(Above: Alejandro Escovedo soundchecks “Lucky Day” during a recent stop at Knuckleheads in Kansas City, Mo.) By Joel Francis The Kansas City Star In a career that spans four decades, Alejandro Escovedo has worked with Bruce Springsteen, Willie Nelson, Mickey Raphael, Ian Hunter, Whiskeytown, a string quartet and a host of other talents in his [...]
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Review: Alejandro Escovedo
Posted in Concert review, Kansas City Star, tagged Alejandro Escovedo, Americana, Bloodshot records, Bruce Springsteen, Cody Wyoming, Davey's Uptown Rambler's Club, Ian Hunter, Matt Kessler, Mickey Raphael, Midwestern Musical Co., Rolling Stones, Ryan Adams, Whiskeytown, Willie Nelson on November 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Review: “The Art of the LP”
Posted in book review, tagged Abraxas, Ben Wardle, Black Crowes, Born in the USA, Bruce Springsteen, Classic album covers, Funkadelic, Johnny Morgan, Miles Davis, Nevermind, Nirvana, On the Corner, protest music, Santana, Sly and the Family Stone, Sonny Rollins, spinal tap, The art of the LP, the Scorpions, Vietnam protest, Village Vanguard on November 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
(Above: Jay-Z takes fans behind the scenes for the making of the cover for his 2009 release “The Blueprint 3.”) By Joel Francis The Daily Record There is no shortage of books on album artwork. Pick a decade, genre or label and you’ll likely have several volumes to choose among. Johnny Morgan and Ben Wardle [...]
Woody Guthrie – “Deportees (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)”
Posted in Song Review, tagged Arlo Guthrie, Billy Bragg, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Byrds, Concrete Blonde, Dolly Parton, farm workers, folk music, human rights, illegal immigration, Johnny Cash, Kingston Trio, Labor Day, Los Lobos, Los Super Seven, migrant workers, Old Crow Medicine Show, Pete Seeger, Peter Paul and Mary, SB 1070, slavery, the Highwaymen, Willie Nelson, Woody Guthrie on September 6, 2010 | 2 Comments »
(Above: Arlo Guthrie pays tribute to his father as their friend Pete Seeger aids in a performance of “Deportees (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos).”) By Joel Francis The Daily Record Illegal immigration is a hot-button topic in the current political landscape, but it is hardly a new issue. In January, 1948, a plane crashed carrying [...]
15 x 15
Posted in Song Review, tagged Alexis Korner, Alphaville, Beastie Boys, Behind Blue Eyes, Boogie Down Productions, Bruce Springsteen, Changes, Chess blues, Creep, David Bowie, Devil's Right Hand, Dion, Emmylou Harris, Eric Clapton, Fight For Your Right To Party, Flaming Lips, Hoochie Coochie Man, James Brown, Janis Joplin, Jay-Z, Joan Baez, Joey Ramone, Johnny Cash, Joni Mitchell, Kanye West, KRS-One, Ladies of the Canyon, Led Zeppelin, Let It Be, Limp Bizkit, Long Black Veil, Louis Armstrong, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Muddy Waters, Napoleon Dynamite, Paul McCartney, Radiohead, Sammy Hagar, Stairway to Heaven, Steve Earle, Steven Seagal, The Band, the Beatles, the Who, Van Halen, Wayne Coyne, What A Wonderful World, Young MC on September 3, 2010 | 4 Comments »
(Above: The only acceptable version of “Hoochie Coochie Man.”) By Joel Francis The Daily Record A fun game has been going around the internet recently: Name 15 albums that influenced your taste in music today in 15 minutes. Because we never play anything straight up at The Daily Record, we twisted the rules a little [...]
Review: Old 97s, Lucero
Posted in Concert review, Kansas City Star, tagged alt-country, Back To Rockville, Ben Nichols, Bloodshot records, Bruce Springsteen, Dick Dale, E Street Band, Ed, Lucero, No Depression, Old 97s, R.E.M., REM, Rhett Miller, Scrubs on August 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
(Above: The Old 97s road-test the new song “Every Night Is Friday Night Without You.”) By Joel Francis The Kansas City Star The 16-year history of the Texas-born Old 97s follows a trajectory well worn by other bands: start out with plenty of youthful energy and fire in the belly and gradually grow more mellow and/or pop-oriented. [...]
Edwin Starr – “War”
Posted in Motown, Song Review, tagged 25 Miles, 9/11, banned songs, Bruce Springsteen, Clear Channel, corporate censorship, Dennis Edwards, Edwin Starr, Hitsville U.S.A., John Lennon, Louis Armstrong, Norman Whitfield, Paul Williams, protest music, psychedelic soul, Temptations on May 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Edwin Starr – “War,” Pop #1, R&B #1 By Joel Francis The Daily Record The Temptations had cut other political songs, such as “Message for a Black Man,” before they recorded the original version of “War” in 1969. Although the songs were generally well-received, they were closer to Norman Whitfield songs featuring the Temptations’ vocals [...]
Review: “Big Man” by Clarence Clemons
Posted in book review, tagged Big Man, book review, Bruce Springsteen, Clarence Clemons, Don Reo, E Street Band on November 27, 2009 | 2 Comments »
(Above: Clarence Clemons, the Big Man, recalls the phone call that put the E Street Band on hiatus for 10 years.) By Joel Francis Legions of dedicated Bruce Springsteen fans have no doubt haunted hotel bars after concerts in hopes of being able to buy their heroes a drink and soak in their stories. In [...]
Bruce Springsteen rocks the Hall (part 2)
Posted in Album review, Concert review, review, tagged Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen, Chuck Berry, E Street Band, E Street reunion, Jerry Lee Lewis, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Rock Hall, Rock Hall Live, U2, Wilson Pickett on October 30, 2009 | 2 Comments »
(Above: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band back Chuck Berry at the 1995 Concert for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland.) By Joel Francis “Rock Hall Live,” an exquisite nine DVD box set of performances and speeches from the past 25 years of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremonies [...]
Bruce Springsteen rocks the Hall (part one)
Posted in Music history, review, tagged Aerosmith, Axl Rose, B.B. King, Beach Boys, Beatles, Ben E. King, Bo Diddley, Bruce Springsteen, Carl Perkins, Creedence Clearwater Revival, E Street Band, George Harrison, Guns N Roses, Jackson Browne, Jeff Beck, John Fogerty, Max Weinberg, Mick Jagger, Paul Schaffer, Ringo Starr, Robbie Robertson, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Rock Hall, Rolling Stones, Roy Orbison, Smokey Robinson, The Band, Thunder Road, Tina Turner on October 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
(Above: Bruce Springsteen isn’t even close to being the biggest legend onstage in this historic performance of “I Saw Her Standing There” from 1987.) By Joel Francis “Rock Hall Live,” an exquisite nine DVD box set of performances and speeches from the past 25 years of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremonies is [...]
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Grandpa’s Got A Brand New Bag
Posted in Industry commentary, tagged Billy Joel, Bob Marley, Bruce Springsteen, E Street Band, Elton John, Fleetwood Mac, Heart, James Taylor, Lilith Fair, Paul McCartney, Paul Simon, Sarah McLachlan, the Original Wailers on July 21, 2010 | 1 Comment »
(Above: “Jefferson Jericho Blues” is one of several new songs Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers have been regularly playing on their tour this summer.) By Joel Francis The Daily Record The sets Heart and Sarah McLachlan delivered back-to-back at last week’s Lilith Fair were studies in contrast. Sure their styles are wildly divergent, but each [...]
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