Tag: rock

Neil Young

Living With War

Reprise

When Young recorded his 1972 non-album side “War Song” with Graham Nash, he probably had no idea that 34 years later he’d record an entire anti-war album.

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I See Hawks In L.A.

California Country

Western Seeds

For several years, I See Hawks in L.A. have been filling the void left in the Los Angeles country-rock scene by (the hopefully only hibernating) Beachwood Sparks.

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Ben Harper

Both Sides of the Gun

Virgin

Harper’s albums, with the exception of his 1994 debut, “Welcome to the Cruel World,” have been all over the map musically. This one’s no different, but this time the singer/songwriter/slide guitarist takes a CD’s worth of songs and organizes them into two shorter discs: one that rocks and one that’s mellow.

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The Johnny Hawthorn Band

The Johnny Hawthorn Band

Abe’s Records

Hawthorn has been doing session work in Los Angeles for more than a decade. The former Philadelphian graduated from the Musicians Institute in Hollywood, and teaches at the National Guitar Workshop. He’s also a member of Lapdog, the new band for guitar player Todd Nichols (Toad the Wet Sprocket).

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The Flower Kings

Paradox Hotel

Inside Out

Sweden’s Flower Kings have one hell of a work ethic: 11 years, nine studio albums, four of them double albums. Not to mention side-project and solo releases.

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