Dexys Midnight Runners - Too-Rye-Ay

Music Reviews: Dexys Midnight Runners, plus Jethro Tull and an Eric Andersen Tribute

Dexys’ Do-over Kevin Rowland’s overlooked 1999 album, My Beauty, got a deserved second chance with its 2020 rerelease. Now Too-Rye-Ay, the sophomore LP from Rowland’s band, Dexys Midnight Runners, is getting another shot in the spotlight as well, thanks to a recently issued three-CD 40th-anniversary edition. Unlike My Beauty, Too-Rye-Ay didn’t go unnoticed when it […]

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Music & Film Reviews: Carly Simon ‘Live at Grand Central,’ plus Iggy & the Stooges, R&B from the 1940s, and Robert Forster

Carly’s Surprise The most you can usually hope for when you walk into New York City’s Grand Central Station is that your train will be on time, but travelers on April 2, 1995, got something more: a surprise concert by Carly Simon. The show—the first live performance in 14 years for the performer, who suffers […]

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Music Reviews: Grateful Dead’s Bob Weir, the Impressions with Jerry Butler, Orchestra Gold, & Howdy Glenn

Bob Weir, the Impressions with Jerry Butler, Orchestra Gold, & Howdy Glenn “Hey, That Sounds Like a Dead Album” Though Bob Weir’s name is on the cover, 1972’s Ace sounds like a Grateful Dead album because…well, that’s what it is. True, Weir provided all the lead vocals for the record, which was ostensibly his solo […]

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