An unusual and satisfying fusion of blues-tinged purpose and pop-music spirit arrives from singer-songwriter Sheri Miller, happily back on the scene.
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Music Reviews: Rolling Stones’ ‘Tattoo You’ (Super Deluxe Ed.), plus Elvis Costello’s ‘Spanish Model’ and New Holiday Music
The Rolling Stones' 'Tattoo You,' now available in a greatly expanded deluxe edition, could have easily ended up as a mess. Instead, it's often regarded as the group's last great album.
Read More »Music Reviews: David Crosby, plus Steve Goodman, People Years, John DeNicola, and a Landslide Records Anthology
An expanded reissue offers a second chance to appreciate David Crosby's critically derided solo debut, which was also his last album under his own name for 18 years.
Read More »Concert Review (NYC): Philippe Quint and His Tango Band – ‘Astor Piazzolla: Between Angels & Demons’
The violinist and the Aspect Chamber Series celebrated Astor Piazzolla's centenary with tango nuevo, poetry and dance.
Read More »Music Review: Steve Conte – ‘Bronx Cheer’
With 'Bronx Cheer' Steve Conte has written a love song to rock and roll in 11 parts and its as lovely an ode as you'll hear anywhere.
Read More »Music Reviews: Lindsey Buckingham, plus Bruce T. Carroll, Sarah McQuaid, Sue Foley, and Hank Erwin
On his first solo album in about a decade, the Fleetwood Mac alumnus delivers performances that sound redolent of his work with his old group.
Read More »Concert Review (NYC): Kronos Quartet and Friends – Music from ’50 for the Future,’ 21 October 2021
With all the genre-bending acts and projects out there today, there's still no one quite like the Kronos Quartet.
Read More »Music Reviews: ‘Next Stop Is Vietnam,’ plus Kinky Friedman and Billy Joe Shaver
This is one of the most comprehensive and imaginatively assembled box sets ever released on any subject.
Read More »Concert Review (NYC): Talea Ensemble Performs U.S. Premieres of Azrieli Music Prize Winners
The virtuosity of the Talea Ensemble in conjunction with five genre-bending composers left me feeling inspired and grateful to be both a musician and a concert-going New Yorker more than ever before.
Read More »Exclusive Interview: Igor Shakhman, Executive Director, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra USA
When the Delta variant deprived the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra USA of its venue for a long-awaited return to in-person concerts, Executive Director Igor Shakhman had to get creative.
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