التصنيف: Album reviews
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Goings On About Town, January 24, 2022.
Writing for Goings On About Town these last several years, I've most frequently emphasized noteworthy performances. But given the uncertainty about live events now, my final New Yorker contribution instead spotlights a favorite 2021 recording I didn't get to write about at the time it was released, by JACK Quartet on the Greyfade label. (Click…
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Goings On About Town, December 27, 2021.
The Goings On About Town section in The New Yorker has begun a gradual return to its conventional format, with live, in-person events taking greater precedence among the album reviews and online events that replaced them throughout pandemic quarantine months. (Click on the image to enlarge it, or hit the link to read the text…
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Goings On About Town, August 30, 2021.
The Goings On About Town section in The New Yorker has begun a gradual return to its conventional format, with live, in-person events resuming their place among the album reviews and online events that replaced them throughout pandemic quarantine months. (Click on the image to enlarge it, or hit the link to read the text…
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Goings On About Town, August 23, 2021.
The Goings On About Town section in The New Yorker has begun a gradual return to its conventional format, with live, in-person events resuming their place among the album reviews and online events that replaced them throughout pandemic quarantine months. (Click on the image to enlarge it, or hit the link to read the text…
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NPR: “The Best Music of July: NPR Staff Picks”
Mayan Space Station by William Parker "The Best Music of July: NPR Staff Picks"NPR MusicAugust 3, 2021 William Parker: "Tabasco" from Mayan Space Station The veteran bassist, composer and community organizer William Parker is having an incredible year, with a 10-CD box set and an authorized biography already under his belt. He put out two…
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NPR: “NPR Music’s 26 Favorite Albums Of 2021 (So Far)”
Lost Coast by Gabriella Smith, Gabriel Cabezas "NPR Music's 26 Favorite Albums Of 2021 (So Far)"NPR MusicJune 30, 2021 Gabriella Smith/Gabriel Cabezas, Lost Coast Inspired by California coastal woodlands ravaged by wildfires, Lost Coast is a paean to nature, an expression of outrage and a celebration of the close-knit bonds among its makers: composer Gabriella…
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NPR: “NPR Music’s 27 Favorite Songs Of 2021 (So Far)”
Course In Fable by Ryley Walker "NPR Music's 27 Favorite Songs Of 2021 (So Far)"NPR MusicJune 30, 2021 Ryley Walker, "Rang Dizzy" Two years after kicking addiction to the curb, singer, songwriter and guitarist Ryley Walker has achieved fever-pitch productivity, documenting pellucid songs, psychedelic jams and freewheeling improvisations on his Husky Pants label. Course in…
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Goings On About Town, July 5, 2021.
The Goings On About Town section in The New Yorker has begun a gradual return to its conventional format, with live, in-person events resuming their place among the album reviews and online events that replaced them throughout pandemic quarantine months. (Click on the image to enlarge it, or hit the link to read the text…
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Goings On About Town, September 7, 2020.
The Goings On About Town section in The New Yorker remains suspended indefinitely in its conventional format, replaced with a mix of album reviews and listings for events taking place online—some live, others pre-recorded. (Click on the image to enlarge it, or hit the link to read the text on the New Yorker website.) [link]
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Goings On About Town, June 29, 2020.
The Goings On About Town section in The New Yorker remains suspended indefinitely in its conventional format, replaced with a mix of album reviews and listings for events taking place online—some live, others pre-recorded. (Click on the image to enlarge it, or hit the link to read the text on the New Yorker website.) [link]