Kaz Bielinski's songs are mostly about love: new love, lost love, forever love, and one-sided love.
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Music Review: Tai Shan – ‘Meet in the Middle’
Meet in the Middle is a well-honed and smoothly polished assortment of easy-listening melodies.
Read More »Music Reviews: Jazz Albums from Takaaki, Jane Ira Bloom, Roy McGrath
New jazz albums with tie-ins to poetry, Puerto Rico, and Gustav Holst's 'The Planets'
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Chess’ at the Gallery Players
Rather than rehashing what's wrong with 'Chess,' I'll describe why it's still possible to enjoy the Gallery Players' production. The music is perhaps the most advanced artistic evolution of glossy '80s pop. And while I'm sure there are some curmudgeons out there who weren't fans of ABBA's sunny sound, Andersson and Ulvaeus were brilliant songwriters, master craftsmen not only of shiny dance tunes but also of lovely songs of love and loss.
Read More »Music Review: Ghostly Beard – ‘Inward’ Dispenses Luxurious Tones
'Inward' is one of those albums best described as luxuriously comfortable, which makes it worth your time and attention.
Read More »Music Review: A Perfect Circle – ‘Eat the Elephant’
Is rock supergroup A Perfect Circle's long-awaited third album of originals worth the 15-year wait? I think you know the (obvious) answer.
Read More »Music Review: David Hopkins – ‘Overlook’ Provides Dazzling, Imaginative Music
'Overlook' is scrumptiously innovative and imaginative, full of intersecting colors and flavors.
Read More »Concert and CD Review: Trio Vitruvi – U.S. Debut and Album Release (Carnegie Hall, NYC, 17 April 2018)
The young Danish piano trio makes a smashing U.S. concert debut upon the release of their first album, with music by Schubert, Shostakovich, and Dvořák.
Read More »Music Review: New Language – ‘Give In’ Brings Post-Hardcore Heat
L.A.’s post-hardcore band New Language released a new single Friday, April 13, called 'Give In.'
Read More »Music Video Premiere: Joyann Parker – ‘Envy’ Suggests a New Queen of the Blues
Joyann Parker's new music video, called 'Envy,' hits all the right notes.
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