Review: Susan Alcorn’s ‘Pedernal’

4 years ago

Geography isn’t destiny, but it might explain some things about pedal steel guitarist Susan Alcorn and her new release, Pedernal…

Review: Keith Jarrett’s ‘Budapest Concert’

4 years ago

On January 24, 1975, Keith Jarrett sat, in pain, at the keys of a decrepit and horribly out-of-tune piano. The…

Review: EYOT’s ‘557799’

4 years ago

American musicians have been experimenting with Balkan-esque rhythms since at least 1959 when Dave Brubeck brought the 2 + 2…

Review: Emi Makabe’s ‘Anniversary’

4 years ago

The title cut of Emi Makabe's debut full-length release, Anniversary (Greenleaf Music, 2020), is a graceful, bittersweet waltz about the…

Review: Small Bills’ ‘Don’t Play It Straight’

4 years ago

Ten tracks into E L U C I D's Valley of Grace (Backwoodz Studioz, 2017), the rapper declared that "nothing's…

Underappreciated Giant: Marc Urselli on ‘Angelheaded Hipster’ and the legacy of Hal Willner

4 years ago

There are no words to soothe this grief-stricken year. As the COVID-19 pandemic ebbs on, artists everywhere are faced with…

Review: ‘Luke Stewart Exposure Quintet’

4 years ago

Free Jazz/Avant-Garde is at its most expressive when it presents itself as a collective experience. A singular unit that exists…

Traveling the Spaceways: Sun Ra Arkestra’s ‘Swirling’ and M’Lumbo and Jane Ira Bloom’s ‘Celestial Mechanics’

4 years ago

Sun Ra was born on the planet Saturn sometime presumably in the early 20th Century. Some historians mistake him for…

Review: Bootsy Collins’ ‘The Power of the One’

4 years ago

Far too often when people succeed in their field, it becomes far too easy for them to cling to that…

Review: Butcher Brown’s ‘#KingButch’

4 years ago

Here’s a tip for whoever is reading at the Richmond, Virginia Chamber of Commerce: when you produce your next showcase…