Author Archive
14 Nov 2012
The Very Best Of…Concord Jazz Artists
Because Concord Music Group has acquired the licensing to some of the most venerable labels in all of music (Stax, Fantasy, Riverside, Prestige, and others) as well as large chunks […]
13 Nov 2012
Catching Up With Modern Jazz, Part Two
A quick roundup of some notable jazz releases, from your friendly neighborhood jazz novitiate who nonetheless knows what he likes… Toots Thielemans – Yesterday & Today (Universal Music) My first […]
12 Nov 2012
Catching Up With Modern Jazz, Part One
As many readers know, I’m a relative latecomer to appreciation of jazz. Other than a copy of Weather Report‘s Heavy Weather LP, my record collection was all but jazz-free until […]
09 Nov 2012
Photoblogging: Moogfest 2012
Wielding my Official Photo Pass™, I took a bunch of shots at Moogfest with my old-fashioned 35mm camera. The results were less than stellar, owing in part to the fact […]
08 Nov 2012
Concert Preview: The Who
I’m very excited to be going to see The Who in concert in Greenville SC, just down the hill from our mountains tonight. It will be the third time I’ve […]
07 Nov 2012
Album Review: Akina Adderley & the Vintage Playboys – Say Yes
From a superficial standpoint, there’s not a huge amount of common stylistic ground between the music of Austin-based Akina Adderley (& the the Vintage Playboys) and Adderley’s grandfather Nat, or […]
06 Nov 2012
Album Review: Clover — Clover and Fourty Niner
Clover doesn’t rank in the top tiers of musical acts in terms of notoriety. Mention their name to most music fans and you’ll earn a blank stare. If they’re known […]
05 Nov 2012
Album Review: The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Plays the Music of Rush
Normally, I don’t write negative reviews. Yes, I will point out those qualities that make a work less than it could be, but if a release is mostly or wholly […]
02 Nov 2012
DVD Review: David Bowie – The Calm Before The Storm: Under Review 1969-1971
It’s a shopworn cliché to claim that David Bowie is and has always been a chameleon. Yes, his music and onstage/public person have gone through a series of calculated ch-ch-changes […]
01 Nov 2012
DVD Review: John Lee Hooker – Cook With the Hook: Live in 1974
“Do you wanna boogie? Do you wanna cook with the Hook?” So implores John Lee Hooker on the audio track of the DVD menu on Cook With the Hook: Live […]