Being About an Instrument ‘At Once Familiar and Unknown’
In ART OF THE MANDOLIN, AVI AVITAL offers a perspective on 300 years of music composed specifically for…
A Quiet Storm of Guitar Mastery
Guitarists LARRY NEWCOMB, with his son JAKE on bass, and DAVE STRYKER lead their combos on scintillating jazz-oriented…
A Fresh Perspective on the ‘African Mahler’
CATALYST QUARTET, a young American ensemble, explores the chamber music of SAMUEL COLERIDGE-TAYLOR, works whose sophistication belies their…
Updike at Easter, 2021
Updated for Year II of the pandemic, 'Seven Voices on Seven Stanzas' presents a septet of viewpoints on…
Abundant Love Before Breakfast
JANE PORTER's THE BOY WHO LOVED EVERYONE, illustrated by MAISIE PARADISE SHEARRING, offers valuable lessons to teach children…
Bob Marovich’s Gospel Picks
Female artists rule the day in BOB MAROVICH's latest Gospel picks of new albums by CHRYSANN MOORE, LATISHA…
Considering Historical Conflict & Conflicted History
JASON RINGENBERG offers a reckoning with history on his 18th solo album, RHINESTONED, featuring the Freedom Riders, Crazy…
Music Connecting People, Wherever They May Be
BILLY ALTMAN on the FOLK ALLIANCE INTERNATIONAL UNLOCKED FESTIVAL: 'a week of discovery of a lot of worthwhile…
To Ride an Avalanche in Yosemite
At the turn of the 20th Century, naturist JOHN MUIR, never one to shirk a chance for first-person…
Bluegrass Speaks to The Moment
A bluegrass trifecta: three new albums, by DALE ANN BRADLEY, THE DILLARDS and PHIL LEADBETTER AND THE ALL…