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Vincent Minor:born in the Wrong Era
By: Greg Gargiulo Born in the Wrong Era (Social Science Recordings) plays like someone's personal journal given life by way of delicate musical accommodation. Only, in this case, Vincent Minor's journal is stated eloquently and engagingly, to the extent that you're actually concerned with what's going on in his personal universe. Difficult to determine whether he's ...
Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey:One Day in Brooklyn
By: Dennis Cook The studio debut of the 2009 configuration of JFJO is perhaps the “jazziest" effort from them in some time. While often seen as the genre's wild child (a well earned tag), the Fred works in a smoother, slinkier vein on One Day In Brooklyn (released September 1 on Kinnara Records), fitting for what ...
The Motet:Dig Deep
By: Bill Clifford With its sixth studio recording, Dig Deep (available for free download on the band's website), The Motet continues to mix dance oriented electronica sounds with rich Afrobeat and Latin tinged funk. It's an evolution of the sound that drummer Dave Watts began to delve into with the group's 2006 release, Instrumental Dissent. Dig ...
Tortoise: 20 Years of Evolution
By: Ron Hart Tortoise It's been five years since Chicago's intrepid instrumentalists Tortoise released new material, but that hasn't slowed fan appreciation or band reflection. Following 2004's It's All Around You, Tortoise released The Brave and the Bold where they backed Bonnie “Prince" Billy on a series of totally inventive covers, as well as their career-spanning ...
Levon Helm's Midnight Ramble | 08.08 | NY
Words & Images by: Tim Dwenger Levon Helm's Midnight Ramble :: 08.08.09 :: The Barn (Levon Helm Studios) :: Woodstock, NY Levon Helm's Midnight Ramble :: 08.08 In a day and age when ticket prices for the big shed and arena shows are soaring well into the triple digits, it has become increasingly more common ...
Prog Nation '09 | 08.27 | San Jose
Words by: Dennis Cook | Images from: us.progressivenation2009.com Progressive Nation 2009 Tour :: 08.27.09 :: San Jose Civic Auditorium :: San Jose, CA Dream Theater :: Progressive Nation Tour 2009 Prog rock gets a pretty bad rap these days. Sure, in its bloated '70s heyday it bankrolled ELP's spinning pianos and air-lifted drum kits and ...
Medeski, Martin and Wood:Radiolarians III
By: Bryan Rodgers The final chapter in Medeski Martin and Wood's Radiolarians series is the most concise, melodic entry yet. The trio is well known for leaving the ground during their instrumental flights of fancy, but Radiolarians III (released August 4 on Indirecto Records) is surprisingly rooted and polished in comparison to the other albums of ...
Rodrigo Y Gabriela Add Dates New Album Due 9/8
Rodrigo y Gabriela Announce Additional North American Tour Dates New Album, 11:11, In Stores And Online September 8 Rodrigo y Gabriela Rodrigo y Gabriela have just added a number of October dates to their upcoming North American tour. With the duo's new album, 11:11, being released on September 8, the tour begins in mid-September ...
Massive Attack: New EP Features Tvotr Tunde and More
Massive Attack Set To Release New EP October 6 Followed By New Album In February Massive Attack Legendary trip-hop duo Massive Attack has announced the release of their first new material in three years - an EP of four new tracks due for release October 6. The lead song “Splitting The Atom" features Robert ...
Magnolia Electric CO.:Josephine
By: Dennis Cook There's not many voices with more exposed nerve endings, more unpasteurized feeling than Jason Molina, a sound as lonely as the world's first ghost and as comforting as gospel music to folks in turmoil. Molina and his ever-searching, ever-honest tunes are the shifting, moving heart beating inside Magnolia Electric Co., who've very quietly ...
