Album Review: Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band - New Threats from the Soul

Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band

New Threats from the Soul

**** out of *****

The Jeffersonville, IN based Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band go over the top with their newest offering New Threats from the Soul. This album is a lot to digest as long songs stretch out with unique instrumentation while Davis delivers heaping helpings of poetic lines, flooding unique images and phrases into the listeners brain. 

New Single from Ash Molloy “nice to know you”

The Newfoundland based singer-songwriter Ash Molloy has a new single out "nice to know you".

About the song Molloy States:

Album Review: Marcus King Band - Darling Blue

Hey all, got a review up @glidemag which you can read Right C'here:

It is of Marcus King Band's newest release Darling Blue. 

New Single/Video from JULESY "Never Never"

Brooklyn-based alt-indie pop artist JULESY has a new single/video out "Never Never". 

Regarding the song she states:

Live Review: CBGB Festival - 9/27/25 Under The K Bridge Brooklyn, NY

CBGB Festival

9/27/25 Under The K Bridge Brooklyn, NY

"A screeching display of total aggression". 

Those are the only notes I took during the day long CBGB Festival on Saturday September 27th Under the K Bridge in Brooklyn, NY. That lack of notes prove what a good time the festival was. 

Happy 40th Anniversary Tom Waits Rain Dogs

Today marks the 40th anniversary of the release of Tom Waits best album, Rain Dogs.

 

A wide ranging set from the troubadour/found sound musician. To RtBE, this is album Waits' crowning achievement.

Live Review: Gorilla Biscuits, Shutdown, Orange 9 MM and More 9/26/25 Racket NYC

Gorilla Biscuits, Shutdown, Orange 9 MM and More 

9/26/25  Racket  NYC 

The official CBGB Festival pre-party went down on Friday night 9/26/25 on the westside of Manhattan just a few hours before the main event got underway in Brooklyn. No Iggy Pop sightings happened at Racket, but a host of NYHC legends and young punks slammed and shouted along with some great heavy music.

Dylan Cover #700 Dolly Parton "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right"

In this ongoing Monday Series we will be exploring various artists versions of Bob Dylan song's. Today's tune is a cover by Dolly Parton playing "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right"

Thought's on Original:

From the first time we reviewed a cover of this tune:

This song is so iconic and flat out awesome, even people who dislike Dylan have to enjoy this tune right? Biting and yet not bitter, a toss off of the grandest proportions, "Don' Think Twice, It's All Right" is epic and yet so straight forwardly simple. It easily ranks as one of the bard's best works, truly a classic and has been covered by so many people in so many ways.

Cover:

Thoughts on Cover Artist:

RtBE love Dolly and have written about her before. She is an American treasure. 

Thoughts on Cover:

The incomparable Parton sings gloriously (as always) on this cover as th musical backing is straight ahead folksy Americana with a dash of country with a full band for support. Her backing vocals are delightful as well as Parton switches genders and a few lyrics before a huge ending that finds her soaring vocally to close, a great, upbeat cover that takes away some of the originals pathos and replaces it with Parton's irrepressible joy. 

Unreal that I have been doing this for so long...RtBE has highlighted 700 covers of Bob Dylan songs and it still feels like I haven't even scratched the surface...Dylan is amazing, and you are amazing for reading this and listening to any of them. 

Full Show Friday: Phish - 6/19/11 - nTelos Pavilion, Portsmouth, VA [Full Show]

We search the murky back waters of youtube to find full concerts and post them to the site weekly, come back every seven days to help us celebrate Full Show Friday's. These shows are of varying quality and may not be here for long so enjoy them while you can...As always, please support the artist every which way, but especially by seeing them live (if they are still playing)...This week...Phish! 

Happy 30th Anniversary to Sonic Youth's Washing Machine

Sonic Youth celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the 1995 release of the excellent Washing Machine today. 

Sonic Youth were moving into their adult stage and this album signaled that anything was on the table for them.  

Album Review: Evan Oberla - Canal Street Revolution

Evan Oberla

Canal Street Revolution

***and1/2 out of *****

The newest solo release from trombonist, singer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, composer, and Flow Tribe member Evan Oberla is titled Canal Street Revolution. The ambitious double album is "based on historical recountings of the 1960s Civil Rights protests in New Orleans on Canal Street". Oberla uses these sounds and feelings, as well as a host of New Orleans musicians, to launch his wide ranging, modern jazz leaning, project. 

Album Review: Who Pays - The Final Meal

Who Pays

The Final Meal

**and1/2 out of *****

You can probably surmise it form the album art, but the no frills, direct, hardcore punk outfit Who Pays from Brooklyn, NY debut release, The Final Meal, is a raw slice of aggressive tunes that rattles and shakes throughout the short run time. 

Album Review: Buddy Guy - Ain't Done With the Blues

Buddy Guy

Ain't Done With the Blues

**** out of *****

As the title suggests, the 89 year old legend Buddy Guy has more blues to give on his fine new album Ain't Done With the Blues. Guy sounds strong on both guitar and vocals as he hooks up with a host of friends, but this is not a duet album, Guy commands the stage. 

New Single/Video from Tiffany Poon "Le Coucou" - Louis-Claude Daquin

The New York based pianist Tiffany Poon has a new single/video out for "Pièces de clavecin, Troisième Suite I. Le Coucou (Louis-Claude Daquin)"

Check out the rippling solo piano piece below:

Album Review: Kendra Morris - Next

Hey all, got a review up @glidemag which you can read Right C'here:

It is of Kendra Morris's newest album, Next on Colemine Records. 

New Single/Video from Caroline Kingsbury "Pain + Pleasure"

Los Angeles based pop artist Caroline Kingsbury released her new single/video "Pain + Pleasure".

Check out the dramatic electro/ballad below:

Album Review: Sick Thoughts - Another Piece of Plastic

Sick Thoughts

Another Piece of Plastic

*** out of *****

The newest release from the prolific Sick Thoughts (aka Drew Owen) is a loud, rattling rock an droll mini-album/EP titled offhandedly Another Piece of Plastic. The Baltimore raised, New Orleans based artist keeps pumping out ripping rock with gusto. 

Dylan Cover #699 Waterhouse & Windsong "Highway 61 Revisited" Live

In this ongoing Monday Series we will be exploring various artists versions of Bob Dylan song's. Today's tune is a live cover by Waterhouse & Windsong playing "Highway 61 Revisited"

Thoughts on Original:
From the first time we tackled a cover of this tune:
A great blues rock number that has a touch of silly from Bob with the "Siren Whistle". The original version of this tune found on the album of the same name strikes me as a bit of a put on, Bob obviously loves the historic feel and the bizarre middle American heritage but the lyrics and whistle soften the blow. The track gets increasingly better in the live versions where Dylan's backers can rev up the honky-tonk and boogie down south as the group did for us up in Saratoga back in 2000. Tony Garnier the bass player for the group lead things on a thumping rollick in the encore and the band all hopped on board as Dylan sang about God/Abraham. It was the last rocker the group played that night putting fourth a ton of 6-string energy. (They would go on to finish with the crowd singing along to "Blowing in the Wind").

Cover:


Thoughts on Cover Artist:

This is our first time hearing Waterhouse & Windsong. Some info from the video: 

Ted Waterhouse and Debra Windsong playing as The BlueSouls- they are now known as Waterhouse & Windsong. The Wise Owl in Cambria, CA.www.debrawindsong.com

Thoughts on Cover:

The live tune has a bouncy feel with acoustic guitar, harmonica and vocals. The tune is slowed down from the raucous original and struts pretty easily. A pretty relaxed, and smooth live cover for this Monday.  

Album Review: Neil Young & The Chrome Hearts - Talkin' to the Trees

Neil Young & The Chrome Hearts

Talkin' to the Trees

*and1/2 out of *****

Neil Young has always followed his muse. Sometimes it leads to magic, sometimes to solid results and sometimes things are better left unsaid. His newest release, titled Talkin' to the Trees, his first with The Chrome Hearts backing him, falls into the last category. While it is great that Neil is still making music, perhaps this one should have stayed on the shelf as the album feels torpid, redundant and misguided at times. 

Full Show Friday: Dresden Philharmonic & Marek Janowski - Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 Pathetique

We search the murky back waters of youtube to find full concerts and post them to the site weekly, come back every seven days to help us celebrate Full Show Friday's. These shows are of varying quality and may not be here for long so enjoy them while you can...As always, please support the artist every which way, but especially by seeing them live (if they are still playing)...This week...Dresden Philharmonic & Marek Janowski!

This is a new avenue for RtBE's Full Show Friday feature. Orchestra's are not our strength, but we wanted to mix it up this week. Enjoy the Dresden Philharmonic & Marek Janowski performing Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 Pathetique.