‘The Miller Girl’ is meant to tell the story of a man who is lost but then delivered through the power of love.
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Music Review: Brown Sabbath – ‘Brownout Presents Brown Sabbath, Vol. II’
Brownout finds the little nooks and crannies of the soulful and funky undercurrents in the heaviness of Black Sabbath songs and fleshes them out with some greasy horns, nearly hypnotic percussion, and much more psychedelic improv than you might think. If you love Black Sabbath, you will dig this unique covers album tremendously.
Read More »Music Review: Thirsty – ‘Albatross’
For ‘Albatross’ at least, Thirsty sticks to a clearly definable, signature formula.
Read More »Music Review: Jeff Richman – ‘Sizzle’
In a climate where the next release always needs to outdo the last. Jeff Richman is a beacon for the next generation of guitar fusion enthusiasts.
Read More »Interview: Jules Grison, Star of ‘Formidable!’ Celebrating Charles Aznavour
'We have a story for the first part because we want to show Montmartre in Paris. We want to show the jazz clubs like we find today in New York. In France in the 1950s there were jazz clubs in Paris. It’s not the same now.'
Read More »Concert Review: Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys with Orchestra of St. Luke’s – Haydn’s ‘Creation’ (NYC, 10/27/2016)
A joyful, optimistic, brilliantly composed vision, Haydn's great oratorio jibed perfectly with Enlightenment philosophy, and went on to offer a couple of hours of comfort and relief as war darkened the start of the 19th century. Today, it continues to bring joy.
Read More »Concert Review: Pet Shop Boys at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver, Canada, 10/24/16
The Super Tour is aptly named. The Pet Shop Boys deliver on their classics, new tracks, and an impressive light show.
Read More »Making Music: An Overview of Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Nineteen years removed from Theaudience, Bextor's catalog runs six solo albums deep with this year's 'Familia' as proof of her power. Bextor's grasp of pop music shows an awareness that the genre isn't solely beholden to four-on-the-floor ideas; this knowledge has led her to outfox predecessors and lap contemporaries. This overview acts as an introduction to one of the brightest voices in contemporary pop.
Read More »Music Review: Soles of Passion – ‘Bump Me Up’ EP
Soles of Passion’s ‘Bump Me Up’ exposes listeners to a side very different from their previous release.
Read More »Music Review: Led Zeppelin – ‘The Complete BBC Sessions’
Here is a band in full control of their talent and musicianship that had four studio albums that time would ultimately call one of the most amazing beginnings of any band ever, comparable only to the thunderous Black Sabbath’s first four albums.
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