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TVD Radar: Rain Parade, Crashing Dream deluxe reissue in stores 5/30

VIA PRESS RELEASE | Seminal Paisley Underground band Rain Parade announced today that they will release a deluxe edition of their 1985 “lost double album” Crashing Dream on Friday May 30 via Label 51 Recordings, run by Bill Hein, who headed up Enigma Records, the label that originally signed the band in the eighties.

This new, deluxe version of Crashing Dream features a remastered album on compact disc, vinyl, and digital formats and boasts an additional full album of previously unreleased, live, and alternate versions of tracks recorded at sessions and venues for this release.

“Rain Parade were excited that a major label was interested in us, but it became apparent pretty quickly that we had limited support within the Island Records infrastructure,” said the Rain Parade’s Matt Piucci. “The rumors that we were breaking up are false, as we played a US tour upon our return from the UK to support the record.”

“We began working on new material soon as we returned and those demos are on this release, as well as the demos for the Island album as well. It’s an old story, huge label signs band and has no clue what to do with them. We love these songs and are glad they are getting their proper due.”

This new expanded edition features a gatefold album jacket and CD packaging with extensive liner notes and photos from the era when Crashing Dream was recorded. Additionally, several tracks on the expanded edition are from Demolition, a very limited edition CD that the band self-released in 1991, an official “bootleg” of Crashing Dream demos. Demolition has been unavailable for 30 years. All of these recordings have recently been remastered by Rain Parade’s producer Jim Hill.

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Graded on a Curve:
Bob Dylan,
Time Out of Mind

Celebrating Bob Dylan in advance of his 83rd birthday tomorrow.
Ed.

Lots of supposedly sane folks shouted “Masterpiece!” when Bob Dylan’s Time Out of Mind came out in 1997; Elvis Costello, to pick a seemingly sober-minded celebrity name out of a hat, said, “I think it might be the best record he’s made.”

Hoo ha, said I. Sure, Time Out of Mind was a marked–no, make that very marked–improvement on the rather desultory couple of albums he’d released before it. So if you wanted to call it a resounding comeback, that was fine by me. But masterpiece? Forget about it.

Well, time has softened me some. I still wouldn’t call Time Out of Mind a masterpiece–so far as I’m concerned Dylan stopped producing them in the mid-seventies, at latest. But it includes at least one song that stands with the very best of his work and a couple of others that are pretty damn good, and that’s not bad for an artist who was born before America entered WWII.

And the album as a whole is noteworthy for its unremittingly dark tone. Dylan sounds lost, desperate even; love makes him sick and has him all mixed up, things are disintegrating, and while it’s not dark yet, it’s getting there. This baby is one long twilight stroll through the graveyard of Dylan’s mind, and he’s not whistling; he taking a reckoning, and wondering whether the journey was worth the cost.

Time Out of Mind is an autumnal, and even elegiac, work; you can practically hear the shadows gathering. The dark and sublimely lovely “Not Dark Yet” is the album’s linchpin and one of the greatest songs Dylan will ever write. On it Dylan finally looks back, if only because there doesn’t seem much ahead; “Behind every beautiful thing,” he sings, “There’s been some kind of pain.” This is the sound of a man sinking beneath his burden of years, and you’re forced to wonder; does he fear the darkness, or look forward to it?

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TVD Radar: The
Podcast with Dylan Hundley, Episode 183: Andi Harriman

Andi Harriman is a NY-based DJ, producer, music journalist, and the boss of the party/label, SYNTHICIDE, which promotes live and DJ events all over NYC. She is the author of Some Wear Leather, Some Wear Lace, the worldwide compendium of post-punk and goth in the 1980s. She is also an EBM artist, and you can find her work as Andi on Bandcamp and wherever you stream.

We recently spoke about her upbringing in a Pentecostal family in Appalachia, how she first discovered the ’80s Goth subculture, our shared love of Depeche Mode, and her unending energy to create environments that support lovers of darker and synth-driven sounds from multiple genres without barriers. We both agree that there should be more women everywhere.

I really love everything Andi makes and think she has an amazing story. I suggest heading over to Synthicide on Instagram, where you can keep track of the events. You can find Andi’s page @andi80s, which has links to her music and piles of great stuff, including vinyl, over on Bandcamp on the Synthicide page.

Radar features discussions with artists and industry leaders who are creators and devotees of music and is produced by Dylan Hundley and The Vinyl District. Dylan Hundley is an artist and performer and the co-creator and lead singer of Lulu Lewis and all things at Darling Black. She co-curates and hosts Salon Lulu, a New York-based multidisciplinary performance series. She is also a cast member of the iconic New York film Metropolitan.

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Graded on a Curve:
Dope Lemon,
Kimosabè

Whenever I find myself growing grim about the mouth; (I’m quoting Ishmael from Moby-Dick here) whenever it is a damp, drizzly November in my soul; whenever I find myself pausing involuntarily before coffin warehouses, and bringing up the rear of every funeral I meet; and especially whenever my hypos get such an upper hand of me, that it requires a strong moral principle to prevent me from deliberately stepping into the street, and methodically knocking people’s hats off—then, I account it high time to listen to some Dope Lemon as soon as I can.

Because Dope Lemon (aka Angus Stone) has done the whole wide world a favor by inventing a whole new genre of music I call stoner yacht rock, and verily it is as efficacious a remedy for the hypos as ever devised by the hand of mortal man. From the moment I first heard “Miami Baby” from Dope Lemon’s 2023 LP Kimosabè, damp, drizzly November vacated my soul, and from there I went on to listen to his other four albums, and I haven’t methodically knocked off a hat since. Haven’t paused before any coffin warehouses either. I’ve been too mellow,

I simply haven’t heard music this chill in eons. Listening to Dope Lemon is like sailing a sea of blissful narcotics in a pleasure craft made out of honey and gold—I’m talking about some classic laid-back yacht rock with the occasional psychedelic overlay, and the guy’s lyrics are smart and he’s funny to boot. And if you take his lyrics at face value—and I don’t see why you shouldn’t—he sure does love his drugs.

Take the opening lines from the great “John Belushi” from 2025’s Golden Wolf, his latest: “I’m doped out, self-medicated at all times.” Which he follows shortly thereafter with “Chain me up to the fridge and sell tickets/I’m a freakshow and I want more.” You wanna see the yacht Dope Lemon’s on you’re going to have to look up, way up just left of the crescent moon, because that boy is sailing.

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A morning mix of news for the vinyl inclined

In rotation: 5/23/25

Fakenham, UK | Top Tracks record shop opening in Cattle Street, Fakenham: A woman who has overcome breast cancer is opening a new record shop. Racheal Battley, who used to co-own a similar shop in Cromer alongside a business partner, is launching her own store in Fakenham on Thursday. “I opened a record and vintage shop in 2023 with a friend,” Ms Battley said. “It was brilliant, but unfortunately, I received a breast cancer diagnosis and had to pull out and get surgery. “I feel 100pc now and I just really want to push on. I want to make the most of life and grab opportunities when I have them.” Top Tracks is opening in Cattle Street and will be an oasis for all music lovers. The store will sell vinyl records and CDs, as well as other music memorabilia. Music from the 1960s onwards will be stocked at Top Tracks, which stems from Racheal’s own personal collection. “My partner and I are vinyl lovers,” she said. “It has grown out of that really.”

Birmingham, UK | Birmingham vinyl record store reopens in historic arcade: IGNITE record Store—the indie vinyl destination founded by local music legend Rich Perri—has found a new home in Birmingham city centre. For lovers of classic vinyl and Birmingham’s music scene, there’s now a new reason to visit historic Great Western Arcade. IGNITE has relocated there from the closed Oasis Market for a minimum eight weeks’ pop-up. The music store is now surrounded by some of Birmingham’s best independents and boutique stores. Rich is no stranger to the city’s music scene—he worked at the city’s legendary Tempest Records for 12 years from the age of 18, before founding IGNITE at Oasis Market in 2010. IGNITE’s relocation to Great Western Arcade ensures there continues to be an “independent” choice for music lovers

Phoenix, AZ | Popular Phoenix record store closes its doors after years in the Valley: A long-time record store in Phoenix will be closing its doors for good. The Record Room has been in the Valley for over a decade and has gained a large following among vinyl lovers. The store opened in 2012 in Old Town Scottsdale by long-time Sunnyslope residents John Rose and his wife, Holly. After needing more room to expand their collection, they moved their shop to their Phoenix location near Interstate 17 and Dunlap Avenue. The shop has gained a large following and is known for its intimate live performances and DJ gigs. It also has thousands of vinyls ranging from pop, rock, jazz, and more. Almost every vinyl is used, making it ideal for newbies or those wanting to add to their collection for a bargain. “A record store has been kind of a special place. I just love browsing,” said customer Fred Fisher.

Callander, ON | Callander Bay Records bring the vinyl to the Bay: Vendors from across the province convene at the Elk’s Lodge this Sunday. Prepare to dig through some stacks, because the North Bay Spring Record Show returns to the Elk’s Lodge in North Bay this Sunday, May 25. “Everything is going great, the room is ready to go, and the vendors are looking forward to the event,” said Jamie Strawn, who along with Kristi Pearce, organizes the event. Pearce and Strawn run Callander Bay Records on Callander’s Main Street, and twice a year, Spring and Fall, the two organize a large record show in North Bay. This year, Strawn said there are plenty of vendors from across the province, and there will be a large display of retro video games as well, which is new for the show. Rest assured, there will still be near-endless stacks of vinyl to sift through, so odds are you’ll be able to scratch a few titles off your must-have list. Either way, expect to see plenty of LPs, 45s, CDs, and many collectibles as well. Plus, the Elks are opening the bar for the occasion, Strawn said.

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TVD Live Shots:
Daryl Hall at Royal Albert Hall, 5/19

Daryl Hall has written some of the greatest pop songs of the last fifty years. That much isn’t up for debate. He’s a national treasure who deserves every bit of reverence he gets. But he’s also human. And Monday night at Royal Albert Hall, that humanity was on full display.

It took a while for things to click. From the opening song, it was clear there were sound issues. Not the first time this month either. A few weeks ago, Roger Daltrey literally stopped his show in this same venue and fired his drummer on the spot. Hall didn’t go that far, but he spent much of the first stretch of the gig behind a grand piano, half-joking with the crowd and clearly frustrated he couldn’t hear them properly. The vibe was a little off, but the goodwill in the room kept it from derailing.

The setlist blended the past and present. There was plenty of Hall & Oates for the fans who came to relive the hits, but Hall also leaned into his new solo album D. Songs like “Can’t Say No to You,” “The Whole World’s Better,” and “Walking in Between Raindrops” sat nicely in the set. Polished, soulful, and drenched in that smooth yacht rock sheen. It made me wonder why Daryl Hall and Michael McDonald have never done a record together. Seems like a no-brainer.

“Too Much Information” was a standout. It had that familiar Hall & Oates bounce, slick but gritty, the kind of groove that makes you nod before the chorus even hits. It felt less like a throwback and more like a reminder that Hall still knows exactly how to write a hook.

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TVD Live Shots: Badbadnotgood with Baby Rose at Globe
Iron, 5/14

Toronto jazz standouts, Badbadnotgood, transformed Cleveland’s newest venue, Globe Iron (side note: it’s awesome), into a fully immersive, visual, and sonic Art with a capital “A” experience this past Wednesday night.

Their style is collaborative in spirit and practice, so it’s no surprise that they chose to share the bill with up-and-coming Fayetteville singer/songwriter, Baby Rose, who joined BBNG mid-set to perform songs off her 2024 EP, “Slow Burn,” among others. Additionally, they employed the services of artist Sylvain Chaussée, who uses custom 16mm film projectors to display video and images that synchronize to the music in real time. The result is, as mentioned, Art of the hypnotic sort.

Chester Hansen (bass), Alexander Sowinski (drums), and Leland Whitty (sax, flute, guitar) make up the core trio of Badbadnotgood, but in recent years they’ve been joined in the studio and on stage by Juan Carlos Medrano Magallanes (percussion), Felix Fox (keyboards), and Kae Murphy (trumpet). Between them all, talent is truly staggering. Their set leaned heavily on 2024’s Mid Spiral, but also gave love to earlier albums. One particular moment of “wow” was Whitty’s stunning 10-minute sax solo during “Unfolding (Momentum 73).”

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TVD Radar: Jeffrey Runnings, Piqued in stores 7/11

VIA PRESS RELEASE | Independent Project Records (IPR) announced that they are releasing the posthumous, final solo album from Jeffrey Runnings, Piqued, on Friday July 11 on vinyl, CD and digital formats. All formats will include four bonus tracks of rare recordings from the late ’80s. Pre-save and pre-order the album HERE.

The first single from Piqued, “Batman Forever,” is out today on all streaming services. Runnings was the creative force and guiding light behind Nebraska post-punk pioneers For Against. Runnings died on Monday, March 3 due to stage 4 cancer as reported in Pitchfork.

Some forty years after a fan letter from Nebraska resulted in Independent Project Records commencing a decades-long collaboration with post-punk cult favorites turned dream pop visionaries For Against, Piqued is the last album from For Against’s chief songwriter, lead singer, bass player, and only constant member, Jeffrey Runnings.

Piqued is a celebration of the artist’s lifelong quest for a sound that, stripped to the bones, is all the more powerful and cathartic for its restraint. Recorded by Runnings at home on an old 8-track cassette machine, the album plays just like a late ‘80s mixtape, lovingly compiled to showcase the beautiful emptiness of post-punk’s more eloquently quiet peaks.

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Graded on a Curve:
Sun Ra,
The Futuristic Sounds
of Sun Ra

Remembering Sun Ra, born on this day in 1914.Ed.

No musician better fits the descriptor “beyond category” than Herman Poole Blount, aka the late, great Sun Ra. Indeed, those simply assessing him as one stone mug in free jazz’s Mt. Rushmore have clearly not listened to much of the man’s stuff. The Futuristic Sounds of Sun Ra, originally released in 1962 on the Savoy label, is recognizably a jazz record, but it’s only tangentially freeform. And yet, it’s consistently exploratory as it blends edgy, advanced post-bop with aspects familiar to the Exotica genre. 

Upon release, The Futuristic Sounds of Sun Ra, the pianist-composer-bandleader’s fourth LP and first to be cut outside of Chicago, didn’t exactly make a big splash, even with the ostensible muscle of a long-extant record label behind it; the prior two Sun Ra albums, 1959’s Jazz in Silhouette and ’57’s Super-Sonic Jazz, were self-released micro-editions on Sun Ra’s now legendary imprint El Saturn, and his debut, also from ’57, Jazz by Sun Ra (aka Sun Song, the title Delmark gave it for reissue) was put out by Transition, the label of Tom Wilson, who happens to be the producer of The Futuristic Sounds of Sun Ra.

If it can be properly said that Sun Ra ever made a big splash on the scene, it was probably through the two The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra volumes ESP-Disk issued in ’65, mainly because they aligned the artist and Arkestra with a “bohemian” audience in the years between Beat’s winddown and the Hippie explosion. But still; nearly five years elapsed before Sun Ra made the cover of Rolling Stone, so it’s probably more accurate to say the man and his band just indefatigably plugged away incrementally, until they were eventually firmly ensconced into the landscape of 20th century subterranean artmaking.

Folks who come to The Futuristic Sounds of Sun Ra having only heard a few of the Arkestra’s wilder dives into abstraction can be struck by the general lack of mayhem (“The Beginning” is this album’s main exception), and by extension, drawn conclusions often define the music here as embryonic. I disagree with these assessments while acknowledging that the set’s 11 “miniatures” (to borrow a description of the tunes from liner essayist Ben Young) present a distinct and much more accessible approach than what’s on later records like the two Solar Myth Approach volumes and Concert for the Comet Kohoutek.

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TVD Radar: Charles Kynard, Woga reissue
in stores 6/27

VIA PRESS RELEASE | Wewantsounds is delighted to reissue Charles Kynard’s 1972 cult classic Woga, recorded in Los Angeles for Mainstream Records and featuring top-tier musicians Chuck Rainey, Paul Humphrey, Arthur Adams, and George Bohanon.

Produced by Bob Shad, the album stands as one of the label’s funkiest releases, showcasing Kynard’s signature Hammond organ grooves. Woga is reissued here on vinyl for the first time since its original release, complete with its original gatefold artwork using first-generation session photos. This edition also includes the bonus track “Smiling Faces Sometimes” and comes with newly remastered audio plus a two-page insert featuring new liner notes by Kevin Le Gendre.

Organist Charles Kynard, born in St. Louis in 1933, passed away relatively young at the age of 46 in 1979. Despite a short career, he left a lasting impression on the international jazz-funk scene with a string of soul-jazz classics, culminating with Woga, recorded in 1972 for Bob Shad’s Mainstream Records.

Kynard began his professional career in St. Louis before relocating to Los Angeles in the early ’60s, where he started recording for the Pacific Jazz label. There, he worked with renowned musicians such as Howard Roberts, Sonny Stitt, and Buddy Collette, releasing his debut album for the label in 1963. A few years later, he switched to Prestige Records, recording a series of albums that would become staples of the soul-jazz canon—including Reelin’ With The Feelin’ (1969), Afro-Disiac (1970), and Wa-Tu-Wa-Zui (1971). These records, rich with breakbeats provided by the likes of Bernard Purdie, Paul Humphrey, and Idris Muhammad, have since been sampled by artists such as Bonobo, Cypress Hill, and The Chemical Brothers.

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Graded on a Curve: Springhouse, From Now to OK & Video Premiere “Moving Van”

New York City’s Springhouse is noted for being early US adopters of the shoegaze sound in the great alternative-indie blitz of the early 1990s. But in 2008, they returned with From Now to OK on CD from Bruce Licher’s Independent Project Records. Flashing forward to right now finds that set receiving an overdue expanded vinyl reissue from IPR that includes instrumental versions, demos, and live tracks all beautifully designed, as is Licher’s way. The set is out now. Our review follows below, along with a video premiere of the album track “Moving Van.”

Springhouse is the band of guitarist-vocalist Mitch Friedland, bassist Larry Heinemann, and drummer (and The Big Takeover publisher) Jack Rabid. On From Now to OK they enlist a lot of help to realize a crisp, vibrant melodic sound that veers away from the shoegaze textures of their two prior albums, 1991’s Land Falls (with sleeve design by IPR) and ’93’s Postcards from the Arctic (no IPR design and it appears it’s yet to see a vinyl release).

Springhouse’s approach on From Now to OK has been described as folk-rock, and there’s no need to quibble with that assessment, but it’s worth noting that a fair number of the disc’s 12 songs connect like classic Hoboken guitar pop. This is true of the jangly bah-bah-bahs of “Moving Van,” though “Time Runs Out,” with its acoustic strum, keyboard swells, and horns, broadens the template.

Opener “Passion” features punchy punky bursts in the choruses but also dishes some sweet faux mellotron in the back end. The strum of “No More Yesterdays” has a decidedly Anglo feel by way of NYC/Jersey, so the influences continue to traverse the big pond. “Grateful” is a likeable slow build to the symphonic, but Friedlander’s vocals are still reminiscent of a band Bar/None Records might’ve added to their roster around 1987 or so.

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A morning mix of news for the vinyl inclined

In rotation: 5/22/25

Los Angeles, CA | Los Angeles record store Chapter One reopens in new location: The new space in the city’s Arts District opened its doors last Saturday, May 17th. Los Angeles record store Chapter One Records has a new home. Located in the city’s Arts District on S Anderson St., the store opened the doors to its new space with a soft launch last Saturday, May 17th. The opening party featured music from locals Max Coletto, Jackson Algeo and SPEK—Hazy and HUdL went back-to-back. The shop stocks a range of vinyl with a particular eye towards house, minimal, techno and electro. ….Open by appointment and for in-store events, the space originally launched during the pandemic. Speaking to Resident Advisor, organisers said the shop has since grown into “a creative project that allow[s] us to network with the community and dive deeper into artists on vinyl and the craft of collecting.”

Chilliwack, CA | New records store coming to Chilliwack, hiring employees: A Canada-wide records store selling records and other physical media plans to open a new location in Chilliwack in 2025. According to an email of confirmation from the company itself, Sunrise Records will be coming to the Cottonwood Centre Mall in the coming months. “Hi Mike, we are coming to Chilliwack in the coming months. Any confirmation and updates/timeline can be found on our Facebook or Instagram pages,” Sunrise Records wrote in an email. Mark Davis, general manager of PCI Warrington, the company entrusted with leasing space at Cottonwood, told Fraser Valley Today in an email Monday morning that Sunrise Records will open in the vacant space next to Shoe Company. In the “About Us” section of its website, Sunrise Records says it is a proud Canadian record store chain that was founded in Toronto in 1977.

Hastings, UK | Remembering the lost record shops of Hastings: Hastings had some amazing independent record shops that have now long since gone and I am old enough to remember them all. This was in the days when CD’s still belonged to the world of science fiction and there was no internet, never mind streaming services. It was the golden age of black vinyl platters, gate fold sleeves with iconic artwork. Cassette tapes were seen as quite advanced technology, even if you did have to use a pencil to stop them unspooling. In the late 70’s and 1980’s most casual music fans locally were buying their records from Woolworths in Hastings, but those with more serious tastes, would head to shops like Disc Jockey, Stylus, The Record Shop or Masons Music. These were more than shops. They were entry points to music culture.

Conway, AR | Full Moon Records, Crash Cast Podcast reveal lineup for 2025 Full Moon Fest: Recently Full Moon Records and photographer Kurt Lunsford, co-founder of the Crash Cast Podcast, have been revealing the lineup for the 2025 Full Moon Fest. The festival will run from 2 p.m. until 10 p.m. on Saturday July 19, and features a lineup of up-and-coming artists from central Arkansas and surrounding areas. Little Rock-based Go For Gold has gained national acclaim with their catchy pop punk, including the song “Let Me Go,” which has been streamed over a million times on Spotify. Jonesboro’s Tiny Towns has played several sold out shows around the central Arkansas area following the release of their debut full length Deadweight in 2018. Full Moon Records’ owner said that the purpose of the event is to support and uplift the local music community.

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TVD Live Shots:
Amyl and the Sniffers and Sheer Mag at the Agora, 5/13

Clevelanders got a treat from “down under” (Lloyd Christmas voice) recently as Melbourne’s Amyl and the Sniffers stopped by The Agora for a sweaty night of riotous fun.

The crowd was dressed to impress for the special occasion: Many Amyl-esque outfits were on display, plus lots of skin, lots of tats, some leather catsuits, ripped fishnets, and several shirts. The band itself, comprised of Amy Taylor, Bryce Wilson, Declan Mehrtens, and Gus Romer, rose to the occasion, serving fans with a healthy dose of personality and punk rock emancipation.

Taylor is a force live, even on the tail end of a sickness that forced them to cancel their Toronto stop a couple of nights previous. It doesn’t seem to affect her at all, though, as she spins, bangs, and screams her way across the stage. Every human in the house is immediately sucked into her powerful vortex. It’s a vortex that doesn’t give a fuck. Unless, of course, you’re a racist, misogynist, ageist, homophobe, classist, transphobic, and/or ableist. If that’s the case, then fuck you. And to that I say, “Fuck yeah.”

Speaking of strong frontwomen, Tina Halladay of opener Sheer Mag has some serious pipes! She not so much sings but growls, a perfect complement to the band’s sound, which is a little classic rock, a little punk rock, and a little hair rock. I can see why Third Man Records signed them a couple of years ago.

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Demand it on Vinyl: Gregg Allman Band,
One Night in DC in
stores 6/20

VIA PRESS RELEASE | The musical legacy of the late, great Gregg Allman continues with the release of The Gregg Allman Band – One Night In DC, May 15, 1984, a full-length concert recording arriving digitally and on CD June 20, 2025, via the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer’s posthumous label, Sawrite Records.

Recorded live at The Bayou in Washington, DC before a capacity crowd of 900 lucky fans, the latest release from Allman’s personal archives sees the Gregg Allman Band flying at full force after three years of non-stop touring, rocking the house with a stacked setlist highlighted by new songs, iconic covers, and fiery renditions of classic songs from the Allman Brothers Band repertoire. Highlights include the Allman Brothers Band classic, “Dreams,” premiering today at all digital streaming services.

Though his passing in 2017 has left an immense space in rock ‘n’ roll that can never truly be filled, Gregg Allman Band – One Night In DC, May 15, 1984 stands as a stunning audio snapshot in time that magnificently captures Gregg Allman during his quest to prove that no matter what the challenges, the road would go on forever. Having spent more than three years playing anytime, anyplace, for anyone who wanted to listen, the Gregg Allman Band had truly hit its stride.

The core line-up of Gregg on vocals and Hammond organ, Danny Toler on lead guitar, his brother Frankie on drums, bassist Gregg Voorhees, Bruce Waibel on rhythm guitar, and percussionist Chaz Trippy had been augmented by the addition of keyboardist Tim Heding, which brought another lead instrument to the GAB. A further advancement was that Gregg was writing new songs with the brothers Toler, which further expanded the band’s repertoire.

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Graded on a Curve: Sonny Rollins, Alfie (Original Music From The Score) & VA, Eli Roth’s Red Light Disco

Many people have dreamed about being in a movie. While it amounts to no more than a dream, for many, finding the perfect movie soundtrack to play whenever you want is quite easy. The two releases covered here will not only provide a fantasy soundtrack, but will whisk you away to England in the ‘60s or Italy in the ’70s and early ‘80s.

Alfie was one of the most important films of the 1960s. Released in 1966, it was a galvanizing cinematic success that not only solidified London as the center of world cinema for a brief time in the early and mid-‘60s but also provided the breakthrough role for Michael Caine, which launched him into international stardom. He’s never looked back.

For a film that would be considered the height of ’60s Swinging London, this soundtrack is an American jazz tour de force. While Italian clothes, scooters, and cappuccino highly influenced the mod movies and culture of the time, Jamaican music and American jazz and R&B fueled the sound of the early stages of Swinging London.

Original copies of this highly sought-after soundtrack album fetch big bucks on the collector’s market, due to its immaculate sound and innovative jazz music. Though primarily the musical brainchild of saxophonist Sonny Rollins, Oliver Nelson’s arrangements set the cool cinematic mood. The title song, done here in instrumental fashion and written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, was recorded by many artists at the time, most notably Cilla Black and Dionne Warwick. Black’s version is not included here, but was played during the end credits. The US soundtrack release included a version sung by Cher.

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