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Forgotten Series: Lucinda Williams - Essence (2001)
By Nick DeRiso Lucinda Williams brings a brave, riveting vulnerability to Essence—and, for me, it's her masterpiece. Yet you are more apt to find it in the big-box department-store cutout bin than at the top of most people's desert-island lists. Perhaps the sensual melancholy of Essence was too personal, maybe it held too much dark intrigue. ...
The Best of 2010: It's About That Time
By Pico Like mistletoe and egg nog, the “Best Of" lists has become a holiday tradition here. 2010 has been a very good year at Something Else, and not just because we got to listen to a lot of swell tuneskis: we added to our ranks someone whose writing we've admired from afar for a long ...
Eddie Gomez and Cesarius Alvim - Forever (2010)
By Pico As much of a transformational figure as he was, Scott LaFaro wasn't the only brilliant bassist who had played in Bill Evans' trio; Eddie Gomez held that esteemed seat for longer than anybody, from 1966 to 1977. Like LaFaro, Gomez was virtually an equal harmonically as the legendary pianist, and shared Evans' passion for ...
Steve Erwin, with Danny Gatton - Was It Like This (1988)
By Nick DeRiso It takes a complex, genre-bending singer to fend off the distracting brilliance of fabled guitar-playing Danny Gatton. Maine-based Steve Erwin, who made his name playing around Washington, D.C., pulls it off on the newly re-released Was It Like This. Originally recorded in December 1988 with Gatton, the album is best described by the ...
The Black Keys - Brothers (2010)
By Nick DeRiso I wasn't sure what to make of this album when it came out earlier this summer. Was Brothers a smart pivot back to the Black Keys' creative strengths, after some time spent noodling around with only partially successful side projects? Or was it a calculated, and maybe unsatisfying, cash-in retrenchment? I've decided it's ...
One Track Mind: Tony Joe White, "Tell Me Why" (2010)
By Nick DeRiso While much of Tony Joe White's new recording “The Shine" feels so bare-bones as to be undercooked, the muscular “Tell Me Why" bubbles up with the rough moral drama of a storyteller's yarn. Still standing, despite years unjustly spent outside fame's spotlight, White hasn't stopped believing in himself, and in his work: “It's ...
Unsigned Treasures: Amitie, Featuring Danick - Voyage D'Armour (2010)
By Nick DeRiso Voyage d'armour, French-born Danick Isabelle Jawer's thrillingly intricate new collaboration with Amitie, captures the affection, the sorrow and the music of a relationship—whether the listener speaks her native tongue or not. That's thanks in no small way to Amitie ("friendship" in French), a trio from Seattle that skips along with a jaunty insouciance, ...
Three 2010 Releases from Innova Recordings
By Pico This isn't the first time we've dedicated a post showcasing fresh offerings by a particular record label, and it won't be the last time. But innova Recordings isn't a conventional record label, and it's not just because their name isn't capitalized. An affiliate of the American Composers Forum, innova is about complete partnership with ...
One Track Mind: Emily Hearn, "Maybe" (2010)
By Nick DeRiso A radiant uncertainty runs through “Maybe," Emily Hearn's song about the confusion and memorable pain of a lonely young heart. OK, there's a girl, and there's a guy, and the guy won't give her the time of day. This, we've heard before. But Hearn, singing with an oaken longing reminescent of Patty Griffin ...
James Moody, 1925-2010
By Pico Jazz saxophone and flute giant James Moody has been around seemingly forever and never slowed down, but yesterday pancreatic cancer finally ended a long and distinguished career at the age of 85. He was a key member of Dizzy Gillespie bands going back to the 1940s (Diz once remarked, “Playing with James Moody is ...
