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The Friday Morning Listen: The Black Keys – Brothers (2010)

Photo by Pieter M Van Hattem by Mark Saleski I have no doubt that a lot of Bob Dylan fans will be incensed at what I’m about to admit, but here we go: if you don’t count his first Greatest Hits collection (which I inherited from my sister), the firstRead More

Adele - 21 (2011)

Adele – 21 (2011)

’21’ could have been a game changer for the big-voiced Adele. Instead, it’s just another weigh station.

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Pablo Embon – Second Chances (2011)

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One Track Mind: Shawn Bell Quintet, "Requiem For Lovers" (2010)

Photo from Shawn Bell’s Facebook fan page by S. Victor Aaron The young trombonist Shawn Bell didn’t attend one of those big name prestigious music schools in the Northeast, nor is a player in the hustle and bustle of New York City’s intense jazz scene, but just listen to hisRead More

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Gimme Five: King Crimson’s Adrian Belew