Bright notes open “Etude,” the opening track of Julian Lage’s stunning new album, Squint, creating ripples of sound that whirl around one another and cascade in dazzling waves of beauty. The tune creates an atmosphere of reverence and offers a […]
From the top, the discerning listener knows that Julian Lage’s Love Hurts is not a pedestrian jazz guitar album. For starters, Lage — accompanied on this deep 43-minute effort by drummer Dave King and bassist Jorge Roeder — layers droney […]
As modern folk supergroups go, it doesn’t get much more super than Punch Brothers and I’m With Her. Each group in its own right is pretty super: Punch Brothers’ Chris Thile, Paul Kowert, Gabe Witcher, Chris Eldridge, and Noam Pikelny are […]
Julian Lage may have started his career as a jazz guitarist and still performs jazz, but he is quickly gaining a foothold in the folk/Americana scene. Originally scheduled to perform with Chris ‘Critter’ Eldridge, who was forced to cancel performances due […]
The 13 solo effort from Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Jesse Harris entitled No Wrong No Right is charted for a February 10 release on Dangerbird Records. Enter the obligatory Norah Jones reference that earned him said Grammy, but Jesse Harris is chock […]
