Music Genres

Each track on 'Kaleidoscope' is powerful, melodic, and will capture listeners' attention.

The Who LIve At Shea Stadium 1982 comes as an unexpected surprise from a much maligned era, and is a keeper to boot.

Charlie Sayles goes back to the roots of blues music with a simple, yet rich sound.

no:carrier's 'Ghosts of the West Coast' brings out the inner darkness of three well-known tracks.

Two recent releases from bassist-bandleaders show how jazz continues to thrive in the most disparate of musical "cultures," even with its relatively small, specialized audience.

The familiarity of each track encourages listeners to pay close attention to their lyrics.

Just about every song bears the imprint of a thoughtful survey of pop music styles from the 1960s to today. If they don't all reach the heights to which they aspire, enough do to make the album one of the more creative pop efforts of the year, and the best are hypnotically compelling.

'Say When' is another must-have album from Smoke Sessions.

‘Watch It Sparkle’ is radical and confusing.

Delta Deep’s self-titled album is a great rock album with blues, soul, and funk mixed in.