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On 'Stax '68: A Memphis Story,' history never looked so bleak while sounding so good. A brief glance at the track lists will begin to open your eyes, but the history of the record company from 1968 will blow your mind.

In the hands of a gifted group like Vox Luminis, Bach's motets exhibit the great composer's artistic genius as fully as anything else he wrote.

The album focuses more on the songs than on shredding, with Bonamassa's six-string wizardry worked into the arrangements rather than blatantly front and center. Still, his masterful solos remind us that we're in the hands of one of our era's greatest blues-rock guitarists.

'Last Days Of The Night Owl' is an elegantly striking album, full of nuanced floating colors and velvety energy, along with the appealing voice of Ultan Conlon.

'The Garner Poems' is exquisitely wrought, full of puissant aesthetic precepts and robust harmonics. Don’t miss this one.

‘Lucky’ is a must-hear album for lovers of genuine country music, the kind that’s simple, charming, and evocative.

Together the musicians craft the feel of a much larger band, taking turns evoking the bandoneón through technique and imaginative force, and summoning orchestral depth by turns dark and brilliant.

Livingston doesn't just champion this early 20th-century music, he brings it to vivid life, even as he entertains and educates on the classic Dada films.

The Zemlinsky Quartet's onstage bonhomie, vivid engagement with the audience, and tremendous skill made the concert a joy.

Superbly wrought by the Kenny George Band,' The Silent Saint' is wonderful, rife with imminence, warmth, emotional bruises, and fondness.