Traditional Hanukkah songs are reimagined in a big band production with 1940s-style swing.
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Music Review: RK Dawkins – ‘Journey’
RK Dawkins offers a pleasing escape from the burdens of reality for audiences.
Read More »Music Review: Jackie Allen – ‘Rose Fingered Dawn’
Rose Fingered Dawn, concentrates on telling the stories behind the lyrics, desiring to touch listeners emotions.
Read More »Music Review: Barbez – ‘For Those Who Came After: Songs of Resistance from the Spanish Civil War’
'For Those Who Came Before: Songs of Resistance from the Spanish Civil War' from Barbez and Velina Brown, is an amazing example of how music over 80 years old can not only be relevant today, but sound just as exciting and stirring as it did when originally written.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Queercore: Queer Punk Media Subculture’ by Curran Nault
'Queercore: Queer Punk Media Subculture' by Curran Nault makes it abundantly clear to any thinking, caring, person why exactly this subculture is so important.
Read More »Music Blu-ray Review: The Rolling Stones – ‘From the Vault: Sticky Fingers Live at the Fonda Theatre 2015’
Another treat for Stones fans from "the vault," this one offers up 'Sticky Fingers' in its entirety (albeit with a shuffled tracklisting!).
Read More »Music Review: Michael Giacchino – ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack’
Giacchino creates another stellar musical score where he holds his own compared to others in the film series (Danny Elfman, James Horner, Christopher Young, etc.).
Read More »Concert Review: City of Trees Summer Concert Event in Sacramento, CA, September 24, 2017
Blink-182, Bleachers, and Iration headline the 3rd annual City of Trees Music Festival in Sacramento, California.
Read More »Concert Review: Joe Bonamassa (Beacon Theatre, NYC, 21 Sep 2017)
Not since Stevie Ray Vaughan has a true-blue blues guitarist captured a mainstream audience the way Bonamassa has.
Read More »Music Review: Living Colour – ‘Shade’
By any means, 'Shade' is an impressive achievement that few bands 30 years into their career can ever hope to achieve. It may not replace their classic releases, but it absolutely belongs right next to them.
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