Roman Gokhman writes about some of his favorite interviews of the year: Loyal Lobos; Damian Lillard; Allan Rayman; Lindsey Stirling; Brandon Leake; James Hersey; Rufus Wainwright; Nico Muhly, Bryce Dessner and Pekka Kuusisto; Vincint; Fantastic Negrito; RAC; Micky Dolenz; Mathilde Froustey; Lisa Loeb; All We Are; and Hailey Whitters.…

The best albums of 2020 include (clockwise from top left): Bob Dylan, Aesop Rock, Allan Rayman, The Cribs, Beabadoobee, Taemin, Bring Me The Horizon, Greg Puciato, Steve Earle and a collaboration album by Cory Wong and Jon Batiste. Welcome to Part 4 of our super-sized Top 75 albums of…

Allan Rayman, Courtesy: Steph Verschuren. It’s March 20, and most of the U.S. and Canada is a week into COVID-19-induced quarantine. Nerves are fraying, the toilet paper is noticeably low, and … enigmatic Toronto singer-songwriter Allan Rayman is just living his normal life. CHRISTIAN Allan Rayman Republic Records, April…

Photos: Mike DeWald, Roman Gokhman and courtesy. NAPA — As a nearly full moon set Sunday night, the man of the hour—or the weekend—took the stage on the final day of BottleRock Napa Valley. Bruno Mars had been the buzzed-about headliner at BottleRock from the moment the festival lineup was announced…

Allan Rayman doesn’t do interviews. In today’s climate of social media and over-sharing, he puts forth that novel idea of letting the music speak for itself. On his sophomore album, Roundhouse 01 (released last week), he succeeds thanks to the sheer strength of his song-craft and the intensity of the…