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Dave Edmunds: Swan Songs: The Singles 1976-1981

Read "Swan Songs: The Singles 1976-1981" reviewed by Doug Collette

by Doug Collette
October 5, 2024

Extended as is Joe Marchese's essay in the twelve-page booklet enclosed with Swan Songs, it is nonetheless as breezy and free-flowing as the content spread across the two compact discs. Consisting of cuts originally issued 45-rpm singles on the label imprimatur of Led Zeppelin (referenced in the main title of the package), the cumulative impact of these selections reaffirms the effect of the somewhat daunting expanse of prose, that is, clearly making the case for Edmunds as a decidedly rootsy ...

Live Review

The Brian Setzer Orchestra: 15th Anniversary Christmas Rocks! Tour at the NYCB Theatre at Westbury

by Mike Perciaccante
December 2, 2018

The Brian Setzer Orchestra with the Lara Hope and the Ark-tones NYCB Theatre at Westbury 15th Anniversary Christmas Rocks! Tour Westbury, NY November 27, 2018 Now in its 15th year, Brian Setzer's annual holiday tour has become a legendary extravaganza. The rockabilly guitarslinger loves Christmas and really gets into the spirit. Setzer has brought his holiday-themed spectacular along with his big band to the New York area and Westbury, NY's NYCB Theatre every year ...

Live Review

The Brian Setzer Orchestra 2017 Christmas Rocks! Tour at the NYCB Theatre at Westbury

by Mike Perciaccante
December 2, 2017

The Brian Setzer Orchestra 2017 Christmas Rocks! Tour with the Texas Gentlemen NYCB Theatre at Westbury Westbury, NY November 22, 2017 Brian Setzer's holiday tour has become an annual extravaganza. The man really gets into the Christmas spirit. The rockabilly and Americana guitarslinger has brought his holiday-themed spectacular along with his big band to Westbury, NY's NYCB Theatre every year for over a decade. As in the past, his performance was a very high energy ...

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Album Review

Brian Setzer: The Dirty Boogie

by Jim Santella
November 1, 1998

The swing revival is today’s up-to-the-minute news, but has been gaining momentum for quite some time. Brian Setzer formed his big band in 1992 as an alternative choice for folks who have the time and energy to fill their leisure hours with more than just one activity. He defines a “Kustom Lifestyle" as pertaining to one who consistently seeks to explore the roads less-traveled, the things most people overlook, the unsung heroes of the world. Combining his rock and roll ...