Another set of relaxed moderate rock, with a bit of country and balladry, from the 77-year-old drummer.
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Music Reviews: Brian Lisik and the Unfortunates – ‘We’re Sorry…’ and Thor Platter – ‘Take Time’
Straight-ahead but rough-edged and with quirky lyrics, Lisik's songs are self-aware with a sometimes tongue-in-cheek attitude but nonetheless soaked in real feeling.
Read More »Concert Review: Sonnambula – ‘Élisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre, Musician in Paris’ (NYC, 14 Sept 2017)
The early music ensemble Sonnambula opened its 'Women's Voices' season with music by an innovative 17th-century French woman composer.
Read More »Music Review: Bob Mundy – ‘Love to Me’
Mundy creates an intimacy with the audience that makes him personable.
Read More »Music Review: Isabelle Faust, Freiburger Barockorchester – Mendelssohn Violin Concerto, Symphony No. 5, Hebrides
What we hear on this recording is a virtuoso who makes it all sound easy, who draws deeply felt emotion and faery-dust thrills from her instrument with a feeling of effortlessness.
Read More »Concert Review: Jazz and Chihuly, Songs of Protest and Reconciliation at New York Botanical Garden
By the conclusion of the evening, the storm and rain had stopped and the audience had been refreshed and uplifted by the program's embodiment of the evolution of freedom into forgiveness, reconciliation, and love.
Read More »Music Review: The Nighthawks – ‘All You Gotta Do’
The goal of The Nighthawks is to have fun, and you will have fun with this album! The would neer have lasted this long if they were not awesome.
Read More »Music Review: Yelena Eckemoff Quintet – ‘In the Shadow of a Cloud’
Yelena Eckemoff’s quintet whips up a compilation of romantic ballads, lounging pastorals, and elegant improvisations.
Read More »Music Reviews: Emily Mure – ‘Worth’ and Bob Bradshaw – ‘American Echoes’
Tragic overtones aside, the smooth beauty of Emily Mure's music leaves a quietly happy echo, while Bob Bradshaw's 'American Echoes' shows a singer, songwriter, and bandleader in full command of his muse.
Read More »Music Review: Ray Wylie Hubbard – ‘Tell the Devil I’m Gettin’ There As Fast As I Can’
In a just world, Ray Wylie Hubbard's 'Tell the Devil I'm Gettin' There as Fast as I Can' would be heard on radios around the country.
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