It's a thankless task, bridging the considerable gap between Erasure and the E Street Band, but Brandon Flowers has taken it on. ...more

January 2, 2009

There's almost no way to write about The Hold Steady without mentioning Bruce Springsteen, and probably no reason to try, either. Lead signer Craig Finn's phrasing is straight out of E Street, and his knack for creating beautiful losers to populate his lyrics smacks of Springsteen's earlier, wordier work. ...more

July 17, 2008

TAMPA - Two songs into his set Sunday night, Keith Urban already had provided enough guitar heroics to power any rock act this side of Van Halen. ...more

December 10, 2007

Two songs into his set Sunday night, Keith Urban already had provided enough guitar heroics to power any rock act this side of Van Halen. ...more

December 10, 2007

DEVENDRA BANHART: SMOKEY ROLLS DOWN THUNDER CANYON (XL) **½ You know things are getting strange when postmodern folkie Devendra Banhart's album title sounds like a page from the "Smokey and the Bandit" script. ...more

December 6, 2007

The only consistent thing about Foo Fighters' last few albums has been their inconsistency, culminating with 2005's 'In Your Honor,' two discs of ambition in search of songs to justify it. ...more

October 26, 2007