‘The Banker’ Cashes In on Strength of Performances But Never Pays Dividends (FILM REVIEW)
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)
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 entirety but performed live just in pieces. Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (JLCO) performed the entire piece live at Rose Theater […]
Circles Around The Sun Mix New & Choice Material At Return To Higher Ground (SHOW REVIEW/PHOTOS)
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 as documented on their third studio album. Bassist Dan Horne’s subdued shout-out to the late Neal Casal as the group left the stage belied the […]
SONG PREMIERE: Lindy Vision Craft Embellishing & Progressive New Wave Via “Abandonment”
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 spent the last six years honing their unique sonic palette, a mix of dark ‘80s new wave, bouncy synth-pop, and ethereal indie-rock that has drawn […]
WATCH: Grateful Dead ‘All The Years Live’: “Bird Song” 6/26/93 RFK Stadium
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 Washington D.C.’s RFK Stadium. Introduced in 1971, the song immediately became a first-set staple, with nearly 60 performances before it was dropped from the repertoire […]
Courtney Marie Andrews Announces New LP ‘Old Flowers’, Shares New Track “If I Told”
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 album track, “If I Told,” is premiering today and can be heard below… Created in the aftermath of a long-term relationship, Old Flowers features Andrews’ […]
Green Leaf Rustlers Freewheel Through Golden Cosmic Country Greats on ‘From Within Marin’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
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 hold, marijuana was a ubiquitous part of the hiplife and ears and minds were opening to sounds to which they had once been closed. While […]
Happy 50th Birthday John Frusciante (Listen to Solo Track “Murderers”)
VIDEO PREMIERE: The Dirty Clergy Examine Depression with Cathartic Folk Rock on “Lucy”
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 all accented by eerily laconic vocals, The Alabama-based trio (featuring vocalist/guitarist Brian Manasco, bassist Ky Carter and drummer Cody Moorehead) are looking to expand their […]
FULL ALBUM PREMIERE/STREAM: Mo Lowda & The Humble Display Versatility & Robust Sound on ‘Ready Coat’ LP
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 parties all the time. So, they did. All the time. They are no longer kids. Two full-length albums (2013, 2018) and an EP (2016) later, […]