Music
This is my kind of music, a tight latin jazz outfit that embraces great horn charts and explosive percussion.
Pianist Noah Haidu’s impeccably performed and recorded “Standards II” is a winner.
The renowned duo of Jay Ungar and Molly Mason perform what has been called American Roots music. But they’ve also been known to include traditional folk and ’40s jazz.
The alternative rock/power pop singer-songwriter and musician was slowed down during the COVID years — but now he is back.
The Cambridge Symphony Orchestra’s recent performance supplied drama, vigor, and reflection.
Sessanta succeeded in making “old” songs and “old” bands sound powerful, vital, and progressive.
“There needs to be a bigger sense of community in the music world. Artists and labels and venues need to help each other out. There’s a void out there and I think Rock Garden Records is a positive new development.”
‘More than cool’ was the defining ethos at this year’s Big Ears, a sprawling, sold-out festival that finds a dozen venues running concurrently over four days and nights.
It is well established that the lyrics to the song on “Queen II” that’s directly about the painting (called “The Fairy Feller’s Master-Stroke”) originate from a poem Richard Dadd wrote about his picture. What’s never been established though is exactly how Freddie Mercury became aware of this poem.
Music Commentary: A Deep Dive into The Mothers of Invention’s “Plastic People”
Frank Zappa’s tight editing ensured that “Plastic People” was a compelling aural creation, and his fierce confidence compelled listeners to pay attention to the words.
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