Sun Ra
At the Showcase: Live in Chicago 1976/1977 (Jazz Detective). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
At the Showcase: Live in Chicago 1976/1977 (Jazz Detective). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Diatom Ribbons: Live at the Village Vanguard (Pyroclastic Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
In NMN Episode Two, Ink 19’s Pat Greene picks the soothing, balm-like brain of old friend Matt Gorney (The Civic Minded Five, Jazz in the Bible Belt on WPRK, 91.5 FM, Winter Park, Florida) as the two discuss the album [Promises](https://open.spotify.com/album/3ShtO5VCYa3ctlR5uzLWBa), from Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders, and the London Symphony Orchestra.
Yellow (Movementt). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Live In Stuttgart 1975 (Mute). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
New Hymn To Freedom (The Leaf Label Ltd). Review by James Mann.
NRBQ (www.omnivorerecordings.com). Review by James Mann.
Outside the Comfort Zone. Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Star Stuff (Company Records). Review by James Mann.
Airless Midnight (Red Herring). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
The musical brilliance that was Sun Ra is well-served with these two reissues. James Mann takes the trip.
Matthew Moyer declares this the best approximation of the Jesus Lizard live experience.
Don Van Vliet, aka Captain Beefheart has died of complications from MS at 69 – now that’s some Low Yo Yo stuff. James Mann recalls a genius.
Fela Kuti: Na Poi + Chop ‘N Quench (Knitting Factory). Review by Shelton Hull.
Rip your shirt off and check out Iggy Pop’s shake appeal… Scott Adams tells Ink 19 The Stooges are really big in Belgium right now.
The Other Side of Los Angeles (Deaf, Dumb & Blind). Review by Chris Catania.
Surrealistic Picnic (FDH Records). Review by James Mann.
Tom Schulte hears the bad CDs so you don’t have to. Herein are paragraphs on the good ones.
Talking and Drum Solos (1946) (Atavistic). Review by James Mann.
Spaceship Lullaby (Atavistic ). Review by James Mann.
Christopher Lee presides over sex and torture in Jess Franco’s exploitation gem, Night of the Blood Monster now in 4K!
An idyllic campground filled with interesting people faces destruction in Happy Campers, part of the 2024 Florida Film Festival, an Oscar®-qualifying festival now in its 33rd year.
An American success story of rum and sex and hula dancing. The Donn of Tiki was part of the 2024 Florida Film Festival, an Oscar®-qualifying festival now in its 33rd year.
An all-animal department store caters to the high-end clientele in this superb Japanese cartoon. The Concierge was part of the 2024 Florida Film Festival, an Oscar®-qualifying festival now in its 33rd year.
John Cleese is this year’s celebrity at the Florida Film Festival, and Monty Python’s Holy Grail its featured film. This event was part of the 2024 Florida Film Festival, an Oscar®-qualifying festival now in its 33rd year.
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.