The Pulitzer Prize-winning composer has a surpassing ability to set tightly packed texts to expressive music using the combined vocabularies of tradition, modernism, and even the jazz age.
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Music Review: DownTown Mystic – ‘DownTown Mystic on E Street’ EP
‘DownTown Mystic on E Street’ makes a solid addition to rock lovers’ music library.
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Mick Rock visits the hometowns of an eclectic assortment of top-tier musicians from different eras in the new OvationTV series debuting this Sunday, August 2.
Read More »‘On the Record with Mick Rock’: Legendary Music Photographer Talks Beatles and Bowie as OvationTV Show Debuts August 2
Mick Rock visits the hometowns of an eclectic assortment of top-tier musicians from different eras in the new OvationTV series debuting this Sunday, August 2.
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Mark Kraus’ return from his musical hiatus is beautiful yet painful.
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Just like with many first albums, Winter Calling seems to be finding its sound.
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Neil Young and Promise of the Real hammer home an environmental message.
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Bill Evans is certainly one of the most influential jazz pianists of his era, and his work for Fantasy Records makes why abundantly clear.
Read More »Music Review: Steve Howe – ‘Anthology’
Rhino’s two-disc retrospective of the Yes guitarist’s solo work is a must-have for prog rock enthusiasts.
Read More »The Rockologist: For Your Consideration – Neil Young’s ‘Monsanto Years’; Wilco’s ‘Star Wars’; Rolling Stones At Hyde Park 1969 DVD
Neil Young's rabble-rousing protest rock; Wilco's free, beautiful noise; and The Stones' dress rehearsal for Altamont.
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