New Video/Single from Kristeen Young "Numbers"

The NYC based artist, Kristeen Young has a new single out "Numbers".

Full Show Friday: Shaboozey LIVE in San Francisco

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...Shaboozey!

Here is Shaboozey LIVE in San Francisco. 

Pro shot, pro sound. Enjoy:

Album Review: The Rolling Stones - Foreign Tongues

The Rolling Stones 

Foreign Tongues

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

In reviewing The Rolling Stones previous release, 2023's Hackney Diamonds, I stated:

No one outside of the band needed A Bigger Bang in 2005, and the same holds true for Hackney Diamonds in 2023. Also, no one should ever tell artists when to quit, and the fact that Mick, Keith, and Ronnie wanted to go through the writing/recording/release process all over again (with a host of A list friends helping them out) is perfectly fine.

The same holds true for their follow-up, 2026's Foreign Tongues, which is a better, yet still inconsequential, record from one of the greatest rock and roll bands of all-time.  

New Single/Video from Vingulmork "Krigserklæring"

The Oslo quartet Vingulmork have released their newest single, "Krigserklæring".

Album Review: Thomas Dollbaum - Birds of Paradise

Thomas Dollbaum

Birds of Paradise

**** out of *****

The newest offering from the Tampa-born, New Orleans-based singer/songwriter Thomas Dollbaum is a collection of tunes that reflect on lost friends, loves and mortality. Mixing poetic, avian inspired lyrics focused on nature with engaging Southern influenced indie-rock is a successful combination throughout Birds of Paradise. 

New Single/Video from Kelly Hunt "Dreamer"

Recorded at The Cypress House in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, the folk singer Kelly Hunt delivers the single/video, "Dreamer". 

Album Review: Pokey LaFarge - Rent Money

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

It is of Pokey LaFarge's newest album, Rent Money. 

New Video/Single from Max Bien Kahn "Skipping Stones"

New video/single from San Francisco-born, New Orleans-based, multi- instrumentalist Max Bien Kahn, "Skipping Stones". 

The easy flowing, domestic based tune is a fun stroll. Check it out below:

Album Review: Betty Moon - Strangely Beautiful EP

Betty Moon

Strangely Beautiful

*** out of *****

The newest EP from the Los Angeles, CA based artist Betty Moon is her first record of original material since Cosmicoma in 2021. Titled Strangely Beautiful, the artist delivers five efforts that run the gamut of styles. 

Dylan Cover #748 Dolbro Dan - "The Ballad of Hollis Brown" 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 Dolbro Dan doing "The Ballad of Hollis Brown"

Thoughts on Dylan Original:

From the first time we tackled a cover of this tune:
One of the most bleak and powerful songs of Dylan's strongest period, "The Ballad of Hollis Brown" is like the mentioned shotgun blast and story told to the listener; fierce.  Instantly a kinship is felt with the central character and as the situation becomes more direr, horrific and finally (somehow) hope creeps in.  The last lines are some of Dylan's best as the murder happens and yet optimism or at least irony flows through via "There's Seven New People Born"...The wheel keeps on a'spinnin'.    

Cover:


Thoughts of Cover Artist:
This is our first time hearing Dolbro Dan who is an alternative folk singer/songwriter from Northern Ireland

Thoughts on Cover:

An acoustic, straight ahead cover that keeps the ominous feeling and bleakness of the original. A well done cover. 

Full Show Friday: Ramones - US Fest 1982

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...Ramones!

On a day when NYC is certainly in the news, here is one of NYC's greatest bands of all-time. The Ramones. Here they are at the US Festival in September 1982...bringing the streets of NYC to sunny Cali. 

Happy 25th Anniversary to Bob Dylan's Love And Theft

Happy 25th Anniversary to Bob Dylan's late career masterpiece, Love And Theft. 

Unfortunately released on September 11th 2001, this album sits favorably with Dylan's best records. 

Album Review: Samantha Fish - Paper Doll Live

Samantha Fish

Paper Doll Live

**** out of *****

The Kansas City born, New Orleans based, blues/rock guitarist Samantha Fish makes her way by performing live hundreds of nights a year and has done so for decades. Now comes Paper Doll Live, her first official live album on Rounder Records, capturing the immensely talented Fish and her band's energetic show.  

New Single/Video from The Meffs "Where Did It All Go Wrong?"

The Essex, England based punks The Meffs have released a new video/single, "Where Did It All Go Wrong?"

Album Review: Grateful Dead - Dave's Picks 59: 9/26/91 Boston, MA

Grateful Dead

Dave's Picks 59 9/26/91 Boston, MA

** out of *****

Standard disclaimer: When reviewing any Grateful Dead release at this point, it needs to be noted that a lot of the truly great shows from the band have already been professionally released. (If you are new to them, check out RtBE's Beginners Guide to The Grateful Dead Part's one and two.) 

With their vast back catalog on archive.org and all of their previous releases, including the ongoing Dave's Picks, the band's selections are running thin when it comes to must own, professionally released concerts.

That said, the Grateful Dead organization still release shows because rabid fans (RtBE included) will listen to everything they put out. So let's dive in...

New Double Single from Alana Markel "Not Likely" and "Not Likely 2"

The Brooklyn based Alana Markel has released a new 'double single' with "Not Likely" and "Not Likely 2".

Album Review: The Go - Free Electricity

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

It is of The Go's 'long lost' album Free Electricity. 

New Video/Single from Eliza Edens "Death Drive"

The Brooklyn based artist Eliza Edens has a new video/single out "Death Drive". 

New Video/Single Eric Johanson "Shake the Fever"

The New Orleans based blues/rock artist Eric Johanson has a new video/single out, "Shake the Fever".

Check out the bad ass, ripping single below:

Dylan Cover #747 Ron Talley "Union Sundown"

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  playing "Union Sundown"

Thoughts on Original:
From what has become an annual tradition here and here:
Wanted to pick this one for Labor Day as it is Dylan's take on the lack of US manufacturing jobs as well as the increasing flux of capitalism in society and the death of unions. The idea of greed taking over is nothing new, but this song seems to come from an impulsive Dylan (a lot do) and shows up on Infidel's of which Dylan has commented something along the lines of "Those songs stuck around too long".  

Ideas seem to be a bit jumbled on this disk, but not on this tune. His lament at no good paying jobs for American workers is clear, but he isn't passing the buck. It is all of HIS products that are foreign made, this isn't a plea for change as a younger Dylan might have done; it is a simple statement of fact...and a sad one at that.  

Having grown up in a extremely pro-Labor house hold, I just wanted to point this tune out and the fact that Dylan wrote it over 40 years ago, and things have only gotten worse... Happy Labor Day....

Cover:


Thoughts on Cover Artist:

We have featured Ron Talley a few times already in this series. Here is one more from the singer songwriter from Albuquerque, New Mexico.. 

Thoughts on Cover:

A good acoustic cover that Talley's says he plays loose, but is pretty solid to these ears. Harmonica and singing, along with acoustic strums, deliver real feeling.