Stereogum —
Every year, New Jersey indie greats Yo La Tengo play a run of eight shows on every night of Hanukkah. For those gigs, they bring in special guests and play unexpected covers, and it looks like it’s always a great time. The shows used to happen a... more info
Aquarium Drunkard —
Diamonds From the Deepest Ocean is a new series exploring classic Bob Dylan bootlegs from the CD era. Before broadband internet, YouTube, and bottomless hard drives overflowing with FLACs, many Dylan fans relied on the grey market to gain entry into... more info
JamBase — Joe Russo's Almost Dead broke out a cover of Bob Dylan's "Shelter From The Storm" to end their Saturday night show at The Riviera Theatre in Chicago. more info
Aquarium Drunkard — Mandolin legend David Grisman spoke with AD about jazz, mandolin, his long partnership with Jerry Garcia, when Bob Dylan hit him up for lessons, and the new edition of the Garcia/Grisman jazz collection, So What, on vinyl for the first time.
The pos... more info
Obscure Sound — Also heralded for his renditions of Bob Dylan material, Swedish singer/songwriter Vargen showcases his own stirring songwriting throughout his new self-titled album. In its range of heartrending folk-forward balladry and sweltering rock adornments, t... more info
L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Cat Power's new album re-creates the 1966 Bob Dylan concert in England that scandalized folk purists and marked a turning point for Dylan and for rock. more info
Stereogum —
In a
New York Times interview earlier this year, the Rolling Stone co-founder said some terrible and revealing things about the way that he regards women and Black artists. Wenner was promoting his book The Masters, a collection of interviews wit... more info
JamBase — Release Day Picks this week highlight new albums by André 3000, Dolly Parton, Kurt Vile, Luther Dickinson, Big Something, Squeaky Feet, John Medeski, Bob Dylan and Frank Zappa. more info