Dylan Cover #743 Virgil Kinsley "Highway 61" 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 Virgil Kinsley 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 pulling out 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 Virgil Kinsley who is a musician with a special focus on Bob, so this may not be the last time he shows up in this series.... 

Thoughts on Cover:

A sped up number that finds Kinsley delivering the solo upbeat blues with ease. Most surprising is the use of the Siren Whistle, I am not sure any of our other covers of this tune deployed it? A fun cover with the original whistle sound added for extra spice. 

 

New Single/Video from little image "Always Ends"

The Dallas, TX alt-rock outfit little image have a new video/single out, "Always Ends".

Check out the European shot, black and white video below:

Full Show Friday: 10,000 Maniacs - MTV Unplugged 1993

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...10,000 Maniacs!

Some months our Full Show Friday's will have a special focus on specific artists, years, venues, tv shows, festivals or some combo of it all. 

This months Full Show Friday Series focuses on concerts from MTV's Unplugged Series.

Album Review: Ween - 12 Golden Country Greats 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition

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

It is of Ween's recent archive release, 12 Golden Country Greats 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition. 

New Single/Video from Margaret Glaspy "Reminder"

The NYC based singer Margaret Glaspy has a new single/video out for her single "Reminder". Her new album comes out tomorrow (Friday 8/7) on ATO Records. 

About the song the artist states:

Live Review: Phish - July 2026 MSG "Phish In Five"

Phish

July 2026 MSG

"Phish In Five"

The Vermont jamband kings Phish made a special extended stop on 2026's summer tour at their home away from home, Madison Square Garden, offering up special shows dedicated to their past. The five shows, July 22, 24, 25, 27, and 29 were the band's 92nd, 93rd, 94th, 95th and 96th times playing "The World's Most Famous Arena". 

In Phish's fun loving manner, they took the opportunity to play special shows with songs written on or before those years. The 7/22 show was dedicated to the band's 1992 self and so on. The combination of Phish playing as locked in as they have in years, with a focus on their early songs, was just too good to miss, so RtBE saddled up for all of them. 

Each night we will discuss pluses and minuses, but overall this run was a very special, high quality offering from the band that will be held on par with the group's historic Baker's Dozen run nine years ago. There were very few negatives as each night was unique, energetic and worth attending as Phish continues to deliver in leaps and bounds for their fans. 

Album Review: Sonic Youth - Diamond Seas

Sonic Youth 

Diamond Seas

**** out of *****

One of the more intriguing Record Store Day releases this year comes from Sonic Youth who worked with John Oswald for this unique offering. Back in the early 90's Phil Lesh of The Grateful Dead approached Oswald about a project using his "plunderphonics" style, the result was Greyfolded, By piecing together various live versions of the Grateful Dead classic "Dark Star" Oswald managed to create something new and exciting (RtBE has been a fan of this since it's release). Now he shifts his talents to SY doing the same thing for their most experimental jam, "The Diamond Sea".

Album Review: Angine de Poitrine - Vol II

Angine de Poitrine

Vol II

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

The viral sensation Angine de Poitrine's second release, directly titled Vol II, refines their unique blend of instrumental madness. The polka-dotted duo use their groove to warp original tunes with delirious energy.  

New Single/Video from HAAi "Ignition (feat Echonomist)"

The London based HAAi (aka Teneil Throssell) has shared a new track, "Ignition (feat Echonomist)".

About the song the artist states:

Album Review: Bequest - On Hills Will Death Play

Bequest

On Hills Will Death Play

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

The Philadelphia, PA based punk outfit Bequest have a new offering out, On Hills Will Death Play. It is a slapping seven song EP and a strong statement from the group, which is made up from members of eX-Tradition, Kinetic Orbital Strike, and The Damage. The trio mixes in sludgy grime laden bass and aggressive riffs as the angst and power is all pushed along by killer drums. 

Dylan Cover #742 The Album Show "Everything is Broken" 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 The Album Show playing "Everything is Broken"

Thoughts on Original:

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

If Bob wasn't the Bard "Everything Is Broken" would just be another tossed off song. However, is anything with Dylan just simply tossed off? Well..yeah...this song certainly feels tossed off to me...sorry. Oh Mercy is a hell of an album, one of Dylan's classics, and this song is fine, it just can't even stand close to any of his all-time gems, not remotely close. One of the reasons I started this cover series was to show how amazing The Bard's songs are in just about anyone's hands, but if the original of this tune was written by Joe Schmo would people think it was great, or is it just the Dylan name that gives it clout?  

Cover:

Thoughts on Cover Artist:

This is the first time RtBE has come across The Album Show who are Sydney, Australia based tribute act.  

Thoughts on Cover:

A bluesy grooving cover of the tune, that sticks pretty close to the original. A fun spin.