VÉRITÉ performed many of her synthpop hits at San Francisco's Rickshaw Stop on the second-to-last stop of her 2016 Underdressed Tour.
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Many Happy Returns: ABC (The Band) in Focus, Part 2
'The Lexicon of Love II' bridges two audiences: those with a flash frozen sound of ABC stuck in their ears and stalwarts who’ve journeyed with ABC along their evolutionary track. The real coup of 'The Lexicon of Love II' is that it wins new listeners due to its self-awareness and ability to avoid stagnation―like previous ABC recordings before it.
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VÉRITÉ talks independence, her current spring tour, her third EP, and plans for the rest of the year.
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'Kaleidoscope Eyes' is the Beatles’ music like you haven’t heard before.
Read More »Many Happy Returns: ABC (The Band) in Focus, Part 1
Led by Martin Fry, ABC's 'The Lexicon of Love' (1982) was an instant sensation. To mark ABC’s upcoming release, this overview will give context to 'The Lexicon of Love II,' the arc of their musical canon, and prove that ABC is well beyond mere 1980s nostalgia.
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‘Escape From Jurisdiction B’ is a collection of songs that remain uplifting despite the heaviness of the topics broached.
Read More »Music Review: Joe Bonamassa – ‘Blues of Desperation’
If you don't love "No Good Place for the Lonely," you don't love the blues. That song alone is worth the price of Bonamassa's latest full-length.
Read More »Music Review: Paul Weller – ‘Saturns Pattern’
Paul Weller continues the sonic resurgence he has found in his fifth decade with his Warner Bros. debut, 'Saturns Pattern.'
Read More »Music Review: Jane Ira Bloom – ‘Early Americans’
When it comes to truly creative work with the soprano sax today, Jane Ira Bloom is the name to remember.
Read More »Music Review: Anthony Braxton – ‘3 Compositions (EEMHM) 2011’ Box Set
If you are adventurous in your listening choices and want a bit of the unknown to color your listening experience, then I heartily encourage you to listen to Mr. Branxton’s 3 Compositions many, many times.
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