Music
Two recent books offer illuminating, behind-the-scenes looks at beloved soul music labels. .
Once again, Billy Strings pulled an exhilarating assemblage of musical influences under a big tent.
Singular folksinger Karen Dalton never made it to the big time. A new documentary suggests why.
The presence of veteran drummer Jack DeJohnette ties together two new releases.
The artists on this expansive tribute frequent different genres, but they find ways into these songs that play to their respective strengths while also deftly showcasing the underlying sturdiness of Neal Casal’s material.
Florence Price’s voice and the richness and complexity of an almost-entirely neglected body of symphonic music by Black American composers can be heard in this excellent recording.
This is an album of real spirit and vigor, a mix of the thoughtful and the exciting, all bracingly recorded.
Arts Fuse writers continue their countdown of great music celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. This month’s diverse list includes John Lee Hooker, Víctor Jara, The Grateful Dead, Grand Funk Railroad, and Yes.
This weekend’s concerts all add up to a quintessential Symphony Pro Musica event: a mix of the familiar and unexpected, with various old friends coming by to visit along the way.
Album Reviews: The Proper Way to Reveal the Sound of the Past
Three releases that do a superb job of preserving and explaining historic recordings.
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