Jane Ira Bloom 's new album shows the saxophonist at her lyrical best.
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Music Review: Eric Clapton – ‘Unplugged’ [Deluxe Edition]
A reissue done right—an hour and an half of music plus a two-hour DVD of the famed 'MTV Unplugged' concert.
Read More »Music Review: Neil Young – ‘Live At The Cellar Door’
Neil Young's latest solo acoustic entry from the 'Archives' series is a historically significant, but somewhat redundant document that should mark the close of his latest trilogy.
Read More »Music Review: Julian Lennon – ‘Everything Changes’ [2013 Reissue]
Though it falls short of being essential, it's almost an excellent album.
Read More »Music Review: Heidi Howe – ‘Be Good’
Heidi Howe has a voice made to sing country music.
Read More »Music Review: Chris Robinson Brotherhood – ‘Betty’s S.F. Blends, Volume One’
Music and vinyl fans can rejoice as Chris Robinson's side project the Chris Robinson Brotherhood drop a limited 4-LP box set that just oozes with auditory goodness.
Read More »Music Review: Various Artists – ‘Punk Goes Christmas’
Holiday punk CD offers grab bag of Christmas candy from the likes of New Found Glory and Man Overboard.
Read More »Acclaimed Singer-Songwriter Yuna Begins First North American Tour
First stop: Vancouver, B.C. on December 16, with dates scheduled through February, 2014.
Read More »Retro-Rock, Roots Rock, and Classic Rockers Kept Old School Flames Hot and Alive in 2013
You didn't have to be part of the musical mainstream to enjoy good ole rock and roll in 2013.
Read More »Concert Review: Pianist Alain Lefèvre and the Orchestra of St. Luke’s at Carnegie Hall, 12/10/2013
The Canadian pianist champions the music of André Mathieu, a child-prodigy Québécois composer who was until recently mostly forgotten.
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