There’s never a correct genre to classify this group: They’re not classical, they’re not rock, and they’re certainly not shitty so they don’t qualify for the “new age” label under which they generally get stuck. Chamber-rock? I don’t know. I’ll quote the All Music Guide because they sum them upRead More

Another Monday, another teetering stack of new music goodness — just waiting to be tipped over, then rifled through. You May Also Like: Illegal Crowns [Tomas Fujiwara, Mary Halvorson, Taylor Ho Bynum + Benoît Delbecq] – ‘Unclosing’ (2023) Terry Bozzio, David Gilmore, Jose James + others: Five for the Road

A haunting, ultimately uplifting examination on the transformational experience of loss, Ari Picker’s second album as Lost in the Trees follows the suicide of his mother. You May Also Like: Tall Tall Trees via Heist TV: Shows I’ll Never Forget Chris Church – ‘Backwards Compatible’ (2020; 2021 reissue)

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It has been, quite literally, the best of times and the worst of times for fans of Yes. The prog-rock legends issued their first album in a decade last year. But not before enduring the wrath of some old-line fans who were angry because Yes had moved on without co-foundingRead More

Paul O’Neill is lucky enough to see his dream come to life on the stage every night. He calls it “Rock Theater” You May Also Like: Paul O’Neill (1956-2017) of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra: Something Else! Interview Derek Wieland of Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Albums That Shaped My Career How Savatage’s ‘Streets:Read More

Fingerstyle guitar virtuoso Laurence Juber, who first came to fame with Paul McCartney and Wings, takes us inside a handful of key career moments.

A member of Wings from 1978-81, Laurence Juber has gone on to a celebrated second career as a world-class solo guitar virtuoso.

Recently, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, fiddler Stuart Duncan, double bassist Edgar Meyer and mandolin player Chris Thile got together to make an Appalachian styled string music record, and called it The Goat Rodeo Sessions. You May Also Like: The Most Surprising Moment on Alan Parsons Project’s ‘Eve’ Alison Brown: The AlbumsRead More

It’s amazing to look back at the Golden Age of Spain (9th to 15th century) with modern eyes. In this era, the idea of multiculturalism has become loaded with political import (both good and bad) You May Also Like: Lara Bello, “Sola” from Sikame (2017): One Track Mind Dálava –Read More