2023

Art Ensemble Of Chicago Expands To Chamber Orchestra On Expansive ‘The Sixth Decade, From Paris to Paris’ (ALBUM REVIEW)

Jim Hynes January 17, 2023 No Comments

Once branded musical insurrectionists when they burst on the scene in the late sixties, the two surviving members of the Art Ensemble of Chicago (AEC) original quintet, deliver an all-encompassing resurrectionist statement by expanding to a chamber orchestra on this live 2-CD recording, The Sixth Decade, From Paris to Paris.

LISTEN: Sad Girls Aquatics Club Keep It Fuzzy On Swirling “Who’s Your Witness”

Glide January 16, 2023 No Comments

Sad Girls Aquatics Club is a synth-pop duo from Pittsburgh PA consisting of Marie Mashyna and Chelsea Rumbaugh. They met in college and started their first music project together in

LISTEN: On “Skyscraper,” Jack Keyes Wows With Expressive Classic-Style Fingerpicking

Glide January 16, 2023 No Comments

Led by eloquently expressive classic style fingerpicking, “Skyscraper” from Louisville-based folk artist Jack Keyes brings to mind the more minimalistic side of Andrew Bird’s catalog. Managing to create a surprisingly full sound

LISTEN: The Sunday Mourners Deliver Frantically Throwback Garage Sound On “You’re Down, You’re Out”

Glide January 16, 2023 1 Comment

The Sunday Mourners’ latest single, “You’re Down, You’re Out”, is a beautiful homage to the heyday of sunny Southern California rock and roll only with a slightly harder-edged east coast

LISTEN: Katherine Paterson Brings Heartfelt Introspection On Rainy Day “Bloom”

Glide January 16, 2023 No Comments

Katherine Paterson is a Dallas-based, indie-folk singer-songwriter. Her passion for writing songs as gifts for far-flung companions transformed into writing songs as companions for all kinds of life moments. Her

55 Years Later: Revisiting The Byrds’ Expressive & Experimental ‘The Notorious Byrd Brothers

Glide January 15, 2023 2 Comments

With over half-century hindsight and given the tumult within the ranks of The Byrds circa 1967, it’s a wonder they completed an album at all, much less one as superb as The Notorious Byrd Brothers

Umphrey’s McGee Kick Off umXXV Anniversary Tour at Washington D.C.’s 9:30 Club, Pay Tribute to Jeff Beck (PHOTOS/RECAP)

Casey Vock January 15, 2023 No Comments

Umphrey’s McGee kicked off their umXXV Anniversary Tour this past Thursday at Washington D.C.’s 9:30 Club.

The National Tease New Album Via Social Media

Glide January 13, 2023 No Comments

The National are stirring the pot to kick off 2023. The band has started teasing their 9th LP via cryptic social media posts and the video posted to their Twitter today has been the most revealing of them all.