Now here’s a rather famous piece of process music. Composer Alvin Lucier teases out the resonant frequencies of a room by taping a recitation of a piece of text, playing that recording back out into the room, and then continuing on in a sort of infinite regression. You May AlsoRead More

Here is a example of me never getting to the lyrics. Musically, “The Long Goodbye” goes nowhere. You May Also Like: Richard Turgeon, “Goodbye to Summer” (2020): One Track Mind

It’s that time of year again. Time for the Monadnock region’s fantastic music/arts festival that goes by the name The Thing in the Spring. You May Also Like: Peter Brotzmann + Heather Leigh – Ears Are Filled With Wonder (2016) Flow Trio with Joe McPhee – ‘Winter Garden’ (2021)

Haven’t we all been in this situation? I know I have. There’s a breakup and somewhere down the road you see your ex with somebody new. It can hurt, perhaps more than you were expecting. You May Also Like: Reevaluating Bruce Springsteen’s ‘The Wild, the Innocent and the E StreetRead More

Man, things sure have been upside-down as of late. The calendar has been saying “spring” for quite a while now, but apparently that calendar and the thermometer haven’t been on speaking terms. You May Also Like: Mickey Stephens and the Poor Blue – Wasteground (2018)

This week I’m taking a break from the truly bizarre to have a short visit with the only moderately bizarre. You May Also Like: Gregory Lewis, with Marc Ribot – Organ Monk Blue (2018) Elliott Sharp, with Mary Halvorson and Marc Ribot – Err Guitar (2017) Marc Ribot’s Ceramic DogRead More

The combined talents of Jarrett, Peacock, and DeJohnette extend far beyond technical facility. They’ve played together for so long now that to look for their line between improvisation and straight play is to miss the point. You May Also Like: Keith Jarrett Returned to His Strengths on ‘Testament Paris/London’ NoahRead More

If you read enough writing about Springsteen, sooner or later you’ll discover that every song he’s ever done has been thought of as his “worst” by somebody. You May Also Like: Reevaluating Bruce Springsteen’s ‘The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle’

Yesterday I was sitting in my office when a co-worker rounded the corner and tapped me on the shoulder. As I pulled my earbuds out of their receptacles he said, “Iron Maiden?!!” You May Also Like: Flotsam and Jetsam, “Iron Maiden” from Flotsam and Jetsam (2016): One Track Mind IronRead More

Pat Metheny and John Zorn? What are both musicians famous for? You May Also Like: Pat Metheny, May 16, 2019: Shows I’ll Never Forget Why You Should Give Pat Metheny’s ‘Rejoicing’ Another Listen Why Pat Metheny’s ‘New Chautauqua’ Still Provides an Important Refuge