Eric Snider
Eric Snider is the dean of Bay area music critics. He started in the early 1980s as one of the founding members of Music magazine, a free bi-monthly. He was the pop music critic for the then-St. Petersburg Times from ‘87-’93. Snider was the music critic, arts editor and senior editor of Weekly Planet/Creative Loafing from 1996-2009. Over the years, he has written for a variety of national publications.
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Album review: Miles Davis Quintet, Live in Europe 1967
The first volume in a series of Miles Davis bootlegs drops this week.
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CD review: Los Lobos, Tin Can Trust
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Clinical diagnosis: Instead of meds, a prospective “patient” runs into roadblocks and red tape at area pain clinics
Instead of meds, a prospective “patient” runs into roadblocks and red tape at local pain clinics.
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Sounds from the Sahara: Vieux Farka Toure
The latest guitar hero to come out of Africa, Vieux Farka Toure, brings a modern approach to his father Ali’s trademark Sahara blues.
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Party at Tampa Bay Blues Festival
Lil’ Ed and the Blues Imperials bring rollicking good times and a party atmosphere to this year’s Tampa Bay Blues Fest.
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What’s next for Jannus Landing?
The life, death and rebirth of a beloved concert venue.
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What’s next for Jannus Landing?
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