New Single/Video from runo plum "Lemon Garland"

The Minnesota born, Vermont based singer/songwriter/producer runo plum as a new video/single out, "Lemon Garland". 

About the song, plum states:

Album Review: Mádé Kuti - Chapter 1: Where Does Happiness Come From?

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

It is of Mádé Kuti's excellent new album Chapter 1: Where Does Happiness Come From? If you are a fan of afrobeat or any exciting music in general, you got to check this one out. 

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

New Single/Video from Frank Hannon "One More Time"

The Sarasota, FL based guitarist Frank Hannon has a new video and song out, "One More Time". 

The instrumental offering from the lead guitarist of Tesla is a tribute to Hannon's recently deceased Father-In-Law, Dicky Betts. 

Dylan Cover #691 John Lynch "One More Cup of Coffee" 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 John Lynch playing "One More Cup of Coffee"

Full Show Friday: Screaming Females Live at WFMU (2018)

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...Screaming Females!

One of RtBE's all-time favorites, here are Screaming Females doing their thang in 2018 at WFMU. Pro shot, Pro Sound, full setlist below. Enjoy!

Time code: 00:00 - Glass House 03:57- Sheep 07:10-Starving Dog 10:09 - Ripe 13:55 - ??? 17:19 - Lights Out 22:18 - Band Intro 23:50 - A New Kid 28:40 - Triumph 35:30 - Band Interlude 36:15 - Agnes Martin 40:30 - Criminal Image 46:40 - Step Outside 51:40 - Little Anne 53:50 - Baby Jesus 59:35 - High 1:08:50 - Hopeless (encore) 1:13:55 - Boyfriend (encore)

Happy 45th Anniversary to AC/DC's Back In Black

The titanic AC/DC celebrate the 45th anniversary to their seminal album, Back in Black. 

Album Review: Louis Michot - SEAUXLEAUX

Louis Michot

SEAUXLEAUX

*** out of *****

The second solo record from Louis Michot, titled SEAUXLEAUX, follows up his 2023 solo debut, Rêve du Troubadour. While Michot has won GRAMMYS with his main act the Lost Bayou Ramblers, his solo debut looked to mix his Acadian/Louisiana French sound and singing with larger influences such as electro-bass/drums and Tuareg guitar. On this follow up, all the outside influences and guests go away and it is just Michot, stripped down. 

New Single/Video from Majorette "Steaks"

Queens, NY-based indie/jangle-pop, singer-songwriter Majorette has a new single/video out for the tune "Steaks". 

Check out the tune below:

Live Review: Wu-Tang - The Final Chamber 7/16/25 NYC Madison Square Garden

Wu-Tang Clan - The Final Chamber

w/ Run The Jewels 

7/16/25 NYC Madison Square Garden

The tour that is being billed as the The Final Chamber (the supposed last time all the living members of the Wu-Tang Clan will be on stage together) made an appearance at the world's most famous arena on Wednesday night July 16th. If this was truly a finale from Wu-Tang it was incredibly memorable and magnanimous as the Wu turned this tour stop into a celebration of not only their fantastic career, but of old-school hip-hop in general, with a host of special guests sharing the stage. 

New Single/Video from Scarlet Rae "The Reason I Could Sleep Forever"

The Los Angeles-born, New York City-based artist Scarlet Rae has a new single/video out for her tune "The Reason I Could Sleep Forever".

About the song Rae states:

Album Review: Jade Bird - Who Wants To Talk About Love

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

It is of Jade Bird's newest offering Who Wants To Talk About Love.

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

New Single from Angelsaur "Around You"

The Los Angeles based duo Angelsaur has released a new single "Around You".

Check out the tune below:

Dylan Cover #690 Lucinda Williams "It Takes A Lot to Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry"

 In this ongoing Monday Series we will be exploring various artists versions of Bob Dylan song's. Today's tune is a cover by Lucina Williams playing "It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry"

Thoughts on Original:
From the first time we tackled a cover of this song:
One of my favorite titled songs in the Dylan catalog, for some reason the title just nails an elusive feeling and perfectly works with the tune. Also contains multiple epic lines, my favorite being "I wanna be your lover babe/I don't wanna be your boss", AMEN brother Bob.  A pretty straight forward blues number musically that lends itself to cover attempts, leading to...

Cover:

Thoughts on Cover Artist:
Lucinda is powerful Americana artist who RtBE has seen quite a few times recently and will again on August 1st. 

 
Thoughts on Cover:

A smokey bluesy cover of a song that is customed made for this kind of delivery. Williams sounds great, band is on point. Solid all around. 

Full Show Friday: Lettuce 7/17/24 The Theater @ Virgin Hotel in Las Vegas, NV.

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...Lettuce!

Today we dip back to almost exactly one year ago for Lettuce's live show from The Theater at the Virgin Hotel in Las Vegas, NV. 

Pro shot, pro sound, enjoy.

Lettuce - Live at The Theater at Virgin Hotels - Las Vegas, NV (7.17.24) [Full Show] 

All Things Lettuce: https://ffm.bio/lettuce 

Setlist: Trapezoid The Lock Bowler/Rock Creek Risin' to the Top Sounds like a Party Squadlive

Album Review: Dead Pioneers - Po$t American

Dead Pioneers 

Po$t American

*** out of *****

The second full length from Dead Pioneers, titled Po$t American, is a rumbling, ranting, unsettling affair as the Denver, Colorado based outfit set out to abolish the myths, lies, and white supremacy embedded in this countries history.   

New Single/Video from Indigo De Souza "Be Like The Water"

The Asheville, North Carolina based singer/songwriter Indigo De Souza has released her newest single/video "Be Like Water".

Check out the gorgeously swelling track below:

Album Review: Sharp Pins - Radio DDR

Sharp Pins 

Radio DDR

*** out of *****

The solo project of Chicago based Kai Slater from Lifeguard is named Sharp Pins and his newest release, Radio DDR is a collection of 14 tunes that recall the Paisley Underground and dreamy indie-pop with a DIY approach as Slater dishes out twinkling tunes and easy flowing sounds with various levels of scuffed up production. 

Happy 55th Anniversary to Creedance Clearwater Revival's Cosmo's Factory

Today marks the 55th Anniversary of Creedance Clearwater Revival's Cosmo's Factory.

While Pendulum had a few hits, and was released later in 1970, Cosmo's Factory was the end of CCR's amazing run of albums starting with their self titled debut in 1968. They dropped 4 all-time great records in just two years. No one but The Beatles did that. 

Album Review: Brent Cobb & The Fixin's - Ain't Rocked In a While

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

It is of Brent Cobb & The Fixin's - Ain't Rocked In a While.

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

New Single from Kiera Jas & Whiskey Jack "Old Expressions"

The Perth, Australia based artists Kiera Jas & Whiskey Jack team up for new single "Old Expressions". This is the first time RtBE has heard of the term "Australiana" in a press release, and the idea works. 

Check out the warm and flowing duet below:

 

Dylan Cover #689 Ken Tizzard "Tangled Up In Blue" Live

n this ongoing Monday Series we will be exploring various artists versions of Bob Dylan song's. Today's tune is a live cover by Ken Tizzard playing "Tangled Up In Blue" 

Thoughts on Original:
From the first time we tackled a cover of this track:
Wow. The song that never ends, the tune that might just best sum up Dylan, if that is remotely possible. Dylan constantly toyed with this song (check out the Rolling Thunder and Real Live version's if you haven't yet) and even he knows it can't stay stagnant in one form for long, so covering it is a good bet.  Needless to say it is in the top 5 greatest songs he ever wrote if we were ranking them...hmm.

Cover:


Thoughts on Cover Artist:

This is RtBE's first time hearing Ken Tizzard who is a musician who lives in Campbellford Ontario Canada.

Thoughts on Cover:

A cool trio cover of the tune that starts a bit easy with two guitars and bass. While it picks up tempo a touch as the travels unfold, it stays tight and well sung. A cool live cover that isn't too far from the original. 

Full Show Friday: Hall & Oates - Liberty Concert 1985 Jersey City, NJ

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...Hall & Oates!

Album Review: Guts Club - Please Come Back To The Farm

Guts Club

Please Come Back To The Farm

*** out of *****

The newest release from the New Orleans, LA based doom/experimental outfit Guts Club is a capturing of the quartet's haunting power and tone. Titled Please Come Back To The Farm, the four track record finds each song running long as the band's dense sound leads to crackling and distorted speakers.

New Single from Record Thieves "Cause and Effect"

Denver, CO based Record Thieves have a new single out, "Cause and Effect".

Album Review: Corey Henry and the Treme Funktet - Live at Vaughn's

Corey Henry and the Treme Funktet 

Live at Vaughn's

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

The newest release from Corey Henry and the Treme Funktet is a live album captured at their Thursday night homebase, Vaughn's in the Bywater. The directly titled, Live at Vaughn's from Louisiana Red Hot Records, drops the listener in the small bar with the band as the party music rolls out for over an hour. 

New Single/Video from Stella and the Very Messed "Big Familiar"

The Austin, TX based rockers Stella and the Very Messed have a new single/video out "Big Familiar".

Lead Singer Stella Maxwell explains about the song:

Album Review: MonoNeon - You Had Your Chance... Bad Attitude!

MonoNeon

You Had Your Chance...Bad Attitude!

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

The newest effort from the prolific bass maestro MonoNeon, You Had Your Chance...Bad Attitude! continues his recent success from last years dynamite Quilted Stereo. The quirky artist marches to the beat of his own drummer, but this collection stays mostly in the pop/funk/R&B vein, with success. 

New Single/Video from Delicate Steve "We'll Be Friends"

The LA based guitarist Delicate Steve has released a new single, "We'll Be Friends" from his upcoming album Luke's Garage.

Check out the tune below.

Dylan Cover #688 Todd Snider "The Man In Me" 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 Todd Snider playing "The Man In Me"

Thoughts on Original:

From the first time we tackled a cover of this tune:
Almost a forgotten throw away track from Bob, which proves how great he really is, this peach of a song originally appeared on New Morning. The famous La-la-la's are so unlike Bob it instantly stands out as unique in his back catalog. "The Man In Me" is playful, loving, sincere yet deceptive. It took on an added life after showing up in the cult classic The Big Lebowski and now has a whole new generation digging its quirky sounds.  

Cover:

Thoughts on Cover Artist:

RtBE did a special focus on Todd Snider covering Dylan back in December for a month, but we didn't get to this full band live gem. So it enters the Dylan Cover Series now instead. 

Thoughts on Cover:

A shaggy, rollicking full band cover from Snider and crew that is a bit wooly and unkept. Strong vocals, guitar bass and drum. A fun ramble through a fun tune. 

Happy 55th Anniversary to The Stooges Fun House

Today marks the 55th Anniversary of The Stooges sophomore release Fun House. 

This iconic record marked a step up from their debut and still sounds raucous today. 

Enjoy The 4th of July with The Grateful Dead

The United States celebrates it's Independence today, and while the country has deep rooted issues and problems we are dealing (and not dealing) with, it is still the best country mankind has founded in our sordid history. So enjoy the outdoors, hanging safely with friends, and living life. What better soundtrack for that is there than The Grateful Dead?!?!

We took the opportunity a few years back to talk about the Best American Band question on July 4th. Now (in a tradition started years ago) we are just giving you our answer in concert form, the Grateful Dead's July 4th 1989 concert. What a doozy! It is the perfect time to bust it back out and get Truckin' Up To Buffalo.

Album Review: Ferris Blusa - And That's When I Saw Gawd

Ferris Blusa

And That's When I Saw Gawd

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

For his album And That's When I Saw Gawd, the New Orleans based hip hop artist Ferris Blusa partnered with the Madison, WI based producer Observe Since 98 to craft a full length flowing album that thematically holds together questioning televangelism, religion and more. 

Album Review: Valerie June - Owls, Omens, and Oracles

Valerie June

Owls, Omens, and Oracles

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

On her recent releases the Memphis, TN based artist Valerie June had been focusing on softer, slower, relaxing, acoustic efforts. With her sixth studio full length, Owls, Omens and Oracles, June has returned a bit to her indie-rock roots as June mixes grandiose soul, modern r&b, pop and gospel coloring the sound and tone. 

Album Review: Patterson Hood - Exploding Trees & Airplane Screams

Patterson Hood

Exploding Trees & Airplane Screams

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

The fourth solo studio album from Patterson Hood is titled Exploding Trees & Airplane Screams and it continues his personal tales of odd occurrences and knack for effective story telling through ten songs. Some of the tunes are about Hood's childhood and were written in the 70's while others deal with adulthood and were written much more recently during the Covid lockdown. 

New Single/Video from Hail The Sun "The Drooling Class"

The Chico, California based, post-hardcore band, Hail The Sun have a new single/video out, "The Drooling Class".

Check out the slamming video and tune below:

Album Review: Durand Jones & The Indications - Flowers

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

It is of Durand Jones & The Indications - Flowers. 

A retro soul album, in the vein of The Stylistics, delivers a pleasant ride. 

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

New Single from T-Ray The Violinist "High Vibration"

The New Orleans, LA based T-Ray The Violinist has a new single out "High Vibration".

Check out the dramatic mix of hip-hop, strings and more below:

New Video/Single from Madeline Kenney "Semitones"

The Oakland, CA based artist Madeline Kenney has a new single/video out for her song "Semitones".

Dylan Cover #687 Phil J Gray "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" 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 Phil J Gray playing "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" 

This month we are doing another special focus in RtBE's Dylan Covers series.

In the past we have highlighted The Byrds, Coulson-Dean-McGuiness-Flint, The Hollies, Joan Osbourne, Mountain, Betty LeVette , Reggae Covers and many more.

For June we highlight live Dylan covers from Phil J Gray 

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

Back in October 2024 we came across Mr. Gray, aka MUSIC MAN and dug his style of straight ahead, live acoustic Dylan covers. Turns out he does a bunch, so all month we will focus on him and his Bob covers.

Thoughts on Cover

A great spin through an excellent song. We end our month of June's special focus on a high note with Mr. Gray! Thanks for reading and listening. 

Full Show Friday: The Ventures 30th Anniversary

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 Ventures!

With summer kicking into high gear here in NYC, let's get some surf rock flowing for our Full Show Friday this week. This show was originally recorded in 1983 but wasn't released until 1989, the 30th anniversary of the band. 

Pro shot, Pro Sound, with a ton of guest. Full set list below. Enjoy!

The Ventures 30th Anniversary 00:00 1 Wipe Out / Guest / MAX WEINBERG 03:45 2 Tequila / Guest / JEFF BAXTER 06:36 3 Apache / Guest / PETER FRAMPTON 09:28 4 Memphis / Guest / RICK DERRINNGER 12:50 5 Telstar / Guest / CHRIS SPEDDING 15:11 6 Out Of Limits / THE RAYBEATS 17:05 7 Perfidia / Guest / ROBBY KRIEGE 19:18 8 Slaughter 0n 10th Avenue 21:21 9 Sleep Walk / Guest / JEFF BAXTER 24:40 10 Bumble Bee Twist / Guest / ROBBY KRIEGER 27:03 11 Let's Go 29:17 12 Hawaii Five-o / Guest / MAX WEINBERG 31:49 13 Pipeline / Guest / PPETER FRAMPTON & CHRIS SPEDDNG 34:59 14 Walk Don't Run The Ventures Don Wilson / Guitar Nokie Edwards / Guitar Bob Bogle / Bass Mel Taylor / Drums