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Bruce Springsteen: The Promise: Darkness on the Edge of Town at the Paramount Theatre (2010)
By Mark Saleski Springsteen fans have been waiting years for the 30th anniversary release of Darkness On The Edge Of Town. Waiting, and waiting, and... And then the anniversary passed, with rumours and speculation fueled by smokes signals emanating from Camp Springsteen about how the set was “nearly complete." Of course, since these smoke signals never ...
Henryk Gorecki: 1933-2010
by Mark Saleski I don't have the language to properly describe most pieces of classical music, so you will rarely (if ever) see me employ words such as “sonata," “fortissimo," and “canon." Besides, with this week's passing of Polish composer Henryk Górecki, many megabytes (and ink!) have been spilled with the various re-visitations of the technicalities ...
From the Stacks: Pico's 2010 Stacks, Volume 2
By Pico Although the order of these CD's are random, it's no accident that two of these selections are older recordings issued by Cuneiform Records. Although old, both are keeping in line with the label's reputation for adventurous, experimental music. A third also is a new issue of a vintage, mind expanding recording. Yet another comes ...
The Friday Morning Listen: Mary Halvorson Quintet - Saturn Sings (2010)
By Mark Saleski Time to return to one of my favorite topics: Why do I like that? Have you ever engaged in this kind of self-debate? There are all sorts of ways to play. There's the Top-40 angle: “Come On Eileen...Bawitdaba!? Hmmm...I better not tell anybody," the Angle of Pure Nostalgia: “People might look down on ...
Bill Kreutzmann, Papa Mali, George Porter Jr. - 7 Walkers (2010)
By Nick DeRiso Grateful Dead co-founder Bill Kreutzmann, great groovy Meters bassman George Porter Jr. and hoodoo guitarist Papa Mali have joined together to form 7 Walkers, a rousing fusion of Bay area jam-rock with greasy New Orleans rhythm and blues. Their self-titled debut, issued Nov. 2 on Response Records, bills itself in the liner notes ...
Cassandra Wilson - Silver Pony (2010)
By Nick Deriso Cassandra Wilson, who consistently defies convention as this restless chanteuse, doesn't disappoint with Silver Pony—issued today on Blue Note as the long-awaited part-in studio, part-live followup to her celebrated Loverly. She has the vocal phrasing, the dusky intellect, of Charlie Parker and the elastic intuition of Betty Carter. Yet, Wilson is no throwback. ...
Introducing "From the Stacks": Pico's 2010 Stacks, Volume 1
By Pico There's a shelf right above my computer monitor where I place all the new release CD's I intend to review. Over the course of the year, that batch has grown and as I type this, the shelf has 115 CD's on it. With less than two months left in 2010, that doesn't leave a ...
Paul McCartney and Wings - Band on the Run (Archive Collection Remaster, 2010)
By Nick Deriso Paul McCartney's “Band on the Run" still represents the creative highpoint of his career away from the Beatles, nearly four decades later. So, to paraphrase a tune here, what's the use in repackaging the thing again? Well, a brilliant remaster of the original tapes, which have always been a little muddy, additional never-before-seen ...
A Posi-Tone Twofer: Tarbaby and Ehud Asherie (2010)
By Pico What a stellar year it's been for Posi-Tone Records. They've generated record after record of honest-to-goodness mainstream jazz done with taste, style, with exceptional sidemen and flawless production. After reviewing zero releases prior to 2010, we've now given our impressions on a dozen releases, eleven of them 2010 releases. However, Posi-Tone isn't done yet, ...
Todd Clouser - Todd Clouser's a Love Electric (2010)
By Pico Fusion guitarist and Berklee grad Todd Clouser splits his residency between the frigid climes of Minneapolis, MN and the balmy, seaside vistas of Los Cabos, Mexico at the tip of the Baja California peninsula. Like scenery, Clouser enjoys contrasts in his music, too. After fronting a number of rock bands, tackles jazz on his ...
