Curious Music Flows
Quarto Valley Records announces the signing of acclaimed blues-rock guitarist/singer Sean Chambers, and will release his label debut CD, That’s What I’m Talkin About, a tribute to legendary former Howlin’ … Read More
Performances and speeches honor this year’s NEA Jazz Masters award recipients, including Terri Lyne Carrington, Albert “Tootie” Heath, Henry Threadgill & Phil Schaap. Watch live Thu, Apr 22 at 8PM … Read More
This year’s choices include Diane Warren’s 12th Oscar nomination, a show-stopper from Eurovision Song Contest and three entries in a subgenre we call “Glorycore.” (Image credit: John Wilson/Netflix)
Stereolab and Tinariwen share headline billing as the festival returns this September
Every now and again an artist comes along who not only combines genres, but constructs new ones. 50 some years ago a Louisiana born, Texas bluesman by the name of … Read More
The ‘Reduct’ EP is a taster of an extensive set of Seefeel reissues and more being released next month
BC Camplight, Katy J Pearson and more have joined the new music-focused festival
Here is where I post, at a frequency of about once a week, a list of the new music that has caught my attention that week. All of the releases … Read More
Howie Lee talks new album Birdy Island, a blend of traditional Chinese folk and club production that strikes a beautiful balance between the human, the artificial, the ancient and the … Read More
Source: The Free Jazz Collective. Petter Eldh and Christian Lillinger: Quantum Mechanics with Sudden Interruptions Thumbscrew – Never Is Enough (Cuneiform Records, 2021) ****½ Ingrid Schmoliner, Adam Pultz Melbye & … Read More
Source: Touching Extremes. PETER THOEGERSEN – Facebook: What’s On Your Mind? IN CAMERA – Lost In Spice
Source: The Wire. Here was an apparent paradox of the man. He had lived nearly his entire life in big cities, beginning with Monroe, northern Louisiana, and Oakland, California. As … Read More
The Weekly: 21–27 April Sisters With Transistors online screenings; Mdou Moctar recorded live in Niger; Kronos Quartet perform Zachary James Watkins; Laurie Anderson, Arca and Matt Groening take over NTS; Mary Margaret O’Hara … Read More
WPLN News reports on Nashville’s long-suffering live music scene and the city’s lack of a cohesive plan. (Image credit: Paige Pfleger/WPLN News)
Source: FIMAV. Out of necessity, a very Canadian lineup. The 37th FIMAV 2021 is offering a range of events that promise extraordinary experiences in full compliance with the restrictions imposed … Read More
Source: SFJAZZ.org. For Henry Threadgill, music is an expanding proposition. As a saxophonist, flutist, bandleader, and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer, he is constantly probing, changing — always moving toward his next … Read More
The Richmond, Va., band floats between jazz, hip-hop, funk and soul. Watch the group’s rooftop Tiny Desk performance. (Image credit: NPR)
This album shouldn’t work. One superb artist recording the music of another usually happens many years after the subject has passed away. But John Pizzarelli’s new album, Better Days Ahead: … Read More
This is a solid example of the sort of videos I’ve been collating in my YouTube playlist of fine live ambient recordings. The equipment is in full view, and the … Read More
Not surprisingly, given the title, musician, producer, DJ and curator Rebecca Vasmant hails from Glasgow. What is a little more surprising is the nature of this, her debut album. While … Read More
