It’s Alvis, Not Elvis
Remembering ALVIS WAYNE, a rockabilly pioneer that never got his just due but leaves behind some memorable music…
As the Bluebird Flies…
MARVIN RAINWATER wrote and recorded many fine records in his career, and one perfect one: 1957's mega-hit 'GONNA…
Into the Heaven-Sent Light
Between grieving for her deceased son and celebrating the birth of a new daughter, REBECCA FRAZIER wrote a…
You Got the Silver, Sandy
BIG SANDY and HIS FLY-RITE BOYS are celebrating a silver anniversary this year with a new album of…
Steffani’s ‘Stabat Mater’: Sophistication, Beauty & Originality
A new recording of Steffai's STABAT MATER is a triumph not only for CECILIA BARTOLI and conductor DIEGO…
‘Her Death is Akin To a Library Burning Down’
Remembering REGINA RESNIK, whose death on August 8 was, says FRED PLOTKIN, 'akin to a library burning to…
‘I Always Thought SeaWorld Was a Happy Place’
An interview with documentary filmmaker GABRIELA COWPERTHWAITE on her eye opening documentary BLACKFISH about the mistreatment of Orcas…
‘It Seethes Rather Than Boils’
On his new album, OVER LIGHT EARTH, Icelandic composer DANIEL BJARNASON mirrors the current climate--it seethes rather than…
Bob Marovich’s Gospel Picks — September 2013
Reviews of new gospel CDs by Judy Cheeks, Kay Morris, Vicky Yohe, Noe Feliz, Deitrick Haddon, C3 and…
Enlightened Moodism
East meets East in a mesmerizing collaboration between Russian pianist-composter ANTON BATAGOV and Tibetan singer YUNGCHEN LHAMO on…