2019

‘Ford v Ferrari’ Revs Up the Drama (FILM REVIEW)

James Roberts November 15, 2019 No Comments

Director James Mangold returns with a thrilling car racing drama.

Drummer Ralph Peterson Channels Art Blakey with Gen-Next Big Band of Berklee Players on ‘Listen Up!’ (ALBUM REVIEW))

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Jazz will continue to thrive for years because of all the educational opportunities for talented young players. Evidence abounds but one needs to look no further than the exciting projects

NO WIN Play First-Ever NYC Concert at Baby’s All Right (PHOTOS)

Killian Young November 15, 2019 No Comments

NO WIN took the stage for their first-ever NYC concert at Baby’s All Right. What’s more, the LA power pop outfit were also breaking in a new drummer, Ryan Moutinho,

Trumpeter/Bandleader Darren Barrett and Esteemed Guests Pay Tribute to the EVI on ‘Mr. Steiner – The EVI Sessions’ (ALBUM REVIEW)

Jim Hynes November 14, 2019 No Comments

This is the eleventh release from trumpeter Darren Barrett and one his most important ones, calling attention to synthesis guru Nyle Steiner, credited with the invention of the EVI (Electronic

Saxophonist Azar Lawrence’s Melding of Modern and Brazilian Jazz Sparkles on Reissue of 1975’s ‘Summer Solstice’ (ALBUM REVIEW)

Jim Hynes November 14, 2019 No Comments

This writer saw saxophonist Azar Lawrence in L.A.’s famed Catalina Jazz Club about a dozen years ago and it was surely the closest anyone could get to John Coltrane’s playing

LP ANNOUNCEMENT/PREMIERE: Saw Black & the Toys Deliver Off-Kilter ‘Christmas in the Background’

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With its mix of original songs and abbreviated carols, Saw Black & theToys’ Christmas in the Background due out December 6th returns a sense of magic, mirth, and old-fashioned melancholy to the

Delta Spirit Returns With North American Headlining Tour

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Shortly after announcing a New Year’s Eve show at Mohawk in Austin, TX, rock band Delta Spirit is ready to get back on the road for their first North American headlining tour

SONG PREMIERE: Listen to Mister Rogers Sing “What Would You Like To Do Today” Off Upcoming Omnivore Reissue

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Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood premiered on television more than five decades ago. It’s impossible to know how many children’s (and adults’) lives were impacted by the show’s positive and meaningful messages

VIDEO PREMIERE: The Grahams Explore Self-Destructive Ways Through Dreamy Soul on Richard Swift-produced “Heartbroken Town”

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New Jersey born, New York grown, Nashville-based couple The Grahams have carved out new artistic paths with their third record, Kids Like Us, which was producer-legend Richard Swift’s last project