If you're stuck in a musical rut check out Shinyribs. Their eclectic blend of sounds will surely light up some part of your auditory cortex.

I was unmoved when the Clash broke up, believing Joe Strummer had nothing left in the tank. Man alive was I wrong.

Gregg Allman says that Blackberry Smoke “is gonna put Southern Rock back on the map.” With their latest, the band may have proven him right.

A revisiting of The Boomtown Rats’ 1979 classic, “The Fine Art of Surfacing,” reveals an album still relevant lyrically and musically.

D’Amato’s music is a cross between early Dylan folk and Springsteen rock. His lyrics are both un-apologetically earnest and playfully droll.

Every song on Utah offers up a slightly different sound but the parts all fit together to reveal a unique blend of rock ‘n’ roll influences.

The Fine Tuning Parlays consist of three songs I can vouch for but for whatever reason can’t unequivocally endorse the artist or album.

While amusing on some level to see the band’s alcohol-infused schtick again, I wanted to tell them it’s okay to take their music seriously.

The music of Cold War Kids brings a decidedly pre-grunge vibe into the modern era.

With the extinction of ticket stubs, I'm left wondering how to compile a record of my concert attendance.

Rather than endlessly streaming in search of sublime new music, couldn’t I live a much happier life just listening to the Rolling Stones?

Because it masterfully explores every seam in the bedrock of American music and then transcends them, Exile is the greatest Stones record.

Jonny “Two Bags” Wickersham’s 2014 record Salvation Town is an exceptional fusion of rock and Americana.

Trigger Hippy’s debut album mixes rock, blues and country. The musical combinations at play create a sound that is both fresh and classic.

Some music just sounds better in certain settings. Like seeing an animal in its natural habitat instead of in a zoo.

An album filled with acoustic nuggets, some with a Celtic quality, others a jazz influence, but all in the troubadour spirit of Bob Dylan.

While brass drives the music of St. Paul & The Broken Bones, the roots of classic rock are all in there, blended together in a unique sound.

Music used to be my go-to holiday gift but the Streaming Age has robbed us all of the ability to continue to give music as a gift.

One of the staples of my teenage radio-listening days in NYC was the “Old, New, Borrowed and Blue” sets on WNEW; here’s my first ONBB set.

These tracks may not be about ghosts and goblins, but they nonetheless cast a long, dark shadow of foreboding.