Pagliuca-Mena Sextet – El Templo de Las Ideas (2018)
The Pagliuca-Mena Sextet’s debut album ‘El Templo de Las Ideas’ is incredible – and that is not a word I often use.
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Something Else! Columnist Kit O’Toole to Co-Host First-Ever Solo Beatles Videocast
Renowned Beatles authors Kit O’Toole and Kenneth Womack will be joined by veteran radio personalities Ken Michaels and Tom Hunyady on “Talk More Talk.”
Projekt Gemineye, “Virtual Reality” (2018): One Track Mind
If “Virtual Reality” is a fair sample of Projekt Gemineye’s forthcoming album, then we are in for a hard-rocking treat.
Chicago, “Alive Again” from Hot Streets (1978): YESterdays
Chicago’s Donnie Dacus was doomed to be compared to the late Terry Kath. It wasn’t fair then, and it still isn’t.
Yes, “Real Love” from Talk (1994): YESterdays
Nine minutes of well-played but uninspired AOR, “Real Love” is not quite up to the standards set by Yes in their glory years.
Jeff Lynne’s ELO, August 15, 2018: Shows I’ll Never Forget
Jeff Lynne once again demonstrated what makes Electric Light Orchestra special, namely combining various genres to render the music timeless.
Daniel Bennett Group – We Are the Orchestra (2018)
The album’s PR material describes ‘We Are the Orchestra’ as a “bold departure” for Daniel Bennett, but what strikes me actually is that it’s not.
Chicago, “Inner Struggles of a Man / Prelude / Little One” (1977): Saturdays in the Park
Chicago’s Terry Kath had never sounded smoother or more melancholy. It’s almost as if he knew tragedy would soon befall him.
Jeff Lorber Fusion – Impact (2018)
Get used to seeing that adjective ‘funky’ applied to the Jeff Lorber Fusion’s latest album ‘Impact;’ it applies all over this record and that’s just the way it was intended.
Chris Lightcap – Superette (2018)
In unveiling his Superette band, Chris Lightcap shows that he invests a fair amount of serious artistry into his work even when he’s making casually fun music.
