review Archive
24 Jun 2014
Review: Moogfest 2014 (Part Two)
Continued from Part One… Keith Emerson was mainly in town, though, for a press conference at which the engineers at Moog Music unveiled what Emerson dubbed “the clone,” a from-the-ground-up […]
23 Jun 2014
Review: Moogfest 2014 (Part One)
Moogfest 2014 was indeed quite a different creature than its immediate predecessors. In both its focus and attitude, the five-day music/arts/technology event in Asheville NC was closer to the spirit […]
17 Jun 2014
DVD Review: Morrissey — 25Live
In pop culture, certain truths evolve into long-running inside jokes. For example, if you booked Sly Stone for a gig, you could count on him (a) not showing up, (b) […]
16 Jun 2014
Album Review: The “5” Royales – Soul & Swagger
There are a select few acts in musical history that didn’t sell a ton of records, yet exerted influence far beyond what their chart action might suggest. Among the most […]
11 Jun 2014
Album Review: Bobby Rush — Decisions
An authentic blues album is a rare thing in 2014. Maybe it’s a function of modern recording techniques; I don’t know the reason. But most attempts at capturing the blues […]
09 Jun 2014
Capsule Reviews: And Yet Three More from Real Gone Music
Here’s the third of four collections of brief reviews of recently-released reissues and/or compilations from Real Gone Music. Dr. John, The Night Tripper – GRIS-gris Dr. John (aka Mac Rebbenack) […]
06 Jun 2014
Capsule Reviews: Three More from Real Gone Music
Continuing from yesterday’s collection, here are more quick looks at recently-released reissues and/or compilations from Real Gone Music. Toomorrow: Original Soundtrack Album Seeing the names Harry Saltzman (of James Bond […]
05 Jun 2014
Capsule Reviews: Three from Real Gone Music
Because there’s so much of a backlog here at Musoscribe’s palatial new World HQ ( I moved recently), here’s the first of at least three collections of short reviews. These […]
04 Jun 2014
Concert Review: World Party, Asheville NC 3 June 2014
One of the many joys of taking in a live show in Asheville is intimacy: arrive early, and it’s as likely as not that the artist you’ve paid to see […]
03 Jun 2014
Album Review: Clearlight — Impressionist Symphony
With precious few exceptions, attempting a classical-rock hybrid is at worst a fool’s errand, at best a thankless task. All too often, this most ambitious of goals – bringing together […]