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Music Review: Hemhora and the Glass Band – ‘Helix Pattern Blues’ EP
With 'Helix Pattern Blues,' Hemhora and the Glass Band provides catchy rhythms and deliciously quirky alt-rock.
Read More »Music Review: David Anderson – ‘Lake Placid Blue’
'Lake Placid Blue' is a gorgeously laid-back album with soft energy and grand lyricism.
Read More »Concert Review: Quodlibet Ensemble – Music by Biber, Martynov + Sharlat
Composer Yevgeniy Sharlat takes Bach's English Suite No. 2 as a starting point, and engineers energetic rhythmic surprises, ear-catching counterpoint, and busy, angsty drama in a prismatic work of accessible modernism.
Read More »Music Reviews: Tesla Quartet – Haydn, Ravel, Stravinksy; Amit Peled – Bach Cello Suites
The Tesla Quartet makes a strong debut with Ravel and more, while Amit Peled plays Bach's Cello Suites 1-3 on Pablo Casals' instrument.
Read More »Concert Review: Pianist Tomer Gewirtzman (NYC, 30 November 2018)
Israeli pianist Tomer Gewirtzman gave a glowing performance of a challenging program of Beethoven, Brahms, and three very different Russian composers.
Read More »Concert Review: Malta Philharmonic Orchestra with Pianist Ingolf Wunder (Philadelphia, 27 Nov 2018)
Malta has a long and storied history, but the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra is making history of its own with its first U.S. concerts, featuring Maltese music.
Read More »Music Review: John Lennon – ‘Imagine – The Ultimate Collection’ (4 CD / 2 Blu-ray)
Verging (perhaps) on overkill, this multi-disc box set contains all the 'Imagine' alternate takes, mixes, and rehearsals any John Lennon fan could desire.
Read More »Music Review: The Beatles – ‘The Beatles’ (aka ‘The White Album) – Super-Deluxe Edition (6 CD / 1 Blu-ray)
The Beatles legendary self-titled double album, aka The White Album, receives an exemplary six-CD, one-Blu-ray reissue.
Read More »Music/Spoken Word Review: ‘The Al Purdy Songbook’
'The Al Purdy Songbook' proves once and for all that poetry in the right hands is relevant to everyone and anyone.
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