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Music Review: No Name Hotel – ‘Tristan’ Is Wildly Eccentric and Superb
'Tristan' is innovative and extremely sui generis.
Read More »Music Review: Patricia Vonne – ‘Top of the Mountain’ Hits the Sweet Spot
'Top of the Mountain' is definitely a winner because of Patricia Vonne’s inimitable vocals.
Read More »Interview: Johnny Iguana from The Claudettes on ‘Dance Scandal at the Gymnasium!’
Pianist Johnny Iguana sees 2018 as a strong year for The Claudettes: an Independent Music Award, a new album, and a new tour.
Read More »Music Review: Haywoode – ‘Roses: Remixes & Rarities’
A thoroughly enjoyable set that will make for hours of enjoyment amongst listeners who appreciate soulful dance music.
Read More »An Interview With Folk Rock Singer-Songwriter Kaz Bielinski
Kaz Bielinski's songs are mostly about love: new love, lost love, forever love, and one-sided love.
Read More »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.
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