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The Friday Morning Listen: John Lennon - Imagine (1971)
By Mark Saleski I remember exactly where I was when I found out. I was hanging out in a friend's first floor dorm room in Aroostook Hall at the University of Maine. The only things I can remember about him are that his name was Fred and he was from Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. I walked into the ...
Deep Cuts: George Benson "Valdez in the Country" (1976)
By Pico When we last visited a George Benson recording, it was about his remake of the still fresh-out-the-oven Abbey Road. Fast forward seven years later, to 1976: Benson had just ended his long and artistically successful stint with CTI Records, having been enticed back to the majors by Warner Brothers. Warners put Tommy LiPuma in ...
The Glenious Inner Planet - The Glenious Inner Planet (2010)
By Pico OK, I relent. I was forced by the overwhelming evidence to do it. I had to create a new tag “Houston TX" because even though we've long had a “Texas" tag, the richness and diversity of good music originating from the Space City was more than enough on its own to demand its own ...
Danielle Ate the Sandwich - Two Bedroom Apartment (2010)
By Mark Saleski I have proclaimed, on more than one occasion, that the world needs more sincerity. Just think of what it would do for politics: the black hole of sincerity. OK, it would destroy it! Never mind. Seriously, it has always bothered me when words such as “mellow," “introspective," and “sincere" are attached as pejorative ...
Junior Kimbrough, "All Night Long" (1992)
By Nick Deriso Recorded not at his own country juke, but in a booming, hollow-sounding church, the late North Mississippi bluesman Junior Kimbrough's debut was ghostly, and vivid. Why he didn't record it at his house—which became such a popular neighborhood party spot that Kimbrough eventually conceded its nightclub status by putting a “Junior's Place" sign ...
Robert Branch - Courage to be (2010)
By Pico A couple of months ago, Robert Branch self-released an appealing little guitar fusion record that you just might to pay attention to if guitar fusion is your thing. But first, a short introduction to the man behind the album. Robert Branch grew up in Ft. Worth TX, but he pursued a music degree at ...
Eberhard Weber - Colours (2010 Reissue)
By Pico When I lived in a college dormitory, a guy down the hall from me turned me on to this ECM record Silent Feet by Eberhard Weber. The two long tracks and the one even longer track were entrancing to me, like going on this audial odyssey. Even though the record had already been out ...
Nels Cline - Dirty Baby (2010)
By Mark Saleski You'll often find writing about music and art that separates the two things: music—art. We can all agree that music is an art form and that musicians are (or at least can be) artists. But what about the relationship between music and art? There has been plenty of music inspired by art, from ...
Axis Trio - Anthem (2010)
By Pico This past July the Axis Trio released Anthem, and it's one of those defining records for this young and fledgling jazz threesome. The Axis Trio is comprised of pianist Amino Belyamani, bassist Sam Miniae and drummer and percussionist Qasim Naqvi. Belyamani is from Morocco, while Miniae is Iranian-American and Naqvi is Pakistani-American. Though the ...
One Track Mind: The Doobie Brothers "Nobody" (2010)
By Pico As I was putting the final touches on my last New Release Roundup, I learned that yet another former arena rock act was putting out a brand new record of brand new songs. Maybe it's because the record is an indie release, but the Doobie Brothers' first new album in ten years deserves a ...
