10 years ago, Justin Townes Earle’s ‘Midnight at the Movies’ showed that simple and bold can certainly outshine complex and epic.

Catherine Russell returns with a new album of standards that showcases both her gift as an interpreter and her passion for the music.

Can both transcendental and earthly jazz coexist on the same record? With ‘In the Key of the Universe,’ Joey DeFrancesco answers with an emphatic ‘yes.’

Is this Beatles deep cut a parody of blues cliches, or John Lennon’s sincere cry for help?

‘Cyperpunk’ was supposed to be an evolution. Instead, it almost ended Billy Idol’s career.

The Bangles join with their spiritual siblings in the Three O’Clock, the Dream Syndicate and Rain Parade to release a unique project.

A trip to a North London vegan cafe turned into a moment of musical discovery with Weegee.

‘Open Your Eyes’ is on my Top 5 list of favorite Yes albums, even if it had the misfortune of being one of their lowest-charting studio LPs.

Finland’s Beast in Black takes us deep into a beautifully cheesy world of guilty pleasure.

The enthusiasm that Jeff Cosgrove, Matthew Shipp and William Parker invest in pushing jazz into sweet freedom shines through on ‘Near Disaster.’