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‘Things are turning’: Series of breakout moments has labels interested in Adam Lambert again

RCA label heads must be pointing fingers right about now. Just months after splitting with Adam Lambert over their push to have the Idol finalist record an 1980s-themed cover album, he’s on a roll. You May Also Like: No related posts.

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Gary Smulyan and Dominic Chianese – Bella Napoli (2013)

A love letter to classic Italian music, Bella Napoli features an unlikely pairing and a lot of flavor. The recording from baritone saxophonist Gary Smulyan and singer Dominic Chianese is an interesting blend You May Also Like: Ulises Bella, multi-instrumentalist with Ozomatli: Something Else! Interview Maria Schneider Orchestra – ‘DataRead More

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Gary Husband and Alex Machacek – Now (2013)

This is something surprising, indeed: An evocative, quietly communicative exploration on guitar and piano from a pair of typically quick-witted post-fusion instrumental improv talents. I was smitten from the first. You May Also Like: Todd Rundgren’s Utopia, Jon Anderson, Gary Husband and Markus Reuter + Others: Five for the Road

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Cass McCombs – Big Wheel And Others (2013)

I find it necessary to make it clear that it takes a whole lot of patience to listen to the good 90 minutes of music on Big Wheel And Others. You May Also Like: Ross Hammond, with Oliver Lake and Mike Pride – ‘Our Place On the Wheel’ (2020) WillieRead More

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Scott Amendola and Charlie Hunter – Pucker (2013)

Charlie Hunter and Scott Amendola have been performing together in perfect symmetry on and off for twenty years, now. But the master guitarist and master drummer each own two distinctively different songwriting styles You May Also Like: No related posts.

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Lorde – Pure Heroine (2013)

One wonders what’s cooler: talking about listening to the 17-year-old Lorde or actually listening to the 17-year-old Lorde? You May Also Like: No related posts.

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Brian Settles Trio – Folk (2013)

Just a couple of years ago, D.C.-area tenor sax maestro Brian Settles put forth his first album as a leader, Secret Handshake, a quietly probing record that ignored boundaries You May Also Like: No related posts.

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Shows I’ll Never Forget: Kenny Garrett Quintet, October 11, 2013

At Ronnie Scott’s in London: Perhaps for Kenny Garrett and his quintet, it was just another night … just another gig. But for me, and I suspect for others in the audience at Ronnie Scott’s that night, it wasn’t. You May Also Like: No related posts.

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Cate Le Bon – Mug Museum (2013)

Cate Le Bon was born in Penboyr, Wales and currently lives in Los Angeles. She sings in English and Welsh — a rarity, as less and less people speak Welsh as their mother tongue. You May Also Like: The Speed of Sound – ‘Museum of Tomorrow’ (2021) How the EnglishRead More

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On Second Thought: Lady Gaga – ARTPOP (2013)

It’s not an easy time to be an artist. The gotta-have-it generation picks up and puts down performers like toys they tire of easily, tweeting and commenting with agitated glee You May Also Like: Kait Dunton and trioKAIT, “The Lady In My Life” from Casual (2016): One Track Mind