Posts From John Swenson
Southern Cooking: 5 Great Southern Rock Albums
Our writer’s picks for one of the most popular genres in the ’70s. The bands here could provide great Southern rock album lists all their own
Read MoreTop 10 English Pub Rock Bands
Pub rock was a 1970s English back-to-basics musical movement that got the punters quaffing pints at music pubs across London to some fine rocking bands.
Read More11 Top New Orleans Rock Bands
The rock bands in NOLA run from metal to garage rock to singer-songwriters to Louisiana stylistic gumbos. Expert John Swenson picks the best.
Read MoreTedeschi Trucks Shine at Rainy Jazz Fest
Biblical rains severely impacted Jazz Fest 2016’s second weekend but our reviewer was still able to enjoy Neil Young, NOLA supergroup Raw Oyster Cult, too. Many classic rock legends were washed out
Read MoreVan Morrison, Others, Wow at 2016 Jazz Fest
Van the Man shone at the New Orleans Jazz Fest. Pearl Jam and Chili Peppers rocked. Steely Dan and Michael McDonald also did sets
Read MoreWho Are They at 50
The Who Hits 50! Tour may be the last outing for the veteran British band. But are Townshend & Daltrey up to the challenge of honoring their monumental five decade rock’n’roll legacy? John Swenson, the band’s first biographer, assesses their accomplishments and their first U.K. shows and finds the prospects positive.
Read MoreDoug Sahm’s Groove Captured in New Documentary
Sir Doug and the Genuine Texas Cosmic Groove Directed by Joe Nick Patoski Doug Sahm died at age 58 in November of 1999. You could say he passed before his time, or maybe he was just so much of his
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