Album Review: Colonel Claypool’s Fearless Flying Frog Brigade - Return of the Live Frogs: Volume 1

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

It is of Colonel Claypool’s Fearless Flying Frog Brigade - Return of the Live Frogs: Volume 1 

New Single from Ghost Hounds "Justified"

The Pittsburgh based Ghost Hounds have a new single out, "Justified".

Enjoy Memorial Day! Have a Hardcore BBQ!

Enjoy Memorial Day, have a BBQ!

We wished the Bard a happy 85th 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 85th Birthday Bob Dylan!

No one has ever been better. Happy 85th birthday Robert Allen Zimmerman aka Bob Dylan.

Enjoy a few of his best songs:

New Single from Billy Iuso "Broken Arrow"

The New Orleans rocker Billy Iuso has a new single out, "Broken Arrow".

Iuso's cover of Robbie Robertson's classic tune is a joy to listen to, check it out below:

Full Show Friday: Diana Ross - Caesar's Palace In Las Vegas 1979

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...Diana Ross!

Today we head back to Las Vegas in 1979 for the disco days with Diana Ross. 

Pro shot, pro sound, full set list below. Enjoy!

Album Review: Ghalia Volt - Burn The House Down

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

It is of Ghalia Volt's newest blues album Burn The House Down. 

New Single from Charlie & The Tropicales "Tain't It The Truth"

The New Orleans based Charlie & The Tropicales have a new single out, a cover of Ernie K Doe's "Tain't It The Truth".

RtBE are big fans of Charlie & The Tropicales, and on this track helping out are other RtBE favorites, Jon Cleary, Sally Baby Geloso, Xavier Lynn and more. 

Album Review: Kevin Morby - Little Wide Open

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

It is of Kevin Morby's newest album, Little Wide Open. 

New Single/Video from Dea Matrona "My Own Party"

The Belfast, IE based outfit Dea Matrona have a new single/video out "My Own Party". 

Abou the tune, the artists state:

Live Review: Bruce Springsteen - May 14th 2026 Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY

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

It is of Bruce Springsteen & The E-Street Band live in Brooklyn on May 16th. 

New Single/Video from The Rumble "Burn It Down"

The New Orleans based funk/Mardi Gras Indian outfit The Rumble have a new video/single out for "Burn It Down".

Happy Anniversary to Angels & Vagabonds Anyways... EP

RtBE not only writes about music, but I also create some. Angels & Vagabonds (mostly) acoustic EP titled Anyways... celebrated an anniversary recently.

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...

Dylan Cover #732 Bonker Brothers "When The Ship Comes In" 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 Bonker Brothers playing "When The Ship Comes In" 

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

One of our favorite songs from the early days of Dylan. The purest Irish Folk we felt he ever got, Joan Baez was a fan of this one and told a cool story during No Direction Home, about him being pissed at a hotel attendant and then having this song just spiral out of him. Images of the sea, the salt, the song, raiding/pillaging; a pirate song at heart. When we are looking for pure folk Dylan this one usually finds it's way to our ears.

Cover:

Thoughts on Cover Artist:

This is RtBE's first time hearing the Bonker Brothers and there is not much online about them. 

Thoughts on Cover:

A cover played with the quickness and as we have highlighted before, it has a Gaelic vibe that really works well with this song. A great pub tune played by this mysterious bunch of players. 

Happy 50th Anniversary to Warren Zevon's Self-Titled Album

On this day in 1976 Warren Zevon released Warren Zevon, and today we celebrate its 50th Anniversary. 

While Zevon released a record in 1970, this self titled album is where his solo career truly gets going.

New Single/Video from FLO "Therapy at the Club"

The London based girl group FLO have a new single/video out for the title track of their new album, "Therapy at the Club"

Full Show Friday: The White Stripes - Live in Sydney 2003

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 White Stripes!

Today we head back to 2003 and catch The White Stripes live in Sydney Australia. 

Pro shot, pro sound, set list below. Enjoy!

0:00 - Black Math 2:49 - Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground 5:28 - I Think I Smell A Rat 7:42 - Love Sick (Bob Dylan cover) 11:30 - Hotel Yorba 13:48 - Wasting My Time 16:04 - I Want To Be The Boy 19:26 - Death Letter (Son House cover) 25:02 - Grinnin' In Your Face (Son House cover) 26:54 - The Hardest Button To Button 30:45 - We're Going To Be Friends 33:26 - I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself (Bacharach/David cover) 36:05 - Ball & Biscuit 40:43 - Screwdriver 44:26 - Seven Nation Army

Album Review: Oh Dang - Big Dogs

Oh Dang

Big Dogs

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

The five piece New Orleans based outfit Oh Dang's new release, Big Dogs, mixes 90's alt-rock with alt-country, all supporting the engaging male/female lead vocals that draw the listener in. The groups second full length effort finds them expanding, evolving the the band's sound.

Happy 35th Anniversary to Primus' Sailing the Seas of Cheese

Today marks the 35th Anniversary of Primus's second studio album Sailing the Seas of Cheese. 

The best known Primus record, containing the singles "Jerry Was a Race Car Driver" and "Tommy The Cat", all behind really cool cover art. 

Album Review: Tedeschi Trucks Band - Future Soul

Tedeschi Trucks Band

Future Soul

** out of *****

Following up on their stretched out, expansive four album collection I Am The Moon, Tedeschi Trucks Band has scaled back ambitions releasing eleven shorter tracks via their new album Future Soul. While professional and pleasant the group never lives up to the album title promise.