Fans of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band will have lots of fun with 'Circlin' Back: Celebrating 50 Years Live'.
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Music Review: Chicago – ‘Chicago Quadio Box (9-Disc Blu-ray Audio)’
For a less musically talented band, being able to reconceive the sounds within the songs physically and rhythmically could have turned this kind of release been a box set of cheap sonic “tricks” designed to fool the listener into thinking the extra money it costs to buy the “enhanced” version of an album was well worth it. For Chicago? It allowed them to see just what was possible with the sound.
Read More »Music Review: Angus Crowne – ‘Angus Crowne and the Family Jewels’
One expects to be taken by surprise by an artist who created a whole new genre in order to share some of his daily experiences in a funny, yet insightful way. Is it actually the case?
Read More »Symbiosis Gathering 2016: Recap (09/25/16)
Hundred Waters, Oh Wonder, and FKA Twigs headlined the closing day of Symbiosis Gathering at Woodward Reservoir Regional Park near Oakdale, California, on Sept. 25, 2016.
Read More »Music Review: Moor Mother – ‘Fetish Bones’
Moor Mother's 'Fetish Bones' is a tough, difficult recording by an incredibly gifted and honest artist.
Read More »Classical Music Reviews: Schubert Piano Trios, Songs of the Rhinemaidens, and New Music for Theremin
Knowing that Eyck conceived and recorded the album for 12" vinyl made even my digital listening experience feel somehow richer – as if I were in the presence not just of new avant-garde music but of the whole weird history of the theremin.
Read More »Music Review: Dylan Tauber – ‘Dolphin Trance’
‘Dolphin Trance’ is an album one can choose to listen to very attentively so as to catch its many nuances or to use as music either for an energetic, lounge-like get-together, or for a dance party.
Read More »Concert Review: The Squirrel Nut Zippers at City Winery in Atlanta, GA, 9/22/16
The Squirrel Nut Zippers are celebrating the 20th anniversary of their hit album 'Hot' with a revival tour, and trust me, it is a revival! Your spirit and your body will be awakened by this music, guaranteed.
Read More »Music Review: Janet Jackson’s ’20 Y.O.’ at 10 ― A Retrospective
A decade removed from its release, '20 Y.O.' stands as a confident display of Jackson’s sharpened skills worth rediscovering.
Read More »Music Review: Chameleon Technology – ‘Blank Canvas’ EP
‘Blank Canvas’ is a quick, high energy, and intense listen.
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