Hot Tomato
The first studio album of new original music from the sixth lineup of Little Feat, “Strike Up the Band” emits not so much of a good-time vibe as an introspective one — and understandably so, as the band is now 56 years old and down to its last original member.
Woodward Avenue
Nashville/Los Angeles-based quartet Brothers Brown continue to refine their amalgamation of blues, country, jam-band, jazz and rock on the group’s stunningly wide-ranging sophomore outing.
Tompkins Square
With his eponymous, second solo album, Dave Miller—a Chicago by way of New York by way of Chicago guitarist—has realized his crowning glory.
Rhino
This three-disc distillation of the concurrently released, 19-disc “Pacific Northwest ’73-’74: The Complete Recordings” arranges 20 songs from five of the six previously unreleased shows that comprise the Grateful Dead’s two short exploratory runs through the region.
The Players Club
Every once in a while, someone usually regarded as a rock guitarist comes out of left field with an organ trio album that just blows the socks right off unsuspecting listeners.
