With its new album, the brass-quintet-plus-percussionist hits a sweet spot between esoteric modern composition and easy-to-digest musical fun.
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Music Review: Michael Todd – ‘Crashland’
'Crashland’ is an album for those seeking to appreciate the finer details of a singer-songwriter’s work.
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While The Begowatts explore various sounds, their main one is energetic, vibrant, and all out fun.
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With its emotional extremes, seriousness, sadness and laughter following one another, this album is a realistic representation of life, superbly performed by Kolassa and the musicians and sensitively produced by Jensen.
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‘Stealin' Thunder’ is a series of mostly rock and roll tracks interspersed with shorter acoustic numbers.
Read More »Music Review: Maya Beiser – ‘TranceClassical’
An intriguing plunge into the many sharp and woolly possibilities of the cello in the age of electronics and genre-blending.
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‘Love Songs for the Rest of Us’ offers a cozy and comfortable listening experience that might ready you for a nice, long nap.
Read More »Music Reviews: Pentagram – ‘First Daze Here’ & ‘First Daze Here Too’ [2016 Remastered Edition]
Pentagram's resurgence and growing popularity in recent years is rooted in one basic fact: They are one of the pioneers of "American" hard rock/heavy metal. And it all began with these two compilations of their earliest material, recorded between 1972-1976, now newly remastered with full lyrics, band history and some rare mixes. Basically, it is hard rock heaven.
Read More »Music Review: Lily Lambert – ‘Moving On’
With innocent, yet realistic lyrics and peaceful, smooth, and gentle melodies, Lambert has developed a unique and easily identifiable style.
Read More »Concert Review: Joseph Keckler (NYC, 6/30/16)
Joseph Keckler, a bass-baritone with a three-and-a-half-octave vocal range, stretches boundaries like a psychedelic dream.
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