Archive for May, 2020

Inside the Making of Pink Floyd's 'The Later Years': Something Else! Interview

Inside the Making of Pink Floyd’s ‘The Later Years’: Something Else! Interview

Steve Matteo discussed a new box focusing on Pink Floyd’s 1987-2019 output with engineers Andy Jackson and Damon Iddins, and designer Aubrey Powell.

85bears - '85bears' (2020)

85bears – ’85bears’ (2020)

Some current notables from Chicago’s progressive music scene got together and formed 85bears, named after the town’s the most celebrated football team.

Why Keith Jarrett's Reunion With Charlie Haden on 'Jasmine' Was So Important

Why Keith Jarrett’s Reunion With Charlie Haden on ‘Jasmine’ Was So Important

Released 10 years ago today, this intimate LP recalled Keith Jarrett’s overlooked ‘The Melody at Night, With You’ – but with one key difference: Charlie Haden.

McStine and Minnemann, "Program" (2020): One Track Mind

McStine and Minnemann, “Program” (2020): One Track Mind

“Program” seems to be a perfect start to McStine and Minnemann, who rose to separate fame with the Aristocrats and Lo-Fi Resistance.

Curious About the Ever-Unique James 'Blood' Ulmer? Here's Where to Start

Curious About the Ever-Unique James ‘Blood’ Ulmer? Here’s Where to Start

Released 10 years ago today, ‘In and Out’ visited all the touch points that make James ‘Blood’ Ulmer so complex and interesting.

Wolfgang Muthspiel, Populous, Susie Blue + Others: Five for the Road [Quarantine Edition II]

Wolfgang Muthspiel, Populous, Susie Blue + Others: Five for the Road [Quarantine Edition II]

Wolfgang Muthspiel, Populous and Susie Blue are part of the latest edition of Five for the Road, an occasional look at music that’s been in my car lately.

David Philips + Abel Boquera - 'The Duo Sessions' EP (2020)

David Philips + Abel Boquera – ‘The Duo Sessions’ EP (2020)

David Philips and Abel Boquera’s ‘The Duo Sessions’ EP is a pocket-sized collection that finds a couple of really good musicians and pals having fun.

Chicago, "Will You Still Love Me?" from 'Chicago 18' (1986): Saturdays in the Park

Chicago, “Will You Still Love Me?” from ‘Chicago 18’ (1986): Saturdays in the Park

I can trace my love of Chicago back to one moment – 1986’s No. 3 Billboard smash hit “Will You Still Love Me,” a song I call “the switch.”

Brian Landrus - 'For Now' (2020)

Brian Landrus – ‘For Now’ (2020)

Brian Landrus can do it all like a boss: compose, arrange, plays reeds and confidently lead a group of big dogs. ‘For Now’ is all the proof you need of that.

Exploring Lesser-Known Moments From 'Let It Be': Deep Beatles

Exploring Lesser-Known Moments From ‘Let It Be’: Deep Beatles

‘Deep Beatles’ author Kit O’Toole digs into five key cuts from their last-released album ‘Let It Be,’ which arrived 50 years today.