Full Show Friday: Billy Joe Shaver Live at The Texas Music Cafe

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...Billy Joe Shaver!

This week we get our Texas on with Billy Joe Shaver, live at the Texas Music Cafe. Pro shot, Pro Sound, Enjoy!

Kissing Other ppl Share Cover of Dr. Dog's "Where'd All The Time Go?"

The new project from Rachel Baiman and Viv & Riley is Kissing Other ppl and their first release is a cover of Dr. Dog's "Where'd All The Time Go?"

Check it out below:

Album Review: 7Seconds - Change In My Head

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

It is of the new reissue/reimagining of 7Seconds New Wind, now titled Change in My Head. The reimagining was spearheaded by original producer Ian MacKaye.

Check out the album, read the review, and peep some video below:

Sazerwrap 2025

In years past we have delivered a Sazerwrap to catalog our personal New Orleans Jazzfest experience, so we will continue this year. 

We have reviewed some of the shows we caught already and it should be stated: Jazzfest in New Orleans is RtBE's absolute favorite time of the year. 

Live Review: Tedeschi Trucks Band with Buddy Guy - Beacon Theater NYC 5/22/25

Tedeschi Trucks Band with Buddy Guy

Beacon Theater NYC 5/22/25

On an unseasonably cool and rainy May evening, Tedsechi Trucks Band continued their six-night residency at the Beacon Theater on the upper west side of Manhattan. Making this fourth night of the run extra special was that it was the last to have the legendary Buddy Guy and his band opening the show.  

New Single from Jr. Thomas & Eraserhood Sound "Can't Leave You Alone"

Minnesota based singer/songwriter Jr. Thomas teamed up with the Philadelphia production duo Maxwell Perla & Vincent John - AKA Eraserhood Sound for a full album Here is the first single, "Can't Leave You Alone" which delivers some sweet soul sounds.

Check out the track below:

Album Review: Jeffery Broussard & The Nighttime Syndicate - Bayou Moonlight

Jeffery Broussard & The Nighttime Syndicate

Bayou Moonlight

**** out *****

On the opening song, titled "Whatever", off the debut full length Bayou Moonlight from Jeffery Broussard & The Nighttime Syndicate, Broussard sings the phrase "Sit back relax and pour yourself a cup of coffee or whatever, and listen to the great great sounds of zydeco...or whatever". That final 'whatever' is doing a lot of heavy lifting as the outfit have combined to craft an intoxicating mix of blues, soul, Jamaican ska, jazz, swing, gospel, and zydeco, that simply cooks. 

Enjoy Memorial Day, Have a Hardcore BBQ!

Enjoy Memorial Day, have a BBQ!

We wished the Bard a happy 84th birthday recently so we are taking Memorial Day (here in the States) off from our Dylan Cover series. 

Enjoy the unofficial start of summer with a Hardcore'Q

No Redeeming Social Value Style...


Or Murphy's Law Style...

Have fun, stay safe. 

Happy 20th Anniversary to Sleater-Kinney's The Woods

On this day 20 years Sleater-Kinney released The Woods, an amazing album of ripping rock and roll.

This was the last album the band would release before a ten year hiatus when the excellent No Cities To Love emerged (which made our list of best albums of the 2010's). The Woods just may be RtBE's favorite SK album, so let's look back at it...

Happy 84th Birthday Bob Dylan!

No one has ever been better. Happy 84th birthday Robert Allen Zimmerman aka Bob Dylan.

Enjoy a few of his best songs:

Full Show Friday: Megadeth - 07/25/99 - Woodstock 99 West Stage

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...Megadeth!

This week we are going back to 1999 with Megadeth. Bang your head. Pro shot, pro sound, enjoy.

Megadeth - Full Concert Recorded Live: 7/25/1999 - Woodstock 99 West Stage (Rome, NY) More Megadeth at Music Vault: http://www.musicvault.com Subscribe to Music Vault: http://goo.gl/DUzpUF Setlist: 0:00:00 - Holy Wars...The Punishment Due 0:06:41 - In My Darkest Hour 0:12:12 - Reckoning Day 0:16:37 - A Secret Place 0:21:01 - Angry Again 0:24:47 - She Wolf 0:32:03 - A Tout Le Monde 0:36:50 - Almost Honest 0:40:45 - Crush 'Em 0:46:28 - Use the Man 0:50:34 - Trust 0:55:30 - Sweating Bullets 1:00:16 - Symphony of Destruction 1:04:12 - Peace Sells

New Single/Video from Girljockey "Manhood"

The debut single/video from Girljockey "Manhood" has been released. 

Album Review: Little Feat - Strike Up the Band

Little Feat

Strike Up the Band

*** out of *****

The 17th studio album from the long running Little Feat, Strike Up The Band, is a mix of their previous rock and roll sounds and styles, with modern sensibilities. Recorded in Nashville with producer Vance Powell (Phish, Chris Stapleton, Jack White) the group touches on various genres as they roll through American popular music. 

New Single from The Hallelujah Ward "Your Uncertain Shadow"

Milwaukee, WI based indie rockers The Hallelujah Ward have a new single out, "Your Uncertain Shadow".

The new song is about the untimely death of Frightened Rabbit's vocalist and guitarist Scott Hutchison who committed suicide in 2018.

Album Review: Yuno - Blest

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

It is of the debut full length album from Yuno on Sub Pop, Blest. 

Support the artist, buy the album, read the review and peep some video below:

New Single/Video from Phoebe Rings "Fading Star"

The New Zealand based outfit Phoebe Rings has a new single/video out for their tune "Fading Star"

Of the track, drummer and producer Alex Freer says:

Live Review: Amyl and the Sniffers @ Pier 17 NYC 5/15/25

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

It is of the recent Amyl and the Sniffers show at Pier 17 in NYC on Thursday May 15th. 

It was a great night of music with Sheer Mag opening. RtBE has reviewed both of the bands in the past. Amyl and the Sniffers made our year end list in 2021 with Comfort to Me and Cartoon Darkness made last year's top ten.   

Support the artists, read the review and peep some video below:

New Single from The Coolies "Bad Bad Boy"

The garage rocking LA based outfit The Coolies have a new single out "Bad Bad Boy" the song was written by Kim Shattuck and has the late great Clem Burke on drums. 

Dylan Post #682 FAWA - "One More Cup of Coffee"

In this ongoing Monday Series we will be exploring various artists versions of Bob Dylan song's. Today's tune is a cover by FAWA playing "One More Cup of Coffee"

Full Show Friday: New York Dolls - Live (upstairs) at Max's Kansas City August 1973

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...New York Dolls!

Some incredibly rare footage from the Dolls in 1973 upstairs at Max's Kansas City. 

It looks awful, sounds worse, but hot damn it is the Dolls in the prime! A cool historical capturing if not the best sounding. 

New Single from Erin Durant "If Love Had A Name"

Folk singer Erin Durant has a new single out "If Love Had A Name" off her upcoming album, Firetrail, which will be released tomorrow on Ruination Record Co. 

Check out the ethereal tune below and grab the full album on bandcamp tomorrow:

Album Review: Deafheaven - Lonely People With Power

Deafheaven

Lonely People With Power

**** out of *****

Deafheaven's modus operandi is to combine the pretty/raw via their mixing of death metal influenced power and wandering shoegaze beauty; how much you like any of their records probably says more about where you fall along that blackgaze spectrum than the band itself. The San Francisco, CA based outfit continue this alchemy on their newest album, Lonely People With Power, their first for the Roadrunner label, and to RtBE's ears, it is some of the best music they have produced as a band. 

New Single from Primus "Little Lord Fentanyl” feat. Maynard James Keenan

The legendary Primus have returned with “Little Lord Fentanyl” feat. Maynard James Keenan.

The outfit also welcome a new drummer to the fold as the song marks the first time that John Hoffman recorded with the band. 

Live Review: Joe Russo Almost Dead - 5/2/25 Fillmore, New Orleans, LA

Joe Russo Almost Dead

5/2/25 Fillmore, New Orleans, LA

Once again Joe Russo's Almost Dead returned to play New Orleans during the annual Jazz Festival, setting up shop two nights in the luxurious Fillmore downtown. On the first night, Friday May 2nd, the house was almost completely full as Festival goers and JRAD fans survived a few torrential rain showers just before show time, to catch the band get down.

New Single/Video from Pink Martini "Bella Ciao"

The Portland, OR based Pink Martini are celebrating their 30th Anniversary with a tour and a new single, "Bella Ciao" featuring Storm Large.

Album Review: Butthole Surfers - Live at the Leather Fly

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

It is of the new Butthole Surfer live album, Live at the Leather Fly. It is not dated or given a recording location, but unlike the cheap looking AI cover art, it is the real deal.

Support the artists, buy the album, read the review, and peep some video below:

CBGB Festival Announced for September 27th in Brooklyn with Iggy Pop, Jack White and many more

The Bowery Presents has put together the upcoming CBGB Festival and it is a doozy.

Icons from Iggy Pop to Jimmy G will be hitting the stage as the great lineup was announced today.

Dylan Cover #681 Ross Wylde "Love Minus Zero/No Limit" Live

In this ongoing Monday Series we will be exploring various artists versions of Bob Dylan song's. Today's tune comes from Ross Wylde and is a live cover of "Love Minus Zero/No Limit".

Full Show Friday: Whitney Houston: In Japan 1990

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...Whitney Houston!

Back to 1990 with none other than Whitney Houston this week as we focus on her Live in Japan concert.

Pro shot, pro sound, enjoy!

0:00-2:22 - ‘I’m Your Baby Tonight’ dub. (Pre-concert) 2:22-8:45 - So Emotional (+1990 Concert Introduction) 8:45-10:24 - Monologue 10:24-16:58 - You Give Good Love 16:58-23:43 - Saving All My Love For You 23:43-27:10 - How Will I Know 27:10-29:22 - Band Interlude 29:22-31:53 - Monologue 31:53-40:25 - Love Medley (All At Once/Didn’t We Almost Have It All/A House Is Not A Home/Where Do Broken Hearts Go) 40:25-43:58 - Takin’ A Chance 43:58-49:42 - All The Man That I Need 49:42-53:05 - Who Do You Love 53:05-59:00 - I Wanna Dance With Somebody 59:55-1:00:49 - Whitney’s shoe debacle 1:00:49-1:09:26 - Greatest Love Of All 1:09:26-1:16:16 - Higher Love 1:16:16-1:17:49 - ‘Miracle’ dub. (Post-Concert)

New Single/Video from WYLDLIFE "Dizzy"

The NYC based WYLDLIFE have a new tune out, "Dizzy".

Album Review: Total Con - Who Needs The Peace Corp?

Total Con 

Who Needs The Peace Corp?

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

This kick in the teeth album from the Leeds UK based punk/hardcore outfit Total Con is a furious unleashing of aggression as Who Needs The Peace Corp? harkens back to the stripped down early sounds of the genres. Even before the music charges out, the album cover from Karim Newble, gives that retro punk/hardcore visual feel, matching the tunes contained within. 

New Single/Video from Kendra Morris "Dear Buddy"

Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Kendra Morris has a new tune out, "Dear Buddy". 

Live Review: Threadhead Foundation "Patry" 4/29/25 Deutsches Haus New Orleans, LA

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

It is of the Threadhead Foundation annual "Patry" held on Tuesday 4/29/25 at the Deutsches Haus in New Orleans. A wide ranging offering of local talent made this a highlight of RtBE's annual Jazzfest trip.

Read the review, support the foundation and peep some video below as RtBE created a playlist:

 

Happy 10th Anniversary to Angels & Vagabonds Anyways...

RtBE not only writes about music, but also creates some.  Angels & Vagabonds (mostly) acoustic EP titled Anyways... turns ten years old.

It is exciting to go from critic/reviewer of music, to creator of tunes. Special thanks goes out to friends and bandmates who helped with this one. While it has been quite a few years since a release from the group, more music is actually on the way...

Album Review: Jason Isbell - Foxes in the Snow

Jason Isbell

Foxes in the Snow

**** out of *****

For his most recent effort, Foxes in the Snow, the singer/songwriter Jason Isbell stripped down to as basic as it comes. Isbell set up shop at Electric Lady Studios with just an all-mahogany 1940 Martin 0-17 acoustic guitar and his impressive vocals. Working with producer Gena Johnson over the span of just five days, Isbell's open, raw and hypnotic tunes are enchanting. 

Dylan Cover #680 Alejandro Escovedo "Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues" 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 Alejandro Escovedo playing "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues"

All April (and the first week of May) RtBE focuses our Monday Dylan Cover Series on artists who are playing this years New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. Today is Alejandro Escovedo who played the festival Thursday May 1st

Full Show Friday: George Porter Jr and Runnin' Pardners - 2024 XPoNential Music Festival

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...George Porter Jr and Runnin' Pardners!

Every April (and first week in May) we have a special showcase for bands who are playing this years Jazzfest in NOLA. Today we will focus on George Porter Jr and Runnin' Pardners who will be playing the Festival this Sunday, May 4th. 

Here is one of the best bass players of all time, playing with a top notch outfit, as George Porter Jr. and Runnin' Pardners get down at 2024 XPoNential Music Festival. 

New Single/Video from NoVanGogh "Weight of the World"

Los Angeles, CA based indie-pop outfit NoVanGogh have a new single/video out for "Weight of the World".

Check out the video below:

Live Streaming: New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

The best festival in the United States starts it's second weekend as New Orleans Jazzfest kicks off in a few hours at the Fairgrounds.

RtBE will be down there again this year to bask in the sunshine, music and positive vibes from all the locals, we can not wait. If you can't make it, check out WWOZ for their coverage (and support them as well). Here is the fantastic radio channels lineup for bands to stream during the fest. 

Album Review: Ale Hop & Titi Bakorta - Mapambazuko

Ale Hop & Titi Bakorta

Mapambazuko

**** out of *****

The partnership between Ale Hop (Peruvian electronic musician and researcher Alejandra Cárdena) and Congolese guitarist Titi Bakorta is a very interesting mix of cultures, sounds and styles as the music bounces, shakes and shimmies down a new path of Peruvian/African rhythms. Mapambazuko is a wild ride and one very much worth taking.