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Music Review: Billy Nomates – ‘Metal Horse’
'Metal Horse' from Billy Nomates is an album that will probably fly under most people's radars but it's also one that needs to be listened to.
Read More »Music Review: Adrian Raso & Fanfare Ciocarlia – ‘The Devil Rides Again’
As one would expect from a brass band, they can blow the roof off a building, but they can also give subtle and nuanced performances that pull out surprising emotional content from any tune they perform.
Read More »Music Review: The Silkroad Ensemble with Rhiannon Giddens – ‘American Railroad’
American Railroad from The Silkroad Ensemble gives us a new perspective on history and is an incredible collection of songs and music.
Read More »Music Review: Grayson Capps -‘Heartbreak, Misery, and Death’
Standards Grayson Capp’s new release, Heartbreak, Misery and Death, is the singer/songwriter’s foray into producing an album of standards. Standards is a rather vague term North Americans use for referring to anything from Gershwin to traditional folk songs from the United Kingdom. Basically, it means a song you’re likely to …
Read More »Music Review: ‘Symbiont’ – Jake Blount and Mali Obomsawin
Symbiont Climate change is arguably the biggest challenge we face. Everyone from politicians to the person on the street have an opinion on whether it exists or what should be done about it. So this is a topic that’s ripe for artistic expression. With Symbiont Jake Blount and Mali Obomsawin …
Read More »Music Review: ‘Amelia’ by Laurie Anderson
With 'Amelia' Laurie Anderson has created a beautiful and compelling recounting of the last voyage of Amelia Earhart.
Read More »Music Review: ‘The Concrete Jangle’ from Steve Conte
Steve Conte's 'Concrete Jangle,' with an assist from Andy Partridge, is pure listening pleasure that can't help but bring a smile to your face and a thought to your brain.
Read More »Music Review: Aaron McMullan ‘Swing Hosanna, Sing The Salt’
Aaron McMullan's 'Swing Hosanna, Sing The Salt' is a wonderful chaotic dream of an album. As fine a piece of imagination as you'll ever hear.
Read More »Music Review: Ezra Furman – ‘All of us Flames’
'All of us Flames' from Ezra Furman is not only one of the best albums of the year, but one of the best of the past decade.
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