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Rick Mitarotonda and Peter Anspach play without fear, reading the room, letting their improv instincts guide them. But those rooms are getting mighty big. Just how did a Connecticut jam band reach Madison Square Garden?

4/5 Joshua Tillman and his seven-strong backing band bring the dynamic arrangements of new album ‘Mahashmashana’ to his greatest hits, as well – once he’s warmed up, that is

The singer-songwriter sticks to apocalyptic first principles on his sixth album, couching contemporary chaos in soaring ballads and discofied yacht rock

4/5 On his sixth record, the alter-ego of Josh Tillman finds himself swilling around queasy questions of mortality and self-obsession

Back with a new album, the singer-songwriter answers your questions on the Coen brothers, John Paul Jones, and having David Cameron as a fan

Our pick of some of the best limited edition picture discs released for (almost) every Record Store Day.

While not living his “Canyon life,” American musician and producer’s prog world includes Rush, Frank Zappa, Roy Harper, Robert Wyatt and others

He toured with Roger Waters, produced Roy Harper and Father John Misty, and built electric guitars that became highly sought-after. Now, new album Eat the Worm finds the Laurel Canyon experimentalist messing around with songform, “f**ked up” Stratocasters and songs about Joe Bonamassa

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