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Steve Wynn Live at The 503 Social Club (2025-01-11) Steve Wynn by his own account has led quite the storied rock and roll life. Last August he released his memoir “I Wouldn’t Say it If It Weren’t True: A Memoir Of Life, Music & The Dream Syndicate” Since the release of the book, he has
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Ben Nichols & Jared Hart at Crossroads (2025-01-04) Ben Nichols has been making the trek up from Memphis to Garwood, NJ on a yearly basis (excepting the one Covid year) each January since 2018 and invariably for those who’ve been attending each year, it proves to be a wild, crazy, entertaining and oft-times alcohol fueled
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PLAYLIST OF ALL 24 ALBUMS OF THE YEAR:
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01. Hurray For The Riff Raff – The Past Is Still Alive As hard as this top albums of the year was for me in 2024, my choice for number one was neer really in doubt. Hurray For The Riff Raff’s sixth official LP (Alynda Segura has self released several others via bandcamp), The Past
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02. Ducks LTD – Harm’s Way I’m pretty confident that when all is said and done with 2024, Harm’s Way will be one of my most listened to albums of the year. Some of that had to do with Duck’s LTD. fitting smack dab in the middle of whatever algorithm my listening habits have directed
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03. MJ Lenderman – Manning Fireworks What can I possibly say about MJ that hasn’t already waxed poetic about this album since it was released. Back in 2022 when Boat Songs came out, I will be the first to admit, that despite including it in my top 20, that I more or less slept on
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04. Waxahatchee – Tiger’s Blood Katie Crutchfeld has been on some kind of roll these past couple of years. Picking up right where 2020’s breakout LP, Saint Cloud left off, Waxahatchee has not only hit their stride but that stride is setting the pace for a veritable entire genre of alt-country/indie female singer-songwriters. Tiger’s Blood
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05. Todd Farrell Jr. – Might As Well Be Ghosts Todd might be a southerner at heart but there’s no denying that his version of rock and roll, especially his metal guitar fills are straight out of the heartland. I’ve probably said it here before but I will put Todd’s ability to capture the essence
W.S. Walcott Medicine Show 