Today’s Smmoth Jazz Roundup is a collection of short reviews of easy-to-listen-to jazz.

Disappearer EP. Review by Julius C. Lacking.

In Perfect Harmony: The Lost Album (Jazz Detective). Review by Bob Pomeroy.

The Mighty Warriors: Live in Antwerp (Elemental Music). Review by Bob Pomeroy.

40 years on, Michael Gira and Swans continue to bring a ritualistic experience that needs to be heard in order to be believed. Featured photo by Reese Cann.

The biggest astronomical event of the decade coincides with a long overdue trip to Austin, Texas.

Sofia and Louise have just graduated nursing school. They have no idea what they’ve signed up for.

At the Showcase: Live in Chicago 1976/1977 (Jazz Detective). Review by Bob Pomeroy.

Atlantis Lullaby: The Concert in Avignon (Elemental Music). Review by Bob Pomeroy.

Hamilton, Ontario rap artist Cadence Weapon drops Rollercoaster (MNRK Music) today.

Waiting on a Breeze. Review by Randy Radic.

Shall I compare thee to an “Old Bronco”? Sure, if thou art The Bacon Brothers.

Welcome to Toytown (Jet Fighter Records). Review by Christopher Long.

Eye to the Ear (Tardigrade). Review by Maya McDaniel.

J-Horror classic Dark Water (2002) makes the skin crawl with an unease that lasts long after the film is over. Phil Bailey reviews the new Arrow Video release.

Our Brand Could Be Yr Life (Chrysalis Records). Review by Steven Cruse.

Tarantula Heart (Ipecac Recordings). Review by Charles DJ Deppner.

John Wayne’s final movie sees the cowboy actor go out on a high note, in The Shootist, one of his best performances.

Get to the theater tonight for Indigo Girls: It’s Only Life After All, Alexandria Bombach’s latest documentary, one night only!

Speedfossil’s in love with a girl on the internet, on “IRL” from Room With A VU, Vol.1.

The Carnegie Hall Concert (Impulse). Review by Bob Pomeroy.

Rampen (apm: alien pop music) (POTOMAK). Review by Steven Cruse.

Rad Brown and Buffalo Stille (Nappy Roots) premiere their second single from forthcoming LP Upper Crust Confections, “Only Love,” today at Ink 19.

Ben Folds adds new dates to his Paper Airplane Request Tour.

HEALTH continue their mission to make everyone love each other, bringing their RAT-BASED WARFARE TOUR to the Mile High City, where Steven Cruse gets to be a very lucky middle-aged industrial fanboy.

Shitegeist (Suicide Records). Review by Randy Radic.

Debra Byrd transforms from an abused ghetto girl to a powerful icon of feminism in her one-woman show, Becoming Othello: A Black Girl’s Journey. Look upon her, and tremble.

Five guys, all Moes, try to whip their philandering buddy into domestic shape.

Tiger’s Blood (Anti). Review by Ali Gomez.

Charles DJ Deppner takes a look at a new book of artwork by DEVO’s Mark Mothersbaugh, and discovers the book is actually looking back at him.

8 Concepts of Tango (Øran / Fonogram). Review by Bob Pomeroy.

Don’t Follow Me, I’m Lost Too (Liberation Hall). Review by Bob Pomeroy.

December Last Call. Review by Rose Petralia.

Hard Copy (Dais Records). Review by Steven Cruse.

Glasgow Eyes (Fuzz Club). Review by Daniel Fuller.

Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds’ “Wicked World” video features Alice Bag, previews That Delicious Vice, out April 19 on In The Red Records.

Despite serving up ample slices of signature snark, FOX News golden boy Jesse Watters, for the most part, just listens — driving the narrative of his latest book, Get It Together, through the stories of others.

Brooklyn rapper Max Gertler finds himself a bit ground up on “Put My Heart in a Jay,” his latest single.

The Löst Tapes, Volume 1 - 5 (BMG). Review by Carl F. Gauze.

The dissolution of a wealthy Russian family confuses everyone involved.

A young dancer becomes a legal genius in this fun and fast musical comedy.

Epigraphy (No Gold). Review by Bob Pomeroy.

The Collective (Matador). Review by Steven Garnett.

Forgotten ’70s action film Fear Is the Key is as gritty as the faces of the men who populate it. Phil Bailey reviews the splashy new Blu-ray.

Coffin Joe returns in a comprehensive Blu-ray collection from Arrow Video, Inside the Mind of Coffin Joe.

Beauty may only be skin deep, but gossip cuts to the bone.

Bob’s been looking for a replacement copy of the rare John Cale release Sabotage/Live (1979, Spy Records) since 1991. He still hasn’t found a copy at a reasonable price, but a random YouTube video allowed him to listen and reminisce.

Hidden gem and hallmark of second-generation martial arts film, 1978’s The Shaolin Plot manages to provide a glimpse of things to come. Charles DJ Deppner reviews Arrow Video’s pristine Blu-ray release, which gives this watershed masterpiece the prestige and polish it richly deserves.

The HawtThorns invite you to soar, with the premiere of “Zero Gravity.”

I Got Heaven (Epitaph Records).