Archive for September 1st, 2014

Toto and Michael McDonald, August 29, 2014: Shows I’ll Never Forget

Toto and Michael McDonald, August 29, 2014: Shows I’ll Never Forget

Toto just seems to get better with age – and Michael McDonald held his own.

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On Second Thought: The Above – The Above (2010)

This Brooklyn five-piece races down Carnaby Street, circa 1966.

One Track Mind: Grace Marino, “Don’t Say It’s Gone” (2014)

One Track Mind: Grace Marino, “Don’t Say It’s Gone” (2014)

Poppy enough to rocket up the charts, yet unique enough to warrant individuality.

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Vinnie Sperrazza – Apocryphal (2014)

Yes, ‘Apocryphal’ is ethereal, an adjective that might be overused a tad, but it’s all about the way Vinnie Sperrazza and his three accomplices give the music that quality. It puts Sperrazza’s formal debut in a far corner of jazz that’s rarely occupied with so much moxie.