March 2020

‘The Banker’ Cashes In on Strength of Performances But Never Pays Dividends (FILM REVIEW)

James Roberts March 6, 2020 No Comments

Its trio of leads delight but ultimately it’s too safe for its own good.

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (JLCO) Updates Duke Ellington’s Classic ‘Black, Brown, and Beige’ (ALBUM REVIEW)

Jim Hynes March 6, 2020 No Comments

Considered by most to be Duke Ellington’s greatest work, Black, Brown & Beige, the sprawling history of African -Americans has been, recorded several times over the years either in its

Circles Around The Sun Mix New & Choice Material At Return To Higher Ground (SHOW REVIEW/PHOTOS)

Doug Collette March 6, 2020 No Comments

The 2020 return of Circles Around The Sun to Higher Ground on March 1st reaffirmed the distinctions of their music, in its original configuration and in the more accessible form

SONG PREMIERE: Lindy Vision Craft Embellishing & Progressive New Wave Via “Abandonment”

Glide March 6, 2020 No Comments

For Albuquerque, New Mexico new wave/synth-pop band Lindy Vision, family casts a shadow over everything. The trio—comprised of three Black Native sisters, Dorothy (Dee Dee), Natasha (Na), and Carla Cuylear—has

WATCH: Grateful Dead ‘All The Years Live’: “Bird Song” 6/26/93 RFK Stadium

Dave Goodwich March 5, 2020 No Comments

The latest release from The Grateful Dead’s weekly video series All The Years Live showcases the tender Garcia/Hunter composition, “Bird Song“, from the Grateful Dead’s June 26, 1993 concert at

Courtney Marie Andrews Announces New LP ‘Old Flowers’, Shares New Track “If I Told”

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Acclaimed singer, songwriter and musician Courtney Marie Andrews will release her highly anticipated new album, Old Flowers, June 5 on Fat Possum Records. In advance of the release, the new

Green Leaf Rustlers Freewheel Through Golden Cosmic Country Greats on ‘From Within Marin’ (ALBUM REVIEW)

Andrew Quist March 5, 2020 No Comments

Sometime between 1965 and 1968 a shift in popular music happened. It wasn’t something that necessarily defined the time but was more a symptom of it. The acid was taking

VIDEO PREMIERE: The Dirty Clergy Examine Depression with Cathartic Folk Rock on “Lucy”

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With 2020 marking a decade into their musical careers The Dirty Clergy vacillates between shoegaze-esque ruminations on love and struggle and more straightforward garage numbers that surge into ecstatic cacophony

FULL ALBUM PREMIERE/STREAM: Mo Lowda & The Humble Display Versatility & Robust Sound on ‘Ready Coat’ LP

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Mo Lowda began with three high school kids. Those kids all ended up at the same college in Philadelphia, PA where other kids wanted them to play at their basement

Hot Club of Los Angeles Celebrates Classic Gypsy Jazz & Originals on ‘Cinema Swing’ (ALBUM REVIEW)

Jim Hynes March 5, 2020 No Comments

The album title, Cinema Swing, takes its name from the famed, tiny Cinema Bar located on Sepulveda Blvd. in Culver City, just south of Los Angeles, a place this writer