Results for "Something Else!"

Bradford Monk - Bradford Monk and the Foggy Hogtown Boys (2011)

January 18, 2011

By Nick DeRiso Inspired by a record-release performance by the Toronto-based Foggy Hogtown Boys, fellow Canadian Bradford Monk decided to compose a traditional bluegrass recording. By that, he didn't mean sped-up country songs. He meant honest-to-goodness, real-deal bluegrass—done the old-fashioned way, with no winking irony or next-gen updates. His singular focus has paid rich dividends. Their ...

Gregg Allman - Low Country Blues (2011)

January 17, 2011

By Nick DeRiso You can't fault Gregg Allman his nostalgia on Low Country Blues. Legendarily restless, he's still a man, and the leader of a band, that's been through a great deal. Just as importantly, this record's hat-tips to blues, R&B, gospel and jazz only underscore how each provided uniquely American spices in the Allman Brothers ...

Crowdfunding: Allison Tartalia - Sweet and Vicious EP (2011)

January 17, 2011

Photo by Vicki BlankenshipBy Mark Saleski The phenomenon of crowdfunding is not entirely new, but it appears to be gaining momentum. I first became aware of it a few years ago when jazz artists such as Cuong Vu, Jim Hall, and Maria Schneider created projects through artistShare. The concept is quite simple: the musician needs funding ...

Listen up Preview: Big Head Blues Club, Featuring B.B. King, "Crossroads Blues" (2010)

January 16, 2011

By Nick DeRiso Robert Johnson's “Crossroads Blues" remains one of the most terrifying, wonder-filled songs, even if you don't know the oft-told tale of how the doomed Mississippi bluesman became so proficient so quickly at playing his guitar. It's one of the reasons that, despite the brevity of his time on this earth—born about 1910 and ...

Jane Ira Bloom - Wingwalker (2011)

January 16, 2011

By Pico In preparing to assess Jane Ira Bloom's brand new CD Wingwalker, I pulled out the prior one, the excellent Mental Weather from 2008. The striking comparison between the two became obvious before I even pulled the CD from the sleeve; I quickly noticed that both of the CD covers featured Bloom performing in motion, ...

Shauli Einav - Opus One (2011)

January 14, 2011

By Pico The steady stream of highly talented young jazz musicians continue to flow from Israel to New York. We've gone from Avishai Cohen to, uh, Avishai Cohen and everyone in between, like Amos Hoffman and Oz Noy. Earlier this week, we officially welcomed another Israeli musician into the fold as leading recording artists with the ...

The Friday Morning Listen: Yes - Big Generator (1987)

January 14, 2011

By Mark Saleski I used to wonder, “Uh...what happened?" It took four years for Yes to come out with a follow up to 1983's huge 90125 and what we got was Big Generator. I'm don't really remember what I was expecting, but it wasn't this. To be fair, the record actually has some fun songs on ...

Listen up Preview: The Low Anthem - Smart Flesh (2011)

January 13, 2011

Deep Cuts: Forgotten Prog-Rock Gems from Yes

January 13, 2011

By Something Else Reviews News that Yes — the newest iteration, anyway—was in studio completing its first new recording in 10 years got us thinking about this shape-shifting progressive rock act. Pity the poor soul trying to sort through anything beyond the obvious ("Roundabout," “And You and I," “Long Distance Runaround," “Owner of a Lonely Heart") ...

Listen up Preview: Robbie Robertson, "When the Night Was Young" (2011)

January 12, 2011

By Nick DeRiso We find Robbie Robertson, former guitarist with Bob Dylan and the Band, again hurtling through the Mississippi Delta, racing past old churches with scolding signs out front, hanging out with grifters and cardsharps, searching for something deeper, something real. This time, it's different, though. He's older now, with friends and youthful dreams long ...