by Mark Saleski At this time, there’s really no point in starting another Iraq war ‘debate.’ It’s all been mashed out on the Internet so many times before. I have my opinions. You have yours. You May Also Like: Vince Tomas, “Anything and Everything” (2018): One Track Mind How BobRead More

by S. Victor Aaron In the wake of 9/11, LA producer Carlos Nino initially put together a collective of about 20 area musicians he named Build An Ark with the intent of spreading a message of peace, love and harmony through music. You May Also Like: Mats Gustafsson – MGRead More

Issued in the wake of the devastating attacks on New York City in 2001, Bruce Springteen’s “You’re Missing” nearly overwhelmed me with grief.

Ever since Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi married in 2001, the two have frequently contributed to each other projects and performed together. But through (and likely because of) the rigors of The Allman Brothers, The Derek Trucks Band, Tedeschi’s own band, and the rigors of raising two kids, they neverRead More

by Tom Johnson Who knew, at the time, that Low would crank things up like they did with The Great Destroyer, their 2005 Sub-Pop debut? Had they been holding back all those years, or did the label urge them to do something different? You May Also Like: Mike Pride –Read More

I came in expecting blues grit, something kind of dangerous — after all, New Orleans singer Olga Wilhelmine Munding has been doing that for a while. You May Also Like: Why Bruce Dickinson’s ‘Tattooed Millionaire’ Keeps Revealing New Layers Little Freddie King – ‘Fried Rice & Chicken’ (2018)

Bassist Matt Geraghty found the perfect name for his new contemporary jazz release, since Departure moves so very far outside of the expectations for labels like “contemporary jazz.” You May Also Like: Pre-Fame Bob Dylan Struck a Rebel’s Pose, But Not Woody Guthrie’s Avishai Cohen’s Melodic, Masterful Gently Disturbed WasRead More

Sao Paulo-born tenorman Ivo Perelman assembles a whack jazz quartet that rivals in star power to the foursome David S. Ware recently assembled with William Parker, Cooper-Moore and Muhammad Ali. You May Also Like: Ivo Perelman, with Matthew Shipp + Joe Morris – ‘Shamanism’ (2020) Ivo Perelman, William Parker, GeraldRead More

I have books in my collection that go all the way back to about the 5th grade. There have been so many bookstore visits in between: used bookstores, local establishments, major & minor chains. Occasions have included everything from the obligatory first day of vacation “fill-up” to the much moreRead More

If “Charlie Brown” is any indication, fans of Coldplay’s post-modern mixture of chest-bursting arena rock and quirky lyricism are going to be pleased by their forthcoming album Mylo Xyloto, due on Oct. 24. You May Also Like: Butcher Brown, “Truck Fump” from ‘Encore’ (2021): Something Else! sneak peek