Thundercat’s Blue Note Residency Heats Up (SHOW REVIEW)
The early show on Wednesday, February 13th was the third overall during Thundercat’s six night, fourteen show residency at New York City’s legendary Blue Note. The band was already in peak form, letting it all hang out while dazzling the packed house. Even with all of these shows booked and sold out, a line waited […]
UK Jazz Saxophone Sensation Duncan Eagles Makes Ropeadope Debut With “Citizen”
Yes, the British are coming! Here is another in the growing line of UK jazz musicians being signed to a U.S. label; in this case, the progressive Ropeadope label, home to artists like Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah and Logan Richardson. This is Duncan Eagles’ debut as a leader apart from his UK group Partikel, a […]
SONG PREMIERE: Yes We Mystic Carve Novel Stamp On Art Rock Via “Please Bring Me To Safety”
With their new record Ten Seated Figures, Yes We Mystic has succeeded in exceeding their previous excess; creating something bigger than anything they’ve done before. Voices and instruments meld into a swath of sound so dense and so complex that something new bursts forth, its origin impossible to place. On 2016’s Forgiver (lauded by Exclaim! […]
Jimbo Mathus Announces New LP ‘Incinerator’ on Big Legal Mess
Jimbo Mathus has blazed a singular path as a singer, songwriter, guitarist, producer and shaman for 40 years, recording and releasing more than 300 songs that are a testament to his hoodoo craftsmanship and to the sounds, sights and spirits of his inspirations in the deep South. His new album, Incinerator, which debuts on April […]
Carsie Blanton Explores Disillusionment and Desire in Her Clever Jazzy Way Via ‘Buck Up’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
If you’re familiar with Carsie Blanton, then draw your own comparisons. But, for the uninitiated think blatant sexuality of Liz Phair, filtered more cleverly, and then delivered in a vocal style that’s more jazz-like in phrasing like a witty Madeleine Peyroux. Some have compared her to Nina Simone and Billie Holiday. The inside jacket photo […]
27 Years Ago – ‘Wayne’s World’ Motion Picture Premiers (Watch “Bohemian Rhapsody”)
Robert Ellis Proves Himself to Be a Grand Pop Master With ‘Texas Piano Man’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
Robert Ellis’ career has come a long way since his 2009 debut The Great Re Arranger and even since his 2014 song and album The Lights from the Chemical Plant, (one of the best songs in the last decade). So, yes, his latest effort comes highly anticipated. Count on Ellis to do something a bit different. The […]
VIDEO PREMIERE: Frederico7 Add ‘Exótico Americano’ Touch To Valentine’s Day With “Nature of Love”
Austin, TX-based musician Frederico7 is proud to announce his debut solo album Exótico Americano, set for release on February 23rd. The album is an amalgamation of Frederico’s diverse background and experiences living in Brazil, Mexico, and Argentina before setting his roots in the “Live Music Capital of the World.” Exotico Americano fuses Afro-Brazilian rhythms with American […]
Hayes Carll Mixes Politically-Charged Tunes with Love Songs and Dependable Wry Wit on ‘What It Is’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
Following his rather bleak breakup album, Lovers and Leavers, Hayes Carll seems rejuvenated on What It Is. The album is co-produced by fellow songwriter and fiancée Allison Moorer and long-time cohort Brad Jones in Nashville. Carll wrote some of these songs alone and co-wrote others with Moorer, Matraca Berg, Adam Landry, and a few others. […]
The Yawpers Announce New LP ‘Human Question’, Share Tour Dates
Denver trio Yawpers will release a new album Human Question (ALBUM PRE-ORDER LINK) on April 19. New Noise Magazine announced the album, an album-supporting tour, and debuted the new song “Child of Mercy.” Following their critically acclaimed and meticulously plotted concept album Boy in a Well (set in World War I France, concerning a mother […]