Derek Menchan: A Special Interview
The multi-instrumentalist opens up on influences that shaped his The Griot Swings the Classics.
The multi-instrumentalist opens up on influences that shaped his The Griot Swings the Classics.
My Mind Set Me Free: The House Guests Meet the Complete Strangers (Shake It Records). Review by Scott Adams.
Undertow (Indivisible Music). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
There’s more than black music influencing the evolution of Rock and Roll. Native American rhymes and ideas are every bit as significant, once you know to look for them.
The White Man Made Me Do It (Alive Records). Review by James Mann.
Highceratops (). Review by Michelle Wilson.
The Duke & the King (So Recordings). Review by James Mann.
I’m Back! Family & Friends (Cleopatra Records). Review by James Mann.
Chris Catania files a report from the Chicago stop of the hip-hoptastic Bounce Tour, featuring N.W.A. alumni and pop culture junkies-turned-rappers- like Madlib- alike. And of course, tour headliner and organizer, dj Peanut Butter Wolf.
Panic in Babylon (Narnack). Review by Aaron Shaul.
But you’d better believe that the ODB is having a blast as the ODG! J. Noise tries to see a silver lining in the first (of many) post-mortem cash-in albums.
A star-studded festival lineup. Halloween Eve. New Orleans. All the ingredients for mighty powerful voodoo. Justin Schneider reports on the effectiveness of the spell.
Time Crunch (Magna Carta). Review by George Jegadesh.
The Return of the Regulator (Universal). Review by Vanessa Bormann.
First Born Second (Interscope). Review by David Lee Beowulf.
Today’s Smmoth Jazz Roundup is a collection of short reviews of easy-to-listen-to jazz.
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.
Shall I compare thee to an “Old Bronco”? Sure, if thou art The Bacon Brothers.