With a year off and nothing to do, 2021 unleashed a torrent of new music as many bands used the forced lockdown of 2020 to write new music. Veteran bands were especially prominent this year as aging rockers rolled back … Continue reading Top 10 Best Albums of 2021
A busy week as December rolled in with lots of listens for the forthcoming Top 10 Best Albums of 2021. The new releases have slowed down for the year as nothing has peaked my interest in recent weeks but just to mix it up I listened to a remixed album. But tis the season… 1. Merry Axemas (album) Expect this one to appear on this list for a few weeks. A fun guitar oriented approach to classic Christmas songs. “The Little Drummer Boy” my favorite for some obvious reasons. You can check out the artists and what they contribute here. … Continue reading The Weekly Playlist – Nov. 28 to Dec. 4
Just finished one of the busiest weeks in listening yet! I continued the process of getting reacquainted with those albums I reviewed this year to determine the Top 10 Best of 2021 but the big push came with the long Thanksgiving road trip that began today. My wife chose 80s music for the drive thus the reason for the two of bands with similar members. Usually, she doesn’t like what I bring but this time she asks, after we’re already underway, where is Metallica? Motley Crue? Styx? REO Speedwagon? I didn’t bring any of those because she only likes a … Continue reading The Weekly Playlist – Nov. 14 to Nov. 20
Every now and then a concert leaves a lasting impression that persists for days thanks to a music performance you weren’t quite expecting nor ready to have end. Athey Music, a collective borne from a church, turned a modern … Continue reading Concert Review: Athey Music Celebrates New Album with Spirited Show
Lots of people surely used the coronavirus pandemic to redefine themselves, make changes in their lives or find new meaning. This, of course, filters into their working life proven, perhaps, by the various headlines in the last year indicating people … Continue reading Album Review: Switchfoot – Interrobang
The floodgates seem to be opening! With everyone locked down last year with time on their hands, including bands, what else to do but write and record music. It was clear Switchfoot was working on new material during the pandemic … Continue reading Single Review: Switchfoot – i need you (to be wrong)
If you want just a taste of Switchfoot in singer Jon Foreman’s solo album release Departures, out today, move on because you won’t find much, if any, of his regular band’s music. Foreman has released numerous solo EPs, and the … Continue reading Album Review: Jon Foreman – Departures
The Concert Shirt. If you attend a concert without going home with a concert t-shirt you didn’t really attend the show. At least that was my thinking many years ago. As such, I have many concert shirts, also known as … Continue reading The Best Concert T-Shirts (I Own)
I don’t review albums all that much, something I’d like to reverse in the future since it costs far less than attending concerts and theoretically I can post more often. Unfortunately, I don’t have the writing aptitude to regularly review … Continue reading Top 10 Albums Reviewed for 2019
So much for putting a quiet end to Drew’s Reviews. Last year I struggled with whether to call it a blog and at one point had made up my mind with a plan to end it, leaving the Top 10 … Continue reading Top 10 Concerts of 2019
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