L. Kent Wolgamott
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Khruangbin’s Global Sound Happens Naturally

Houston group brings together Thai funk, Iranian pop, Jamaican dub reggae, and American R&B
by L. Kent Wolgamott

The trio Khruangbin may hail from Houston, but don’t expect to hear much Red Dirt country or Texas blues in their music. Over the course of three albums, the latest being 2020’s “Mordechai,” guitarist Mark Speer, bassist Laura Lee and drummer Donald “DJ” Johnson have fashioned a sound that combines music from around the world, […]

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Killin’ Pain

Tommy Castro and his band, The Painkillers, bring the blues to Sisters
L. Kent Wolgamott

Want to know what you’re going to hear if you go catch Tommy Castro and the Painkillers next week at The Belfry? Check out “Killin’ It Live,” the latest album from the multiple Blues Music Award winner and his band. “It’s a little bit of a calling card in a way—’hey, this is the show, […]

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More Cowbell

Throughout its 40-year existence, The B-52s have been on a mission to get you out of your seat
L. Kent Wolgamott

For 40 years, The B-52s have been bringing a new wave dance party to clubs, ballrooms, theaters, arenas and amphitheaters around the country. “We just like to keep the energy high, get the audience on their feet and having a good time,” said singer Fred Schneider, who’s also been known to bang on a cowbell. […]

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Heavy Hitters

Mastodon plays on the same bill as Primus this week. Here’s what to love about their show at the Amphitheater
L. Kent Wolgamott

Mastodon won its first Grammy earlier this year for best heavy metal performance. The band has been lumped in with the new wave of American heavy metal that began in the 1990s with Pantera and Machine Head and the preeminent metal act of the 21st century, Metallica. But over its 18 years of existence, the […]

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Soul Superstar

Booker T. Jones was instrumental in establishing Southern soul music. He’s since won nearly every musical award there is, and plays often with new “neo soul” musicians
L. Kent Wolgamott

Fifty-eight years ago, Booker T. Jones got himself an after-school job playing the music he’d loved since he was a toddler.  He’s been working ever since, in a career that has seen him found Booker T & the MGs—the band that established Southern soul music— as well as producing classic albums for Bill Withers and Willie […]

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Blast from the Bordello

The life story of Eugene Hutz of Gogol Bordello is the stuff of books and movies
L. Kent Wolgamott

Born in the Ukraine, Eugene Hutz formed bands there before coming to the United States, creating a distinctive global music sound with his band, Gogol Bordello. The musician has also acted in movies and even lived in Brazil. Not surprisingly, Hutz has been encouraged to retell his story in a memoir—and has tried and failed […]

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New albums Rock Any Format

Your ears will thank you with these new albums.
L. Kent Wolgamott

Looking for some new tracks to load on your device, or to pop on your vintage-replica record player? Check out these new albums. Hear These, Now! Temples: “Volcano” (Fat Possum) Three years ago, Temples took dead aim at T. Rex, early David Bowie and Pink Floyd, and crafted a slab of fuzzy, rockin’ British psych […]

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“Swayve” Is Way More Than Standard Hip-Hop

Tory Lanez brings his multi-genre style to the C.O.
L. Kent Wolgamott

If you want to know Tory Lanez, give a listen to “I Told You,” his major label debut. On it you’ll hear the music he calls “Swavey,” a blending of styles that incorporates hip-hop rapping, R&B singing and melody and drive from pop to Jamaican raggae. The songs are autobiographical, telling the story of his […]

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Distinguished Delinquents

The Reverend Josh Peyton promises to raise more than a little bit of hell
L. Kent Wolgamott

The Reverend Josh Peyton learned a long time ago that there’s more to music than playing an instrument and writing songs. “When I was a kid, I’d go to see shows and I started to figure some things out,” he said in a recent phone interview. “I realized early on to be good, you’ve got […]

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