Tom Surgal

Film Review: “Fire Music: A History of the Free Jazz Revolution” — Informative but Incomplete

What’s on the screen rings true, but Fire Music falls short of being fair to history.

John Wisniewski September 21, 2021 at 8:58 pm on Music Remembrance: Singer-songwriter Nanci Griffith (1953-2021)Michael Corcoran was a music critic for one of the Austin papers was very critical of her. It seemed personal....
Daniel Gewertz September 21, 2021 at 7:25 pm on Arts Remembrance: Emily Remler — The Short Life and Sad Death of a Jazz GuitaristI wish I saw this review back when it was written two years ago. Two real oddities: streaming services online...
Daniel Gewertz September 20, 2021 at 11:57 pm on Music Remembrance: Singer-songwriter Nanci Griffith (1953-2021)I know some of the Texas newspaper music writers were very enthusiastic about Nanci Griffith. It is possible that that...
Daniel Gewertz September 20, 2021 at 11:40 pm on Music Remembrance: Singer-songwriter Nanci Griffith (1953-2021)"Hearts in Mind" was the title of one of her later albums. Feeling like she knew "our heart"... How beautifully...
Daniel Gewertz September 20, 2021 at 11:30 pm on Music Remembrance: Singer-songwriter Nanci Griffith (1953-2021)I always knew she had some devoted fans, but it is remarkable to read how she was a light in...