Email Author Roy Kasten

1998 Stories by Roy Kasten

• 1998: The Year in Music

  published December 30, 1998

  Note: Part two of the best records of 1998 will appear in next week's paper. Daniel Durchholz Strange to say, but the best album... More >>

• Sound Checks

  published December 23, 1998

  The Bottle Rockets Friday, Dec. 25; Hi-Pointe By now you know the story: A year ago, the Bottle Rockets signed with Atlantic and... More >>

• Listening Post

  published December 16, 1998

  'N SYNC WAS HOT: I was partial to Chris, but Justin was damn cute, too. Joey wasn't really my type, and Lance seems to have gained a few pounds in... More >>

• Best Bassist: Michael Prokopf

  published December 9, 1998

  Tom Hall calls me a hired gun." Michael Prokopf laughs, but the description is accurate. Prokopf has been a working musician for more than 30... More >>

• Best Acoustic Guitarist: Tom Hall

  published December 9, 1998

  Tom Hall fell into his peculiar genius late, but he fell hard. At 22 he picked up an acoustic guitar, and only played his first gig at 26. "I went... More >>

• Sound Checks

  published December 9, 1998

  'N Sync Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 9 & 10; American Theatre My niece likes them and so do all her little girlfriends, and... More >>

• Parlor Secrets

  published December 2, 1998

  Family forms our first community and gives birth to our first lies, first loves, first dreams. We never escape it. If we're lucky, we simply won't... More >>

• Sound Checks

  published November 25, 1998

  Brian Lillie and the Squirrel Mountain Orchestra and One Fell Swoop Friday, Nov. 27; Off Broadway Brian Lillie and the... More >>