Music News

• Queen producer Roy Thomas Baker passes away (New York Times)
• New Pornographers drummer arrested on sex charges (New York Times)
• Jesse Colin Young of The Youngbloods dies at 83 (Standard Time)
• Vega sets new disc, first in a decade` (Standard Time)
• David Johansen of the New York Dolls dies at 75 (New York Times)
• Roberta Flack dies at 88 (New York Times)
• Irv Gotti, Murder Inc. founder, dies at 54 (Hollywood Reporter)
• Singer Marianne Faithfull dies at 78 (New York Times)

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CD Releases

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In Concert

• For Dacus, the wait was worth it
• Caravan Palace - the strange musical bedfellow that works
• Kraftwerk still has something to say
• The Slackers fail to live up to their name (and that's good)
• Lake Street Dive have the time of their lives
• For Allman Betts, the revival is a privilege
• Hinds persevere, making it all worthwhile

See the full list of concert reviews.