If you were a serious music fan or just out-right music geek, it was hard to miss coming across the work of JEM RECORDS in the late 70s and early 80s. For power pop fans, the most powerful and best example of their influence was importing the Japanese release of “At Budokan” from Cheap Trick […]
SEPTEMBER 2019 REVIEWS by Mike Baron THE ANDERSON COUNCIL: Worlds Collide (Jem) Elegantly orchestrated hooks and harmonies, somewhat reminiscent of The Posies and the latest Vegas With Randolph, with forays into Jellyfish and ELO territory. “Lord Cornelius” in particular could have come off the latest Vegas, while “Camden Town” radiates Britpop, with the charm of “Penny Lane” […]
JANGLE ON! Early Fall 2019 by Eric Sorensen Summer has seen a flurry of live music shows – Parthenon Huxley & Friends (who encored with the 60s nugget “96 Tears”) and the John Jorgenson Bluegrass Band – and some terrific free outdoor concerts featuring local favorites like the 19th Street Band, Shenandoah Run and Last […]