Jason M. Rubin
Chant For Our Planet is a great recording full of exciting ensemble playing, with lots of tasty solos and, if you want to listen in that way, an important theme that expresses deep concern for the state of our environment.
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Sultry, smart, and sweet, From a Window To A Screen will be a perfect accompaniment to romantic winter nights.
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Unlike the slow, spacy stonerism of the 1973-77 era, early Pink Floyd is a much more rocking experience, and those foundational tunes of English psychedelia take on the excitement of punk to modern ears when heard live.
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I applaud She & Him’s selection of Brian Wilson tunes while at the same time feeling that some are not well-suited to their loungey, languid pop stylings.
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Legendary percussionist Bill Bruford’s recorded output reveals him to be a restless innovator who went from one band to another so he could learn more about his instrument and about himself as a musician.
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With summer coming, this progressive surf combo’s new recording promises to make an ideal soundtrack for the season.
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In Lowell, America played to a packed, enthusiastic, Centrum Silver-popping crowd who sang along with the band’s impressively deep roster of hits.
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With Michael Nesmith’s passing, Boomers of a certain age feel another piece of their youth disappearing.
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Like his idol, Todd Rundgren, John Powhida is a bit of a musical shape-shifter, evoking a broad range of styles but always with his unique and easily recognizable stamp.
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This seven-song, hour-long release, drawn from three nights at the fabled 1369 Club, is, in a word, sensational.
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Arts Remembrance: Tribute to Jazz Producer Alex Lemsky