Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band, September 22, 2018: Shows I’ll Never Forget
When Ringo Starr sits behind the drums and shakes his head to the beat, time temporarily turns back to 1964.
Archive for September, 2018
Roscoe Mitchell Sextet – ‘Sound’ (1966; 2018 reissue)
Before any of those seminal recordings by the AACM family could happen, Roscoe Mitchell’s ‘Sound’ needed to.
On Paul McCartney’s ‘Egypt Station,’ Uriah Heep’s ‘Living the Dream’ + other new releases
Just trying to catch up on recent releases by artists including Paul McCartney, Uriah Heep, Jack White, Judas Priest, Wilko Johnson and others.
Shai Maestro – ‘The Dream Thief’ (2018)
Shai Maestro was already living up to his flattering last name when we first noticed him as the pianist in Avishai Cohen’s trio back in ’08. He would stay with You May Also Like: Avishai Cohen’s Melodic, Masterful Gently Disturbed Was a Canny Update Jorge Roeder – ‘El Suelo Mío’Read More
Alestorm / Gloryhammer, September 11, 2018: Shows I’ll Never Forget
If you pull your kid out of school and drive five hours to see Alestorm and Gloryhammer at a club, you may have a metal problem. It was more than worth it.
Kait Dunton, “OCD” from ‘trioKAIT 2’ (2018): One Track Mind
‘trioKAIT 2’ was released last spring, but that doesn’t mean that Kait Dunton and her sharp, small squad aren’t done creating some buzz with it.
Yes, “State of Play” from Talk (1994): YESterdays
“State of Play” sounds as for away from the main sequence of Yes songs as they could get. That doesn’t mean it isn’t good.
Butcher Brown, “Camden Session” from ‘Camden Session’ (2018): Something Else! sneak peek
Following a tribute to Afrobeat great Fela Kuti, Butcher Brown goes back to doing their usual analog, bell bottoms thing.
Tol-puddle Martyrs – Another Earth (2018)
Not only is ‘Another Earth’ an ace addition to the Tol-puddle Martyrs’ legacy, but a worthy contribution to today’s music scene.
Rogério Boccato Quarteto – ‘No Old Rain’ (2018)
Calling this band “Rogério Boccato Quarteto” instead of the “Rogério Boccato Quartet” serves notice that this is Brazilian jazz music and ‘No Old Rain’ is a very good celebration of that music.
