Coruscating Latin rhythms with a four-mallet attack, folk-jazz from a guitar-ukelele-vocal duo, and baroque-jazz crossover from the late bassoonist Daniel Smith
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Music Review: Sting Returns to Rock with New Album ’57th and 9th’
Fans of The Police will certainly appreciate Sting's decision to revisit that era; however, they will likely be hungry for more.
Read More »Smokey Robinson Honored with the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song
Legendary producer and singer Smokey Robinson received the prize for excellence in songwriting.
Read More »Music Review: Phil Gammage – ‘Used Man for Sale’
Phil Gammage delivers in ‘Used Man for Sale’ a safe sound that listeners looking for familiar sounds will most appreciate.
Read More »Music Review: Tim Houlihan – ‘Another Orion’
Tim Houlihan’s ‘Another Orion’ brings together 10 mainstream ballads with broad potential appeal.
Read More »Music Review: Rik Wright’s Fundamental Forces – ‘Subtle Energy’
Wright and his band demonstrate a kinetic rapport that treads the line between jazz-based freestyle and rock band vigor, alternating between solo performances and jam-session style congruency.
Read More »Concert Review: Pauline Oliveros – ‘The Sound of Meditation’ (NYC, Nov 10 2016)
The journey seemed to wind across oceans, through jungles – and into caves, perhaps akin to the cistern recordings that gave birth to the composer's concept of "deep listening" back in the 1980s.
Read More »Music Review: Float Like a Buffalo – ‘Enjoy the Ride’ EP
Float Like a Buffalo’s ‘Enjoy the Ride’ is a perfectly titled EP.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Altamont: The Rolling Stones, The Hell’s Angels and the Inside Story of Rock’s Darkest Day’ by Joel Selvin
Does Joel Selvin's 'Altamont: The Rolling Stones, The Hell's Angels and the Inside Story of Rock's Darkest Day', maintain a proper perspective on the events that have made the concert notorious?
Read More »Music Review: The Kentucky Headhunters – ‘On Safari’
'On Safari' is a great musical journey with The Kentucky Headhunters.
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