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...The Isley Brothers!
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Friday, March 5, 2021
Full Show Friday: The Isley Brothers - Welcome To America Concert 2004
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Thursday, March 4, 2021
Live Streams: The Hold Steady - Open Door Policy Record Release Party
With live music on lock down (like everything else currently in New York City) live streams and old concerts have become essential for live music junkies like RtBE. While this current state of pandemic separation is in order we will highlight various shows/streams/virtual events for your viewing and listening pleasure and you can always check out or weekly Full Show Friday series for concerts from the past. Please support the artists any which way you can.
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Beginners Guide To The Grateful Dead - Part One
There is a lot of music out there and some artists have massive catalogs which can paralyze new listeners with overwhelming choices. This Beginners Guide series will attempt to give those new listeners entry points to some of these artists. Today we will look at: The Grateful Dead.
This post became very long so we are breaking it into two parts. This first offering will discuss the five places RtBE feels are the best entry points to the band. The follow up post will dive into the different eras of the Dead and pull out some well known and underappreciated shows for further listening.
That request led to this series, so it makes sense that the good ol' Grateful Dead should be the first group we discuss when it comes to Beginners Guides. RtBE will take an extensive look into their career with a focus on new listeners and will provide links to youtube when possible, but feel free to buy all of the albums from the band themselves. We also wrote about the band in our Masters series previously ranking our favorite studio albums, official live releases and more.
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Wednesday, March 3, 2021
Live Streams: Liz Phair
With live music on lock down (like everything else currently in New York City) live streams and old concerts have become essential for live music junkies like RtBE. While this current state of pandemic separation is in order we will highlight various shows/streams/virtual events for your viewing and listening pleasure and you can always check out or weekly Full Show Friday series for concerts from the past. Please support the artists any which way you can.
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Album Review: Atlin Gun - Yol
Hey all, got a new review up @glidemag which you can read Right C'here!!
It is of Atlin Gun's newest release, Yol.
The record mixes euro pop and light funky sound in Anatolian rock style.
Support the artists, buy the album, read the review and peep some video:
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Tuesday, March 2, 2021
New Song From Garage A Trois, New Album Coming in April
The oddball jazz trio Garage A Trois is releasing their first album since 2011's Always Be Happy, But Stay Evil. The new one is titled Calm Down Cologne and it will be released April 16 via RPF Records.
Skerik, Charlie Hunter and Stanton Moore are three great individual musicians and it will be exciting to hear now that they are back together recording. The first song from the upcoming album has been released and you can hear it here:
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Album Review: Menahan Street Band - The Exciting Sounds of Menahan Street Band
Hey all, got a new review up @glidemag which you can read Right C'here!!
It is of Menahan Street Bands newest release, The Exciting Sounds of...
This is a solid instrumental record that touches on jazz, soul, funk, hip hop, and more. Yet another excellent release on Daptone with some cool album artwork to boot.
Support the artists, buy the album, read the review and peep some video:
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Monday, March 1, 2021
New Single from Guspy "Steez Luiz"
The Santa Ana born and raised artist Guspy newest single has been released, it is titled "Steez Luiz".
The track has a laid back Sublime feel to it as the multi lingual lyrics, skittering beats and looping groove recall beach parties and lazy nights. Listen below:
Dylan Cover #468 hansimilian "I Want You" 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 hansimilian playing "I Want You"
Thoughts on Original:
(From the first time we tackled a cover of this song)A song that fits the Gemini Dylan like a glove; direct lyrical yearning chorus with verses that meander about introducing characters like roadblocks in the way of true love. It was the last tune written for the mega Blonde on Blonde and a song he and others (it was Al Kooper's favorite) admired so much he almost titled the album after it. Never a track that jumps to the top of peoples "favorites" or "best of" Dylan lists but one that really nails what the artist is all about in some of the simplest terms.
Cover:
This is the first time we are checking out the acoustic duo hansimilian.
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Friday, February 26, 2021
Indie Hip-Hop Hybrid Citylightz Release New Single "My Life"
Citylightz are a indie rock/hip-hop outfit from Birmingham Wolverhampton in the West Midlands and have released a few well received EP's and live recordings.
Their newest song is titled "My Life" and can be heard here:
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Full Show Friday: Ariana Grande - Sweetener World Tour
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...Ariana Grande!
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Thursday, February 25, 2021
New Dinosaur Jr Song, Album Sweep It Into Space Coming in April
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Album Review: Palberta - Palberta5000
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Wednesday, February 24, 2021
Live Streams: Billy Strings Deja Vu Experiment - Final Show
With live music on lock down (like everything else currently in New York City) live streams and old concerts have become essential for live music junkies like RtBE. While this current state of pandemic separation is in order we will highlight various shows/streams/virtual events for your viewing and listening pleasure and you can always check out or weekly Full Show Friday series for concerts from the past. Please support the artists any which way you can.
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Album Review: Tash Sultana - Terra Firma
Hey all, got a new review up @glidemag which you can read Right C'here!!
The review is of Tash Sultana's newest album Terra Firma.
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Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Live Streams: Nikki Glaspie's (Delayed) Fat Tuesday Party
With live music on lock down (like everything else currently in New York City) live streams and old concerts have become essential for live music junkies like RtBE. While this current state of pandemic separation is in order we will highlight various shows/streams/virtual events for your viewing and listening pleasure and you can always check out or weekly Full Show Friday series for concerts from the past. Please support the artists any which way you can.
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Live Streams: Alicia Renee aka Blue Eyes
With live music on lock down (like everything else currently in New York City) live streams and old concerts have become essential for live music junkies like RtBE. While this current state of pandemic separation is in order we will highlight various shows/streams/virtual events for your viewing and listening pleasure and you can always check out or weekly Full Show Friday series for concerts from the past. Please support the artists any which way you can.
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Album Review: The Hold Steady - Open Door Policy
Hey all, got a new review up @glidemag which you can read Right C'here!!
It is of The Hold Steady's newest album Open Door Policy.
RtBE are huge Hold Steady fans and in truth, this record seems to be lacking something, but the fact that they are still an active band overrides any critical opinions as we are waiting desperately to see them live again. Hopefully at the Brooklyn Bowl in November, if not before.
Support the artists, buy the album, read the review and peep some video below:
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Monday, February 22, 2021
Dylan Cover #467 Rosanne Cash, Shawn Colvin, Mary Chapin "You Ain't Going Nowhere" 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 Rosanne Cash, Shawn Colvin, Mary Chapin performing "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere"
Thoughts on Original:
From the first time we addressed this cover:
A great song, and one that sounds so simple. It always felt to me that these are the kind of songs Dylan has seeping out of his pores, with lines like "Tailgates and Substitutes" that anywhere else would sound foolish yet here works wonders. The musical backing from the original Band version is loose and matched fantastically with the lyrics. I am sure it wasn't as easy going as it sounds on the final version, but what a gem of a track.
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RtBE enjoys all of these folk/country/rock artists
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Friday, February 19, 2021
Happy 30th Anniversary to Dinosaur Jr's Green Mind
Can it really be 30 years already since Dinosaur Jr released Green Mind?!?
Today marks the anniversary of the bands first major label release and also their first album without the original trio. When we reviewed their catalog back in 2016 for Glide Magazine we had it ranked 3rd on our list of albums from the band, that seems right. When we went back and celebrated the band turning thirty we focused on "Thumb", what a tune...best use of flute in rock and roll...suck it Tull!
With one of the top 5 album covers of all-time, Priscilla, 1969, a photo by Joseph Szabo, Green Mind is full on woolly rockin' Dino...err...or basically a J Masics solo record. Anywhichway it is a dandy, so slap it on today and rock out.
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Full Show Friday: AJR - Neotheater World Tour Minneapolis 2019
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...AJR!
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Thursday, February 18, 2021
Live Streams: Garcia Peoples
With live music on lock down (like everything else currently in New York City) live streams and old concerts have become essential for live music junkies like RtBE. While this current state of pandemic separation is in order we will highlight various shows/streams/virtual events for your viewing and listening pleasure and you can always check out or weekly Full Show Friday series for concerts from the past. Please support the artists any which way you can.
To get in the mood, here is the band:
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