Longtime Jayhawks leader Gary Louris tells UCR about his new solo album, Dark Country, during a 2025 interview.

When The Kinks released "Lola" in 1970 it nearly got banned, but not for the reason you're probably thinking of.

Sunny Afternoon” — 3 stars The folks at Chicago Shakespeare Theater are nothing if not considerate. On opening night of ...

In fact, Dylan proved so influential on Ray Davies and the gang that his album Bringing It All Back Home became an unavoidable influence when crafting their legendary anthem, ‘Sunny Afternoon’. As you ...

But The Kinks? Well, the clue was right there in their name. Lead singer and songwriter Ray Davies was a lot more complicated but was as big a talent as Roger Daltrey, Mick Jagger or any of ’em.

Ray Davies’ band was a poetic paradox and thus far more interesting theatrically than all of ’em. Where to start? We have a British invasion pop band that refused to entertain teenagers with ...

Nobody was better at the detailed character sketch than Ray Davies of The Kinks during that band’s late ‘60s, early ‘70s heyday. Davies often delivered these snapshots as part of the concept ...

The story and music of the Kinks belong on Broadway. No question. We’ve had “Jersey Boys,” “The Who’s Tommy,” Beatlemanias, the Doors and “Stereophonic.” Ray Davies’ band was ...