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Last night, Trey Anastasio reunited with his eponymous outfit, Trey Anastasio Band, for their first full performance of the year at the Pier Six Pavilion

A change as seemingly small as a Walkman to a Zune has surprisingly large consequences on the Guardians movies.

David Bowie, Fleetwood Mac, Radiohead--Guardians of the Galaxy Songs, Ranked

The Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 soundtrack moves up the decades, from the rock-heavy ‘70s to the poppier ’80s and '90s featuring everyone from Radiohead to Florence.

The term "one-hit wonder" is, at times, tinged in negativity. A musician has a smash success so big that it is impossible to one-up again.

Each week, employees at The Exclusive Company in Janesville will offer reviews of albums, CDs and more. This weeks review is “By Request” by A.J. Croce.

As their classic second album ATLiens turns 25, we look back at the best from a duo who turned rap into a psychedelic, progressive playground

Heres a partial listing of recent music reissues from the first half of 2021 that you may have missed.

If you were an active and observant music consumer in the far-off early 1990s, then you may recall the major-label feeding frenzy that occurred launching the careers of several prominent women singer/songwriters including Alanis Morissette and Sarah McLachlan. Atlantic Records became well-known for its female roster which included Jewel and queer singer/songwriter Jill Sobule (who kissed a girl years before Katy Perry). Juliana HatfieldJ, newly solo after her time in the Blake Babies, became ...

When AJ Croce comes off the road, the last thing he wants to do is hang out in public and sign autographs like a needy, attention-seeking scenester. Instead, his leisurely evening of choice is entertaining friends with dinner and drinks, and before you know it, it’s off to the music room where the pianist takes requests from every genre imaginable. This album of covers attempts to recreate those evenings with a setlist of Croce’s favorites and the requests he has come to appreciate. It’s...