The Philosopher Ascendant
AL BASILE brings his voice, his cornet and his songwriting skills to bear most impressively on a new…
Investigating Stellar Shrapnel
Thousands of years ago, 160 light years away from Earth, a star exploded, scattering stellar shrapnel across the…
Paulie, Au Courant, Defying Time and Tide
Pure Paul McCartney, au courant, defying time and tide, towering over whomever would challenge his grandeur. Celebrate him…
Of Heart, Soul & the Collaborative Dance
The collaborative art of heart and soul via solid new albums by the ERNIE WATTS QUARTET and the…
ECSTASY (1933)
ECSTASY, the film that made teen Hedy Kiesler notorious before she was HEDY LAMARR and inventing cell phone…
Shakespeare, In Concept
CLARA SANABRAS has adapted SHAKESPEARE'S 'THE TEMPEST' into an operatic production and, now, a concept album with Britten…
Patti Smith’s Lightning Amid New Voices (Newport Sampler, 2016)
PATTI SMITH, an unadvertised KRIS KRISTOFFERSON and JOE ELY were some of the stalwart names at the 2016…
Traveling Upwards to That Glorious Place
DOYLE LAWSON & QUICKSILVER rejoice all the way through BURDEN BEARER, bluegrass gospel delivered with conviction and authority,…
Heart, Homeland, Overtones
'When you talk about the accordion you talk about the identity of Galicia.' So says Galician accordion virtuoso…
‘Where Were You, Lord, When This Was Happening?’
A review of VICTOR LEE AUSTIN's moving 'Losing Susan: Brain Disease, The Priest's Wife and The God Who…