Let the Hard Times Roll…
It's always a good year for the blues when JOHN PRIMER surfaces on record. His latest, TOUGH TIMES is one of his finest.
Hope Is the Thing With Feathers
As birds go, so goes humanity. Three nominally classical albums poetically address the looming threats to the natural world.
Hey, Colorado
HONEY DON'T returns with its first new album in nearly eight years, and it's a gem. THREADBARE finds songwriter BILL POWERS at his peak, and the band speaking to a larger moment.
In Praise of Those Who Keep Christmas Well
Believe the Hype: Wherein we appraise four truly classic Christmas albums + one bonus, by ELLA FITZGERALD, PEGGY LEE, CHARLES BROWN, STAN KENTON & SIDNEY BECHET
Again the Heart With Rapture Glows
The NEW YORK CITY CHILDREN'S CHOIR summons the solemnity and joy of the Christmas season in CHRISTMAS IN NEW YORK, a work of inestimable beauty
The Holly & The Ivy: A Small Gem
A different kind of Christmas movie, no less moving for the nuanced role Christmas actually plays in the story. DVD now available.
New Version of Ukrainian Carol Supports Refugee Center
A joint effort by composer ROXANNA PANUFNIK and Signum Classics to raise funds for the U.K.-based REFUGEE CENTER
Lusitano: The First Known Black Composer, Acknowledged With Luminous Clarity
THE MARIAN CONSORT resurrects the Motets of VICENTE LUSITANO, the first known Black composer and a highly regarded 16th Century music theorist.
In Heavy Rotation: Blues, Country & Country Blues
AL BASILE, DAILEY & VINCENT (with guest vocalist RHONDA VINCENT) and HANK WILLIAMS JR.
A Super Deluxe Charlie Brown Christmas
A 4-CD/1-Blu ray audio deluxe package featuring dozens of VINCE GUARALDI TRIO outtakes from the soundtrack sessions