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Music Review: Live At The Earl Of Old Town Steve Goodman
It's like having him stop by and giving you a personal concert.
Read More »Music Review: Outward Bound The Eric Dolphy Quintet – The Next Step In The Road
A bridge for the new listeners between the recognizable motifs of bebop and the freer feeling of new jazz.
Read More »Blogcritics Editors’ Picks: September 20 through September 26
The best of the week, beginning-of-autumn edition.
Read More »Music Review: At Ease With Coleman Hawkins Smooth Sounds From A Master
A gem of a disc full of beautiful lush sounds and luxurious tones.
Read More »Music Review: Charles Mingus – Music Written for Monterey, 1965 Not Heard…Played Live in Its Entirety at UCLA
Charles Mingus takes you to school, but it was never this much fun
Read More »Music Review: Mingus Big Band – Live in Tokyo at the Blue Note
Live in Tokyo provides an opportunity to hear the easier pieces Mingus came up with and nothing he ever did was easy.
Read More »Music Review: Weird Al Yankovic – Straight Outta Lynwood
This is the best Weird Al album ever. Seriously.
Read More »Concert Review: Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – Atlanta, GA – September 22, 2006
Fans wondering if this tour is more about 30 years or HC will be pleased or disappointed to know, depending on your perspective.
Read More »Music Review: Introducing Bela Lakatos & The Gypsy Youth Project – Music From The Heart
I don't think I have heard such wonderfully wild energy as is on display in the music of this CD.
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