Music
One of my favorite quotes from Gil Evans is, “Quit playing what you think I want you to play!”
Read More“We thought, why don’t we hark back to earlier occasions which were equal parts socializing and entertainment?”
Read MoreColin Hay need no longer worry about job security as a touring and recording artist.
Read MoreSo much goes on over the course of Live From the Fox Oakland that the TTB upends the notion of a band “settling” into a sound.
Read MoreJason Anick, on violin and mandolin, and Jason Yeager, on piano, showed off just how exhilarating it can be to kick down musical walls.
Read MoreSimplicity is its genius; some call “Roadrunner” the first punk song for a reason.
Read MoreIn the Piano Concerto, Ferruccio Busoni seemed to want to have the final word in the tradition of the Romantic concerto.
Read MoreThis is music that says things that cannot be said any other way, music that cannot wear its heart on its sleeve.
Read MoreIf there is such a thing as upbeat melancholia, then Jens Lekman has got it down pat.
Read MoreThese are troubling times which make us realize how vital music — especially Bach — is to our souls, to our spiritual wellbeing.
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Music Commentary: New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Fest versus French Quarter Fest