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Gimme Five: Favorites, Forgotten Gems from Peter Gabriel

February 8, 2011

By Something Else Reviews Anybody who names his first four solo recordings after himself is going to require some deciphering, right? We're here to help with a five-song spin through Peter Gabriel's solo career, featuring both charting favorites and a few forgotten gems. “HERE COMES THE FLOOD" (PETER GABRIEL 1/CAR, 1977) By Tom Johnson With Gabriel's ...

Gary Moore (1952-2011): An Appreciation

February 8, 2011

By Something Else Reviews Gary Moore, former guitarist with Thin Lizzy and Skid Row, has died at age 58. The Belfast-born Moore, perhaps most famous for his 1979 hit “Parisienne Walkways" with the late Phil Lynott, was found dead in a hotel room Sunday while vacationing at the Costa del Sol, Spain. The cause of death ...

Gimme Five: King Crimson's Adrian Belew

February 8, 2011

By Nick DeRiso His credentials are as deep as his records are extraordinary: Adrian Belew, after all, has had stints with Frank Zappa, David Bowie, the Talking Heads, King Crimson and Nine Inch Nails. But, try as he might with pop outfits like the Bears, Belew—bless him—has never swerved out into the mainstream. His impulses are ...

What Kind of Pictures Best Represent Your Band?

February 8, 2011

As you've no doubt realized by now, image is pretty important to your success as an artist. It affects your live show, it affects your online presence, it affects your marketing opportunities and strategy. But in the countless hours you're obviously devoting to exploring and experimenting with your image, are you thinking about what kind of ...

Interview | Chris Forsyth

February 8, 2011

Philadelphia guitarist Chris Forsyth opens for Rhys Chatham Brass Trio on Sunday, February 13. A member of boundary-pushing, outsider trio Peeesseye and caretaker of the Evolving Ear imprint, Forsyth builds upon a firm foundation of minimalism, blues, improv, and psychedelic rock while always articulating new sonic terrains. In preparation for his performance, Ars Nova Workshop spoke ...

Celebrating 66 Years of Jamaica's Reggae King Bob Marley

February 7, 2011

Bob Marley was the Third World's first pop superstar. He was the man who introduced the world to the mystic power of reggae. He was a true rocker at heart, and as a songwriter, he brought the lyrical force of Bob Dylan, the personal charisma of John Lennon, and the essential vocal stylings of Smokey Robinson ...

The Jazz Session #238: Bizingas (Brian Drye)

February 7, 2011

A New Jazz Glossary of Tempos (Super Bowl Counter-Programming)

February 7, 2011

Esperanza Spalding up for Best New Artist Grammy, Co-Host Pre-Telecast Show

February 6, 2011

Esperanza Spalding, one of the leading lights in jazz today with two critically acclaimed CDs since 2008, surprisingly, is not among the nominees in any of the jazz categories of the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday February 13, 2011 at the Staple Centre, Los Angeles, California. Instead, Spalding, who will co-host the Grammy pre-telecast show ...

Grammy Nominee Gerald Clayton and His Trio Coming to the Exodus to Jazz Stage February 12th

February 6, 2011

Grammy nominee Gerald Clayton comes to Rochester to play a concert in the Exodus to Jazz series with his Trio of bassist Joe Sanders and drummer Justin Brown. The Trio will take the stage at 8:00 pm on February 12th at ETJ's new digs, the Reformation Lutheran Church on Chestnut in downtown Rochester, one of the ...