It is often said that fans of Tom Waits tend to fall into two camps: those who love his early barroom Beat troubadour songs and those who prefer the throaty,...
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Composer Terry Riley was a huge influence on the minimalist side of contemporary classical music, as well as on electronic music and rock. His work combined an interest in Northern…
Frank Zappa was truly a one-of-a-kind individual, and his Mothers of Invention were one of the most significant bands of their time. Musically, the Mothers crafted a unique patchwork of...
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Freak-folk pioneers Robin Williamson and Mike Heron formed the core of the Incredible String Band, one of the most original bands of their time. Even if their music may sound...
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There was a brief, momentous rush of critical fanfare in the early 2000s upon the release of producer and musician David Axelrod’s eponymous 2001 comeback album. In the years since…
There’s a strange phenomena in music fandom that occurs when an artist you’ve liked for some time suddenly becomes known to a wider public. Mixed feelings abound in such cases….
This odd California collective of multi-instrumentalists was known for eccentric compositions and exotic instrumentation, with a strong dose of psychedelic folk-rock weirdness and artsy experimentation. They were bound to be…
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