Bill Bentley
Sep 4, 201910 min read
Bentley's Bandstand / September 2019
Shane Alexander A Life Like Ours Is it possible to find an album that feels so right, so true, so, well, spiritual, that it feels like...
Bill Bentley
Jul 30, 201910 min read
Bentley's Bandstand / July 2019
Dave Alvin King of California Downeyite Dave Alvin would be the first call if California names a new State Musician, but that would...
Bill Bentley / Photos by Ken Hoge (top) and Bob
Jun 13, 20196 min read
Never Another / Roky Erickson, R.I.P.
Every 15-year-old needs a hero. It's a year when the world really starts turning at a faster rate: a lot of the old toys of childhood...
Bill Bentley
May 15, 201911 min read
Bentley's Bandstand / May 2019
Greg Antista and the Lonely Streets Shake, Stomp, and Stumble Down Orange County, California way, punk music has always held a special...
Bill Bentley
Apr 11, 201910 min read
Bentley's Bandstand
Luther Dickinson and Sisters of the Strawberry Moon, Solstice. In the land of Mississippi musician Luther Dickinson, there are moons of...
Bill Bentley
Mar 13, 201911 min read
Bentley's Bandstand / March 2019
Gary Clark Jr., This Land Those moments when a musician explodes into a whole other galaxy are ones to cherish forever. There is usually...
Bill Bentley
Feb 23, 20199 min read
Bentley's Bandstand / February 2019
Ted Fox with James Otis Smith Showtime at the Apollo: The Epic Tale of Harlem's Legendary Theatre The Apollo Theater on 125th Street in...
Bill Bentley
Jan 15, 201910 min read
Bentley's Bandstand / January 2019
JD Allen, Love Stone. The tenor saxophone has always sounded like the closest instrument to the human voice. There is something about the...
Bill Bentley
Jan 7, 20192 min read
Bentley's Bandstand / Haiku Reviews / Best of 2018 (Second Half)
This year once again showed the ultimate test of longevity: great music never stops. It keeps coming like the wind and the waves. So here...
Bill Bentley
Dec 22, 201811 min read
Bentley's Bandstand / December 2018
The Beatles. Always known as "The White Album," The Beatles 1968 double-disc set stopped a lot of listeners in their tracks when it was...
Bill Bentley
Dec 18, 20188 min read
Bentley's Bandstand / November 2018
Bottle Rockets, Bit Logic. First thing's first: the song "Maybe Tomorrow" on the new Bottle Rockets album is so good, it's likely their...
Bill Bentley
Oct 8, 201810 min read
Bentley's Bandstand / October 2018
Sarah Borges & the Broken Singles, Love's Middle Name. The only way to enter the rock & roll fray, no matter what age you start, is to...
Bill Bentley
Sep 10, 20189 min read
Bentley's Bandstand / September, 2018
The Band, Music from Big Pink: 50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition. The first spine-tingling notes on this collection feel, 50 years...