Remembering Private Snafu
A true historical obscurity, PRIVATE SNAFU was the title character in a series of animated instructional shorts filmed…
France’s Ever-Visceral Harpsichord Legacy
'These are not performances that conjure ghosts of the past: harpsichordist ADAM PEARL reveals that this music lives…
A Gift of Transcendence
LOWLAND HUM returns with its fifth album, GLYPHONIC, and our JOSEPH MCSPADDEN finds it to be ;a song…
Timeless Topics: Home and Spring
A double-shot of 7 Imp this time around: in 'A NEW HOME,' we see 'the common humanity in…
Where Day is A-Breakin’ in The Soul
The ST CHARLES SINGERS' AMERICAN REFLECTIONS imbues the listener with a sense of being on hallowed, holy ground,…
Frans de Waal’s Case for Animal Emotions
In his new book, MAMA'S LAST HUG, Primatologist FRANS DE WAAL makes a credible case for animals experiencing…
For Passover 2019: A Reflection on Memory, Metaphor and Meaning
For Passover 2019, a Reflection on Memory, Metaphor and Meaning...
Updike at Easter: Seven Voices on ‘Seven Stanzas’ (2019 Edition)
SEVEN VOICES ON 'SEVEN STANZAS AT EASTER': The 2019 edition of our regular Easter feature, spotlighting a septet…
Leaving the Stillness of Peace in Its Wake
The first essential reissue of 2019, the French import ROBERTA MARTIN SINGERS: 1947-1962 charts the gold standard early…
Bob Marovich’s Gospel Picks
Seven potent new gospel releases appraised by BOB MAROVICH, including WILLIAM MURPHY, CASEY J, PHILLIP CARTER, GOLDEN GATE…