Archive for March 21st, 2013

Vinyl

The Waterboys – An Appointment with Mr. Yeats (2013)

You could be forgiven for not believing that a new project based on the work of Irish poet William Butler Yeats might be the rocking-est, modern-est thing the Waterboys have put out in some 25 years. But it is. You May Also Like: The Waterboys, “Beautiful Now” from Modern BluesRead More

Vinyl

Billy Sherwood polishes up some final sessions by Peter Banks for ‘Prog Collective 2’: ‘Very special stuff’

Producer Billy Sherwood is substantially finished with the star-flecked Prog Collective 2, which will include some of the final recordings of Peter Banks, the original Yes guitarist who passed earlier this month. You May Also Like: Billy Sherwood + Tony Kaye and Chris Squire, “The Citizen” (2015): One Track MindRead More

Vinyl

Dave Haskell Group – Pivot Point (2013)

Dave Haskell is back, which is undoubtedly significant news for longtime followers of the San Francisco Bay Area’s jazz and blues scenes. And if you’re a fusion fan from any other locale, then let me tell you why that should be significant to you, too. You May Also Like: HowRead More

Vinyl

The Eddies – ‘Gonna Sing About This’ (2013)

The Eddies are one of the greatest bands making the scene, and ‘Gonna Sing About This’ shows they’re still moving in the right direction.

Spock's Beard - Brief Nocturnes and Dreamless Sleep (2013)

Spock’s Beard – Brief Nocturnes and Dreamless Sleep (2013)

The addition of new vocalist Ted Leonard, late of the band Enchant, has brought Spock’s Beard back to its complex but consistently upbeat roots with Neal Morse. You May Also Like: Neal Morse Did It All (Again) on ‘Songs from November’ Jim Beard and Jon Herington – ‘Chunks and Chairnobs’Read More