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Early Songs and Rarities (Concord Records). Review by Michelle Wilson.
Early Songs and Rarities (Concord Records). Review by Michelle Wilson.
Moonlight, Mistletoe & You (Concord Records). Review by Michelle Wilson.
Africa Speaks (Concord Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Oklahoma (Concord Records). Review by Michelle Wilson.
Keep On (Concord Records). Review by James Mann.
The Big Bad Blues (Concord Records). Review by Christopher Long.
Out of the Blues (Concord Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
All of This Life (Concord Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Signs (Concord Records). Review by Michelle Wilson.
TajMo (Concord Records ). Review by Michelle Wilson.
Rich Man (Concord Records). Review by Michelle Wilson.
Mad Men Christmas (Concord Records). Review by Scott Adams.
Fight for My Soul (Concord Records). Review by Michelle Wilson.
1619 Broadway: The Brill Building Project (Concord Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Hayley Sings (Concord Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Isn’t It Romantic? (Concord Records). Review by Christopher Long.
The Complete Reprise Recordings (Concord Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.
The Definitive Chick Corea on Stretch and Concord (Stretch Records, Concord Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Best of Vegas (Concord Records). Review by Al Pergande.
Genius + Soul = Jazz (Concord Records). Review by James Mann.
The hidden gem of the French New Wave, Le Combat Dans L’île gets a lovely Blu-ray from Radiance Films.
This fall, Ani DiFranco brought new Righteous Babe labelmate Kristen Ford to Iowa City, where Jeremy Glazier enjoyed an incredible evening of artistry.
This week Christopher Long grabs a bag of bargain vinyl from a flea market in Mount Dora, Florida — including You’re Never Alone with a Schizophrenic, the classic 1979 LP from Ian Hunter.
Bob Pomeroy gets into four Radio Rarities from producer Zev Feldman for Record Store Day with great jazz recordings from Wes Montgomery, Les McCann, Cal Tjader, and Ahmad Jamal.
Bob Pomeroy digs into Un “Sung Stories” (1986, Liberation Hall), Blasters’ frontman Phil Alvin’s American Roots collaboration with Sun Ra and his Arkestra, the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, and New Orleans saxman Lee Allen.
Roi J. Tamkin reviews A Darker Shade of Noir, fifteen new stories from women writers completely familiar with the horrors of owning a body in a patriarchal society, edited by Joyce Carol Oates.
Mandatory: The Best of The Blasters (Liberation Hall). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Feeling funky this week, Christopher Long gets his groove on while discovering a well-cared-for used vinyl copy of one of his all-time R&B faves: Ice Cream Castle, the classic 1984 LP from The Time, for just a couple of bucks.
During AFI Fest 2023, Lily and Generoso interviewed director Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir, whose impressive debut feature, City of Wind, carefully examines the juxtaposition between the identity of place and tradition against the powers of modernity in contemporary Mongolia.
Juliana Hatfield Sings ELO (American Laundromat Records). Review by Laura Pontillo.