Music
Forget romance. Forget chemistry. Forget star-crossed lovers. At its heart, this Eurydice is concerned with the love between a father and a daughter.
As serious a musician as he is, and as virtuosic as he can be, the naturally extroverted Christian McBride knows how to entertain, a talent generously evident in this live performance.
From the pounded opening bars of “Prove It All Night,” it’s revelatory to see a young, lithe Bruce Springsteen as he prowls his domain, cocks his guitar, and belts his impassioned vignettes of blue-collar struggles and dreams.
Peter Heise’s King and Marshal (1878), one of the most-performed Danish operas, is melodic and atmospheric, here sung and played persuasively.
The album is not so much a step forward as a distillation of what The War on Drugs has always done well.
A mightily played, deeply felt, and finely recorded album from Trio Con Brio.
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.
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