Doug Collette, Author at Glide Magazine

Dafnis Preito/Si o Si Quartet, Stefon Harris & Blackout, Chris Potter, Joshua Breakstone, Samuel Barber

Doug Collette October 16, 2009 No Comments

The overall simplicity of approach within Si o Si may be the key: their ideas, whether structured or spontaneous, constitute the crystallization of their individual and collective experience within this group and without (each member has extensive history and current work outside this ensemble). Put this on "Best of 2009' list now!

The Black Crowes – Reflections of The Band

Doug Collette October 12, 2009 No Comments

It was no surprise that The Black Crowes decided that as the basis for their new album, to record themselves live in the winter of 2009, offering all new material to an intimate audience at Levon Helm's barn in Woodstock New York. Is it any wonder either that Steve Gorman can't hardly stop talking about the group? Talking with Glide's Doug Collette, he sounds tremendously excited about how well the band is doing right now, as well as their future prospects. From his vantage point at the drums at the back of the stage, and as a charter member of the group, things have never looked or sounded better for The Black Crowes.

Son Volt: Higher Ground, South Burlington, VT 9/21/09

Doug Collette October 2, 2009 No Comments

Son Volt played a brilliantly paced set at Higher Ground on 9/21, that unlike the group's last appearance at the Vermont venue in spring of 2007 where Jay Farrar and company struggled to gain traction, the quintet leapt into action with "The Picture" and were blazing away by the time they finished roughly two and half-hours later.

Lowell Thompson & Crown Pilot: Lowell Thompson & Crown Pilot

Doug Collette September 30, 2009 No Comments

Rolling Stone's recent blurb on Lowell Thompson shouldn't build false preconceptions or wayward expectations. The Vermonter's self titled first album with the band Crown Pilot is a remarkably mature, self-assured piece of work.

The Black Crowes: Higher Ground, South Burlington, VT 9/17/09

Doug Collette September 28, 2009 No Comments

If, in their return to this South Burlington venue, The Black Crowes didn't throw the knockout punches as in the fall of 2008, their performance nevertheless concluded with purposeful finality as they intoned " Oh Sweet Nuthin" with stirring gospel fervor. It was yet another gesture of kinship with the music-lovers populating the ballroom floor, further evidence of a very rare bond arising from an audience being as enthusiastic as the band playing for them.

Gov’t Mule: By A Thread

Doug Collette September 21, 2009 No Comments

Gov't Mule's By A Thread might be the closest thing we ever get to a modern day Warren Haynes solo effort (unless rumors of such a project from the last few months turn out to be true.) Every individual element of style favored by the guitarist/vocalist/songwriter is covered within the album's hour-plus running time, which might make for a splintered sound except that his connection to Gov't Mule as a group is absolutely unyielding. And vice-versa.

The Black Crowes: Before The Frost….Until The Freeze

Doug Collette September 14, 2009 No Comments

Appearing for four nights at Levon' Helm's Barn in Woodstock, New York this past winter, the Black Crowes played sets of mostly brand-new original material which forms the basis for two distinct new albums that nevertheless display an unmistakable continuity.

Phish: Joy

Doug Collette September 8, 2009 No Comments

Phish's new album is appropriately titled for a number of reasons, not the least of which is that Joy finds the band relishing the challenge of recording their new songs.

The Duke & The King: Nothing Gold Can Stay

Doug Collette August 26, 2009 No Comments

It would demean The Duke and The King to say it's an offshoot of The Felice Brothers, but Nothing Gold Can Stay does radiate the same rustic (thought slightly ominous) charm of the Catskill Mountain clan’s music.

Yim Yames: Tribute To

Doug Collette August 21, 2009 No Comments

Yim Yames’ (nee Jim James’) homage to the late George Harrison, Tribute to, is truly a labor of love. Recorded in 2001 in a moment of inspired grieving upon hearing of the man’s passing, the titular leader of My Morning Jacket channels the spirit of The Beatles’ lead guitarist as he plays an unusual cross-section of his music.

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