Reviews

One Moment In Time – Live In The USA is the logical extension of the process of refinement that Robin Trower has undertaken with his studio albums of recent years. Running roughly seventy-seven minutes in duration on compact disc and a double LP vinyl set, fourteen tracks taken from two shows on a 2025 American […]

Toad The Wet Sprocket has issued some intriguing anthologies over the years, including PS (A Toad Retrospective) and In Light Syrup, but it’s arguable that none are so fascinating as RINGS: The Acoustic Sessions. Anyone surprised by the appearance of this unorthodox album hasn’t been following the band closely over the years.  Originally emerging in […]

British indie pop musician Lande Hekt dug deep into personal experiences for her first two efforts — 2021’s Going To Hell and 2022’s House Without a View — singing about childhood trauma, sobriety, and exploring her queer identity. Working alongside producer Matthew Simms (Wire, It Hugs Back), she continues that mix of confessional songwriting and […]

Not yet 30, vibraphonist and composer Joel Ross has delivered has fifth Blue Note album, the 2-LP set, Gospel Music. The music remains intricate but less so than his previous efforts. Ross sets a very meditative tone as he follows the arc of the grand biblical story. He begins with creation, moving to the fall and salvation, using the […]

ElectroSoul is DJ Harrison’s first solo album since 2024’s Shades of Yesterday, but one can hardly say he hasn’t been busy. Later in 2024, Devonne Andre Harris (aka DJ Harrison) paired with DMV-based vocalist Nigel Hall (who appears here on “Can’t Go Back”), of Lettuce fame, to release the collaborative and funky Earth, Wind & […]

Veteran troubadour Steve Poltz is the epitome of one who doesn’t take himself too seriously. It’s so refreshing. He describes his approach to making a record as “chaos, caffeine, and accidental poetry – art colliding with microphones and commerce in a glorious mess.”  Inevitably, the resulting music makes us laugh, and, oddly, raises a few serious thoughts. Poltz has […]

In the improvisational circuit, the rhythm section is often the foundation upon which others build their dreams. But on the self-titled debut from Animonic, bassist Chris DeAngelis and drummer Adrian Tramontano step out from the supporting roles they’ve played in powerhouses like Kung Fu, The Breakfast, and Reprise to build something entirely for themselves. The […]

Los Angeles–based Tyler Ballgame will release his debut album For the First Time, Again on Rough Trade Records on January 29, 2026—a journey that reads like the story of a modern music legend. Born Tyler Perry and raised in Rhode Island, he developed his powerful tenor at Berklee College of Music, where teachers saw star […]

When the lights dimmed at the House of Blues in Boston on January 19th, the air was thick with a specific kind of anticipation, the kind that only follows a cultural icon like Bill Murray. The 75-year-old living legend didn’t burst onto the stage with a monologue or a “Ghostbusters” catchphrase; instead, he slipped quietly […]

Anticipation had been building for two days when fans got word through social media and the Philadelphia Inquirer that Don Was and The Pan Detroit Ensemble (PDE) were going to play the Graterful Dead’s Blues for Allah in its entirety in tribute to the late Bob Weir at Ardmore Hall. The sold-out audience however got […]