Reviews

New York synth-pop group Caveman had to self-release their first album, 2011’s CoCo Beware – but it wasn’t long before word of mouth brought that album a rerelease on Fat

Turning down the fuzz, Brooklyn-based trio Acid Dad emerged from the pandemic with a more melodic sound, focusing on songwriting in less buzzy and catchier fashion for their newest release

Saxophonist Dayna Stephens, the #1 Rising Star-Tenor in the 2019 Downbeat Critics Poll, is mostly known for playing multiple reeds in both contemporary and straight-ahead formats, only occasionally using an

Drive-by Truckers (DBTs) and ‘loud’ are practically synonymous but the 200 people who witnessed this benefit show from 2006 at Plan 9 Records must all be wearing hearing aids by

What was projected to be a victory lap for one of the most influential vocalists in Jamaican history (someone who directly influenced the birth of hip-hop) has unfortunately turned into

After 20 years playing banjo, singing and writing songs for Steep Canyon Rangers, Graham Sharp is finally going it alone, at least for one album. Truer Picture, Sharp’s solo debut,

Co-founders Zev Feldman (aka “The Jazz Detective”) and Cory Weeds deliver another gem, Understanding, for mid-July’s RSD Drops on their Reel to Real label, as they return to Baltimore’s Famous

As Alice ‘Turiya’ Coltrane’s son, Ravi Coltrane, admonished, this is not a jazz album. Although Alice Coltrane, John Coltrane’s wife and musical partner, had her share of groundbreaking spiritual jazz