It’s been one heck of a year. Thank goodness a little music was sprinkled in to take the load off. This year marked the return of vinyl as my listening and purchase option of choice. The LP library now looks […]
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My uncle used to love me but she died. Chicken ain’t chicken until its lickin’ good and fried Keep it on the sunny side. -Sweetback Sisters It’s fun to be a critic. In pop culture, politics, academics, whatever, the world is […]
After some months of — pardon me — shadowboxing over the release details, it’s official. BobDylan.com announced today that Dylan’s much-anticipated album, Shadows In The Night, will be released on February 3. Dylan himself, under his longtime nom de produire Jack Frost, […]
How old did that microphone look? It was very vintage. Hanging from it was a kazoo taped to a ring of wire. The last time I saw Petunia & the Vipers earlier in 2014, I described them as Americana painted […]
In late 2008, the Kuwaiti born musician Kamal Musallam and his band performed at the Oriental Jazz event in Abu Dhabi alongside noted musician Volker Schlott. At the event, Schlott played alto-saxophone and Musallam switched between electric guitar and oud. After […]
Irish duo The Lost Brothers write old-time songs. They take their musical influences from home, then bluegrass-and-folk them up. They “Americana” them, then they add harmonies as sweet as local honey with a drop of dark chocolate, and serve them to […]
It was easy to fall under the subtle charm and seductive lure of Denali, the enchanting new release from Emma Hill. Its great Northwest sensibilities, its tales of people real and imagined, and its independent spirit felt like a piece […]
I hate ranking albums against each other. Each year, I generally list my favorite releases for the year in no particular order — just a group of recordings that moved me deeply, both as a listener and an amateur songwriter […]
Signature Sounds’ unofficial mantra is “Music Abounds.” It says so on the right edge of 20th Anniversary insignia, printed on a 5-foot-by-5-foot circular sign that sits high above the center of the Academy of Music stage. The set design is minimalist, […]
The Beacon Theatre is one of my favorite music venues in New York City. Opened just after the Crash of 1929, the Beacon is a wonder of fantastical Manhattan Modernism, its golden interior with gigantic Greek goddesses, and murals redolent […]
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