Reviews
Dec 07, 2009
By Frank Valish
There is no shortage of crappy bars in most cities in America where on any given night you can see bunch of amateur musicians slogging through cover versions of their favorite classic rock tunes. But it’s not every night that you get to hear two of alt rock’s finest play essentially the same gig, albeit in nicer surroundings with less cheap beer. On an unseasonably warm night in Pennsylvania’s quaint town of Sellersville, Matthew Sweet (he of the famed Girlfriend) and Susanna Hoffs (The Bangles) brought their revival act to several hundred concertgoers at the tiny former movie house called The Sellersville Theater. More
Jul 28, 2009
By Frank Valish
After addressing the ‘60s on Under the Covers Vol. 1, Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs direct their musical tribute to the ‘70s on Vol. 2. Like Vol. 1, this album features able renditions of classic tracks from Grateful Dead (“Sugar Magnolia”), John Lennon (“Gimme Some Truth”), Big Star (“Back of a Car”), Rod Stewart (“Maggie May”), Todd Rundgren (“Hello It’s Me” and “Couldn’t I Just Tell You”), and a slew of others. More
