We were sitting about 70 feet away and the amount of sound coming from that man’s horn … unamplified … was kind of scary. I don’t know how he does it.

Natalie Merchant offers an album full of distilled thoughts, easily the most intense collection of her solo career.

The idea of the human spirit is one of those charged concepts, with it meaning different things to different people. For some there’s an afterlife that we inhabit. For others, the spirit of those who have left the earth is less of a ghostly being and more of a setRead More

“Estupenda Graca” is a rare entry in the Metheny catalog in that the title, Portuguese for “Stupendous Grace,” actually matches the mood of the song. You May Also Like: Why You Should Give Pat Metheny’s ‘Rejoicing’ Another Listen Pat Metheny, “You Are” from ‘From This Place’ (2019): One Track Mind

So we were standing around the Something Else! water cooler the other day, getting a lot of laughs from an absolutely ridiculous article we’d read about guitar players. You May Also Like: Punky Meadows – Fallen Angel (2016) Why J.J. Cale and Eric Clapton’s ‘The Road to Escondido’ Still Resonates

You’ve probably never heard of trumpeter Forbes Graham, though you might have heard him if you’re familiar with the (insert genre here, since I have no idea what to call them) band Kayo Dot. You May Also Like: ‘Burning Questions’ Found Graham Parker Still Angry, If No Longer Young

When Wilco released the Ashes of American Flags DVD for Record Store Day in 2009, I finally “got” it. You May Also Like: The Nels Cline Singers – ‘Share the Wealth’ (2020)

I kind of love everything about this track. The fact that the guy’s got this one bit of redemption to hang his hat on, that the song acquires a nice bit of lift with the keyboards and backing vocals, and that Bruce lets the descriptive phrases tumble out freely, remindingRead More

While I do tend to think of music in terms of albums, there are certain songs that for a variety of reasons get pulled away from their original context. You May Also Like: ‘Bright Size Life’ Gave Early Definition to Pat Metheny’s Incredible Career Why Pat Metheny’s ‘New Chautauqua’ StillRead More

So a couple of weeks ago, we were talking about Neil Young’s new Pono music system. You May Also Like: Why You Should Give Pat Metheny’s ‘Rejoicing’ Another Listen ‘Bright Size Life’ Gave Early Definition to Pat Metheny’s Incredible Career Pat Metheny, May 16, 2019: Shows I’ll Never Forget