new release Archive
25 Apr 2023
Album Review: Electric Beethoven – Hear No Evil
The musical compositions of Ludwig von Beethoven are among the most durable works in the history of music. Long before the pop music term hook came into use, Beethoven was […]
23 Apr 2023
Album Review: Anchor and Burden – Kosmonautic Pilgrimage
Impressionistic bloops and bleeps. Delightfully jarring stabs of percussion. Wild throbs of thunderous bass guitar. Otherworldly sonic textures courtesy of touch guitar. Those are merely some of the components of […]
21 Apr 2023
Album Review: Walter Bishop Jr. – Bish at the Bank
Baltimore, Maryland had a thriving and lively jazz scene in the mid-to late 1960s and well into the early ‘70s. Proof positive was the success of the Famous Ballroom, a […]
20 Apr 2023
Album Review: Shirley Scott – Queen Talk
One of the fascinating and often defining characteristics of jazz is the manner in which artists draw upon the work of others, bending it to their own purposes. The recasting […]
19 Apr 2023
Album Review: Sonny Stitt – Boppin’ in Baltimore
Zev Feldman and Cory Weeds truly are jazz detectives. Together or on their own, these two men are responsible for bringing treasure troves of previously unheard jazz recordings to the […]
11 Apr 2023
Book Review: It’s the Truth
As someone who enjoys a deep dive into the making of creative works, I’m predisposed toward a new book like Simon Wright’s It’s the Truth: Making The Only Ones. Books […]
10 Apr 2023
AUDIO: Interview with Steve Kilbey of The Church
Ahead of last week’s Asheville live date by The Church, I spoke with Steve Kilbey for our local community radio stations, AshevilleFM 103.3. The band is currently on tour in […]
09 Apr 2023
Album Review: Ana Popović — Power
Artists change; their artistry evolves over time. Some chart a path that’s consistent; others follow a progression that’s better described as linear. Others bounce around from style to style, with […]
08 Apr 2023
Album Review: Leon Alvarado — Charging the Electric Dream
I’ve covered at least two previous releases from Leon Alvarado. 2014’s Music from an Expanded Universe was a kind of ambient chillwave set; The Future Left Behind (2016) leaned in […]
04 Apr 2023
Preview: What the Hell Happened to Blood Sweat & Tears?
UPDATE: Screen #1 is sold out but Grail has opened a second simultaneous screen. USE THIS TIX LINK. You remember BS&T; the band scored a long string of hits and […]