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Live Review

Mariachi Flor de Toloache at Celebrate Brooklyn

by Ernest Barteldes
July 28, 2013

Mariachi Flor de Toloache, Mexican Institute of SoundLatin Alternative Music Conference at Celebrate BrooklynJuly 12, 2013 Brooklyn, NYThough a constant, heavy rain dampened the spirits of many music fans who skipped Latin Alternative Music Conference's showcase at Celebrate Brooklyn, those who were present at the half-filled venue witnessed quite a varied evening which began with a presentation of the New York-based, all-female Mariachi Flor de Toloache.The nine-piece ensemble began by following tradition, playing down-tempo ...

Album Review

Chris Kelsey & What I Say: The Electric Miles Project

Read "The Electric Miles Project" reviewed by Mehdi El Mouden

by Mehdi El Mouden
July 28, 2013

Chris Kelsey and What I Say say it all. The Electric Miles Project is definitely well thought-out, projected, masterfully arranged, and meticulously performed. Contrary to Miles Davis' school of thought, improvisation on this project seems not to have been part of the agenda. Kelsey clearly knows exactly how to pay tribute to the late legend and, to this purpose, avoids messing with the master: no trumpeter is featured on the album. To play in Miles Davis' shadow or to do ...

Live Review

Atoms for Peace: Novi Sad, Serbia, July 13, 2013

by Nenad Georgievski
July 27, 2013

Atoms for PeacePetrovaradin FortressExit FestivalNovi Sad, SerbiaJuly 13, 2013While the band's name may not mean a lot to people, Atoms for Peace certainly warrants that extra effort for people to check it out, particularly because it consists of members of some of the most popular bands today, such as Radiohead and Red Hot Chili Peppers. Fronted by Radiohead singer Thom Yorke, RHCP bassist Flea, Radiohead producer Nigel Goodrich, R.E.M. drummer Joey Waronker and ...

Album Review

Mark Masters: Everything You Did

Read "Everything You Did" reviewed by Jeff Dayton-Johnson

by Jeff Dayton-Johnson
July 27, 2013

Bandleader/arranger Mark Masters has recorded a set of Steely Dan tunes with a big band, which can be set on the shelf next to his celebrated albums dedicated to the music of George Gershwin, Duke Ellington and Dewey Redman. A Dan jazz album makes sense. It's clear from the rock band's '70s albums that Donald Fagen and Walter Becker warmly loved jazz: the intro to their hit “Rikki Don't Lose That Number" is lifted directly from pianist Horace Silver's “Song ...

Live Review

Vans Warped Tour: Uniondale, NY, July 13, 2013

by Mike Perciaccante
July 27, 2013

Vans Warped TourNassau Coliseum Parking LotUniondale, NYJuly 13, 2013 Tomorrow's stars today. In essence that is the mission statement of the Warped Tour. The festival, which began in the mid -90s, features many popular new bands and even more up-and-comers who gain buzz amongst both fans and the industry by playing the multi-city festival. Sponsored by Vans, the tour features the best in pop-punk, skater punk, good old-fashioned punk, electro-punk, ska, emo, screamo, hardcore, rap, ...

Album Review

Oliver Jones: Just For My Lady

Read "Just For My Lady" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
July 27, 2013

Pianist Oliver Jones has become something of a national treasure on the Canadian jazz scene over the past three decades. That's all the more remarkable considering the fact that this soon-to-be eighty year old didn't start making jazz recordings until he was in his 50s. In many respects, as his recording career has evolved, Jones has become the poster boy for the Justin Time imprint; he's released about twenty records on this label over the past thirty ...

Live Review

Gaby Moreno + Planet Hemp: New York, July 20, 2013

by Ernest Barteldes
July 27, 2013

Gaby Moreno + Planet HempBrazil Summerfest at Central Park SummerstageNew York, NY July 20, 2013On her New York debut, Belem, Brazil-born singer Gaby Moreno brought a microcosm of Brazilian music to the stage, covering everything from rock and pop to carnaval music--even brega, a pop sub- genre often seen as aimed to lower classes. Backed by a simple four- piece band (bass, guitar, drums and keys), the singer kicked off with some original material but, ...

Album Review

Lorraine Feather: Attachments

Read "Attachments" reviewed by Nicholas F. Mondello

by Nicholas F. Mondello
July 27, 2013

Let's get this out up front: Lorraine Feather is a collaborator extraordinaire. Before taking that down a darker path and picturing black op sites, duct tape, and stubbly- faced bad cats, let's spill: take a masterful wordsmith who's also a sublime vocal talent, surround her with highly intelligent soundscapes and wrap with some of L.A.'s usual suspects, and the result is Attachments--a superbly crafted and marvelously performed initiative.Feather's recent solo efforts, Tales of the Unusual (Jazzed Media, 2012) ...

Album Review

Allman Brothers Band: Macon City Auditorium, Macon GA 2/11/72

Read "Macon City Auditorium, Macon GA 2/11/72" reviewed by Doug Collette

by Doug Collette
July 27, 2013

The Allman Brothers Band's new independent licensing agreement restores to the marketplace its most recent studio work including Hittin' the Note (Sanctuary, 2003) and the live One Way Out, Sanctuary (Sanctuary, 2004), as well as all previously released archival recordings. Among the latter reissued titles is Macon City Auditorium, Macon GA 2/11/72, one of the very few appearances the group did as a five-piece unit following the death of founding member Duane Allman the previous autumn. Although not ...

Album Review

David Strother: Muse

by Florence Wetzel
July 26, 2013

Muse is a poetic suite on loss and resilience by violinist and sound sculptor David Strother. His previous release, Soundings.live (Self-produced), was a lovely integration of improvised violin and Los Angeles street noise, but on Muse he delves into the personal to tell a story through sound. Given Strother's extensive experience with spoken word, it's not surprising that his new recording has a narrative quality: he has collaborated often with noted performance artist Ulysses Jenkins, and he also co-hosts a ...