Paul Robicheau
“Once we have the chemistry in the room, it’ll come back,” says the Zulus’ guitarist Rich Gilbert.
Both Newport festivals rose to the challenge of restoring live music in a year that made it difficult and welcome.
Folk On both exceeded and tempered expectations.
This re-release features 72 minutes of unreleased music. Nearly every track on the two-hour set pushes the 20-minute range, with results more exhilarating than exhausting.
If you’re up for a lofty challenge, the experimental British rock outfit Black Midi is more than poised to fill the void.
Free from the stress of leading a major-label band on the road, Mark Sandman could always return home to Hypnosonics, an alternate vehicle for his elastic vision.
It’s rare to find a band that so naturally assimilates its individual voices to strike a collective palette.
This surprisingly seamless record belies its logistical shuffles and players’ cultural differences with a relaxed sonic identity.
The best thing about Holy Calamavote may be that it presents Run the Jewels in a live presentation of RTJ4 that rivals the atmospheric might of the record itself.
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