All Alone by the Microphone: Can One Man Make A Band?

The motivation & genius of musicians who take DIY to the extreme. Matthew Allen delves into one-man bands like Stevie Wonder, Lenny Kravitz & Raphael Saadiq and their unified approach

The Big Picture

Movies expose audiences to unfamiliar musical genres, often with dramatic and lasting effect. A quick peek at how music and film have skewed our culture

Down But Never Out

Down But Never Out: Detroit's nonstop road trip runs into music, sports, autos and bumps, but never a dead end

Big Brother is Rocking You: Luther Dickinson and Don Everly

Sons of musicians make music with their kid brothers; Don Everly and Luther Dickinson draw on Dad’s influence and make it their own

NEW AT ELMORE

Environmental Awareness Through Music

Elmore contributor (and musician) Annie Dinerman participated in a workshop last summer at New Hampshire’s Dartmouth College with percussionist Rex Benincasa to bring music and environmental awareness to Dartmouth students. Students were treated to a musical lesson from Rex, learning percussion parts using recycled items as instruments and Annie led a discussion on recycling and re-purposing. The students then performed with Annie and Rex in an outdoor concert on campus. Check out footage of the classroom lessons and the live performance in a short, fun video below:

Annie and Rex would love to bring this workshop to a school in your area. Click here to drop them a line, and help save the environment through one of the most powerful mediums: music.

UPCOMING SHOWS

1/25: Cass McCombs at Bowery Ballroom, NYC

Up for a little mid-week folk? Cass McCombs will have you covered. McCombs will perform his brand of American folk music this Wednesday, January 25 at the Bowery Ballroom on the NYC stop of his month-long tour in support of his recent album Humor Risk. Tickets are still available, click here for more information, and [...]

SHOW REVIEWS

Cheap Trick at the Greek Theatre – Los Angeles, CA

Cheap Trick Greek Theatre (Los Angeles, CA) On a cool and comfortable night under the stars at this beautiful venue, Cheap Trick rocked their 1979 Dream Police album in its entirety in a two-hour-plus set that also included both the classics and deep gems from their 38-year career. Lead singer Robin Zander was in [...]

Bad Company – Live at Wembley

Bad CompanyLive at Wembley(Eagle Rock) I normally shy away from these reunion things, but I must admit wanting to see and hear what Rodgers, Ralphs, Kirke and company sounded like so many years after the Madison Square shows I rocked to back in ’75, ’77 and ’79. While Rodgers has lost some of his lower [...]

Mark Blake – Is This The Real Life?: The Untold Story of Queen

Mark BlakeIs This The Real Life?: The Untold Story of Queen(Da Capo) Twenty years after Freddie Mercury’s death, Queen still hold their roost in rock’s fabled hierarchy. As their 40th year rolls in, Is This The Real Life? serves as an informative (Blake chronicles the early years like no other before him), non-dirt-throwing narrative told [...]

ALBUM REVIEWS

Rosanne Cash – The Essential Rosanne Cash

Rosanne CashThe Essential Rosanne Cash(Sony/Legacy) Being the offspring of a country icon doesn’t guarantee recognition—just ask Rosanne’s stepsister Carlene Carter or stepbrother John Carter Cash—so Johnny’s daughter from his first marriage had to earn her popularity. She did that through a batch of terrific ’80s albums that expanded country into folk, rock and sometimes painfully [...]

Paul Revere & the Raiders – The Essential Paul Revere & the Raiders

Paul Revere & the RaidersThe Essential Paul Revere & the Raiders(Columbia/Legacy) Armed with fun nicknames, zany stage antics and a male ponytail that threw a generation of little girls into early puberty, Paul Revere & the Raiders churned out some of the most iconic tunes of the late 1960s. This collection, chronicling the band from [...]

Nick Lowe – Labour Of Lust

Nick LoweLabour Of Lust(Yep Roc) The music industry is home to many inscrutable practices, but why this certifiably punk pub/new pop masterpiece has been out of print for nearly two decades, and hasn’t received the deluxe spin, is as baffling as it is unconscionable. I’m betting there’s a legion of Lowe-lifes who’ll agree. To say [...]