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No Ghost (Bella Union). Review by Jeff Schweers.
No Ghost (Bella Union). Review by Jeff Schweers.
Rain on the City (Bar None). Review by Sean Slone.
Despite an unpredictable set played on borrowed instruments, and at times, almost drowned out by the screams of adoring devotees, David Gray made a fan of Chris Catania one night in Chicago.
Magpie (Fiction). Review by Sean Slone.
JackInABox (Astralwerks). Review by Sean Slone.
Orphan Train (Surprise Truck Entertainment). Review by Tim Wardyn.
Heavier Things (Aware). Review by Sean Slone.
Leona Naess (Geffen). Review by Sean Slone.
Tiny Voices (Anti). Review by Sean Slone.
Irish import Damien Rice plays to a sold-out crowd in Toronto, leaving the audience – and Margie Libling – speechless and mesmerized. Never before has an artist touched his fans as much as Damien Rice…
Light and Sound EP (Second Nature). Review by Margie Libling.
Light and Sound EP (Second Nature). Review by Margie Libling.
Even for the likes of the mega-successful John Mayer or David Gray, being a singer songwriter is a sometimes lonely, often difficult vocation and it’s even harder as an independent artist. Andrew Ellis finds out about life as a solo artist at the other end of the spectrum with Atlanta-based Chuck Carrier.
The Secret Sun (The Verve Music Group). Review by Margie Libling.
A New Day at Midnight (RCA). Review by Sean Slone.
Saturn Returns (self-released). Review by Sean Slone.
Where Happiness Lives EP (Ultimate Dilemma). Review by Stein Haukland.
The music industry pats itself on the back again tonight with the annual Grammy Awards. Julio Diaz offers a preview with his picks for who deserves to win and who will win.
Present/Future (MCA). Review by Vanessa Bormann.
Superconnector (Meteor). Review by Vanessa Bormann.
A.J. Croce celebrates the 50th anniversary of his father, Jim Croce’s, three ground breaking albums, with a nationwide tour of Croce Plays Croce.
High Above Harlesden 1978 - 2023 from On-U Sound collects 60 dub and reggae tracks from Creation Rebel, an astounding set of musicians.
Gerta O. Egy’s beautifully drawn fungi almost eclipse their fairyland habitats in her Mushroom Daydream Coloring Book.
One of the last of the classic wuxia swordplay films stands as a fitting coda to the grand period of the genre. Phil Bailey reviews a new Blu-ray release of the 1975 film The Valiant Ones.
The Complete Friends of Old-Time Music Concert (Smithsonian Folkways Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Smash Mouth takes us back to The Brady Bunch circa 1973, with “Sunshine Day,” featuring Barry Williams, the original Greg Brady.
Not everyone can be excited by blocks spinning on a screen, but if you are, Ian Koss recommends you pay attention to Best of Five.
The final two films in the bonkers Hong Kong action comedy series The Inspector Wears Skirts hit Blu-ray from 88 Films.
A pair of early “girls with guns” action films from superstars Michelle Yeoh and Cynthia Rothrock have arrived from 88 Films.