instrumental Archive
04 Apr 2014
Festival Review: Big Ears 2014, Day 3 (Part Two)
The final set of performances we took in at Big Ears 2014 were all centered around the work of minimalist composer Steve Reich. It was all deeply thrilling, visceral, emotional […]
03 Apr 2014
Festival Review: Big Ears 2014, Day 3 (Part One)
Dean and Britta I had already seen Dean Wareham and his wife/collaborator Britta Phillips on Day One of Big Ears 2014. But what was advertised for their Sunday performance – […]
02 Apr 2014
Festival Review: Big Ears 2014, Day 2 (Part 2)
After getting (respectively) a headache and a power nap, my sweetheart and I headed back to the Tennessee Theatre, remarking all the while how well-thought-out Big Ears 2014 is as […]
01 Apr 2014
Festival Review: Big Ears 2014, Day 2 (Part 1)
Marc Ribot (Again) The second day of Big Ears 2014 kicked off with a most unusual event: Marc Ribot seated in total darkness, armed with only a classical acoustic guitar. […]
31 Mar 2014
Festival Review: Big Ears 2014, Day 1
Dean Wareham We arrived in Knoxville in plenty of time to grab front-row seats in the beautiful Tennessee Theatre. It certainly helped that attendance for Wareham’s set was light (the […]
16 Jan 2014
Album Review: Volker Kriegel — Mainz 1963-1969
Consider yourself forgiven if you find yourself unfamiliar with the name Volker Kriegel, and even more forgiven if you’re unfamiliar with his work as pioneering artist in the soul-jazz genre. […]
13 Nov 2013
What’s Old is New Again in November 2013, Part Two
Three more capsule reviews of new-to-you live albums, continuing from yesterday’s blog entry. The Modern Jazz Quartet – Lost Tapes: Germany 1956-1958 Where modern jazz is concerned, taste and restraint […]
05 Nov 2013
Photoblogging: Mountain Oasis 2013, Part Two
Some images from the second night of Mountain Oasis Electronic Music Summit in Asheville NC. All photos © Bill Kopp. Photos from the first night are here. More Mountain Oasis […]
01 Nov 2013
Mountain Oasis Electronic Summit: Recap Part 2
On Saturday — the second of the festival’s three nights — I took in two shows of note. I had tentative plans to check out some other sets, but these […]
28 Oct 2013
Mountain Oasis Electronic Summit: Recap Part 1
My sweetheart and I enjoyed the first night of 2013 Mountain Oasis together; while I’d cover nights two and three on my own, this night we managed together to take […]