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The Best of 2010, Part 1: The Mainstream
From where I sit, Roky Erickson's True Love Cast Out All Evil qualifies for the comeback record of the year. By Pico We begin this series by covering the kind of music most music critics cover when making lists: the Great Mainstream. What defines “mainstream" depends on who you ask, naturally. I slot all rock, soul ...
One Track Mind: Haley Dreis, "All for You" (2010)
Photograph by Clayton BozardBy Nick DeRiso Haley Dreis likes to fiddle with expectations. You wouldn't expect a classically trained violinist to dabble in pop music. And you wouldn't expect the self-confident nuance of “All For You" from someone who only began writing mainstream songs three years ago. Yet she does both on the captivatingly poised and ...
Mitch Seidman, with Claire Arenius and Jamie Macdonald - Triangulation (2010)
By Nick DeRiso On Triangulation, Boston-based guitarist Mitch Seidman has complete command of both the bebop R&B fission and the gentlemanly poise of early idol Kenny Burrell. That means tunes of lyrical strength and technical skill, linked by this remarkable ability to blend seamlessly with his fellow musicians across a varied soundscape. For all its congeniality, ...
Captain Beefheart (1941-2010): An Appreciation
By Mark Saleski Captain Beefheart died yesterday at the age of 69. The reclusive musician and visual artist has been missed by his fans for many years, and now we feel that absence even more. For many year, Captain Beefheart (Don Van Vliet) was a part of my life even though I was completely unaware of ...
The Best of 2010, Part 2: Blues 'N' Roots
Nobody plays it like Buddy, as his Living Proof testifies. By Pico This part of the Year End series is typically the shortest, and not because there's less excellent blues and roots records than other kinds of music, but because I regrettably have little time leftover to delve into these idioms as much as I'd like ...
The Best of 2010, Part 3: Fusion Jazz
Upon reflecting back on the year, I've concluded that Torben Waldorff's American Rock Beauty ranks up there among 2010's finest fusion jazz records. By Pico It's been a great year for fusion records, as there has been an abundance of new ideas and well-recycled old ideas. Moreover, there's a wide diversity of ideas, at least, if ...
Top 10 Keepers for 2010: From the Black Keys to Brian Eno to Buddy Guy
By Nick DeRiso For me, the traditional year-ending Top 10 list has a more utilitarian standard: Which albums did I add to my permanent rotation? See, it's the rarest of rare items that actually becomes a member of the collection. That's the kind of standout recording we'll be talking about today for my calendar-turning retrospective. I ...
Unsigned Treasures: Erik Hartley - Not Me Being Nervous
By Nick DeRiso Erik Hartley can't decide about things, and that uncertainty creates an interesting tension on the new EP Not Me Being Nervous. The in-joke ends up being that he's anything but “not nervous." Hartley, instead, couldn't be less settled, with looming questions about girls, about life, about getting back some piece of himself after ...
Jazz Favorites for 2010
By Mark Saleski What kind of a year was it for music? It was so good that very often, I had a tough time figuring out what to listen to next. The proper cliché to be applied is “an embarrassment of riches." Not only was it a great year for music, it was a great year ...
Maria Neckam - Deeper (2010)
By Mark Saleski One way to define a categorical number line of female jazz vocalists would be to put artists like Ella Fitzgerald (full of insistent smolder, fire & brimstone) at one end, and balance that with voices of pure subtlety at the other—Billie Holiday, Shirley Horn, and maybe even Norah Jones. This construct is unsatisfying, ...
