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Fallon Cush - Fallon Cush (2011)
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Something Else!
By Nick DeRiso Fallon Cush grows more confident with each passing song on their self-titled debut. Perhaps because singer Steve Smith put this together on the fly, enlivened by passion and not weighed down by heavy planning. Smith, who wrote all of the songs, began by assembling a group of well-known Australian musicians including bassist Bill Gibson (perhaps best known for his stint with the Lemonheads), guitarist Matt Galvin, keyboardist Scott Aplin, and drummers Josh Schuberth and Bert Thomson. Fallon ...
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Jimmy Reed - Black Blues Series: The Best of Jimmy Reed (1977)
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By Nick DeRiso Back then, you had to go to the record store, and look through this big catalog. I wanted to buy my father some of his music, something that would resonate, to show him I'd grown up to the point of buying a good gift. I ran my finger down the list of names, page after page after page of singers I had never heard of. Then I found it, and the words jumped out like a thunderclap: ...
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Green Day: New Live Album
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JamBase
ADELINE RECORDS TO RELEASE GREEN DAY'S LIVE ALBUM, AWESOME AS FUCK, ON PINK 180-GRAM DOUBLE DISC GATEFOLD VINYL ON APRIL 26 Adeline Records has just announced an April 26 release date for the vinyl version of Green Day's new live album, Awesome As Fuck. The set (also available on CD with bonus DVD on March 22 via Reprise Records), features explosive performances captured during the multi-platinum rock band's 2009-2010 World Tour in support of their Grammy Award-winning album 21st Century ...
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Francois Carrier - Entrance 3 (Ayler, 2011) ****
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Free Jazz by Stef Gijssels
By Stef What fun good jazz can be! This is among the best, enjoyable and joyful post-bop music I've heard in a while. Canadian altoist François Carrier is accompanied by his usual companions Pierre Coté on bass and Michel Lambert on drums, with the great Bobo Stenson on piano for a live tour of Europe that took place in 2002. Carrier's tone—as said before—is warm and sensual, his playing is expansive and lyrical, and the music is strongly indebted to ...
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Florida Guitar Virtuoso Todd Grubbs Releases New CD 'Return of the Worm' Featuring All-Star Line-Up
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Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
Tampa, Florida—Much to the anticipation of guitar aficionados across the globe, Florida guitar virtuoso Todd Grubbs is releasing his new CD 'Return of the Worm' this month (March 2011). Todd Grubb's previous CD 'Space, Time and the Electric' garnered rave reviews throughout the wworld, elevating the guitarist to cult status amongst seasoned musicians. Now Todd is back with an album that is sure to thrill and inspire those who listen. My new CD is a little different than my previous ...
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Julia Wedman in a Fine New Recording of Biber's Mystery Sonatas
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Gapplegate Music Review by Grego Edwards
When I was first coming of age as a classical music listener I had the good fortune to stumble upon a three-record Voxbox recording of the Mystery (or Rosary) Sonatas by Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber (1644-1704). It opened another world to me. Susanne Lautenbacher was the violin soloist. The continuo of organ or harpsichord plus cello reinforced the exotic sound of the scordatura (non-standard tuning) violin. As I continued to expand my listening to a fuller spectrum of music ...
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ASA Trio - Plays the Music of Thelonious Monk (Self-Released, 2011)
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Music and More by Tim Niland
The ASA Trio is an exciting organ trio based in Iceland consisting of Andres Thor on guitar, Scott McLemore on drums and Agnar Mar Magnusson on Hammond B-3 organ. This ambitious group has played music ranging from rock 'n' roll to John Coltrane's epic suite A Love Supreme. On this album they tackle the tricky but always interesting music of pianist and composer Thelonious Monk. Monk's angular and exotic music translates very well to the organ group with the rounded ...
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Something Else! Featured Artist: Rush
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By Something Else Reviews When most think of Rush, it's their instrumental virtuosity, especially that of drummer Neil Peart, that comes to mind first. Or the love or hate vocals of Geddy Lee. Other times it's Peart's second role as lyricist for the band that garners attention, and it's another love or hate area of focus. Ayn Rand, sci-fi, songs about balding, fights between dogs and, well, whatever a Bytor is, these are all common targets for those who want ...
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