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Actually, the quiet is nice (Julia’s War). Review by Steven Cruse.
Faced with the rich sonic twister of music ever churning around us, our writers strap on headphones and hunker down with these tunes and their words to lead everyone to the bottom of what sounds good right now.
Actually, the quiet is nice (Julia’s War). Review by Steven Cruse.
Tales Of Treason (Pirates Press Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Africa 80 (Omnivore Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Instagram Success (Waterloo 103 Music). Review by Randy Radic.
Pita Parka Pt. 1: Xam Egdub (Ansible Editions). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Look to the East, Look to the West (Merge Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Gabbarein (Our Silent Canvas). Review by Rose Petralia.
Disappearer EP. Review by Julius C. Lacking.
In Perfect Harmony: The Lost Album (Jazz Detective). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
The Mighty Warriors: Live in Antwerp (Elemental Music). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
At the Showcase: Live in Chicago 1976/1977 (Jazz Detective). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Atlantis Lullaby: The Concert in Avignon (Elemental Music). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Waiting on a Breeze. Review by Randy Radic.
Welcome to Toytown (Jet Fighter Records). Review by Christopher Long.
Eye to the Ear (Tardigrade). Review by Maya McDaniel.
Our Brand Could Be Yr Life (Chrysalis Records). Review by Steven Cruse.
Tarantula Heart (Ipecac Recordings). Review by Charles DJ Deppner.
The Carnegie Hall Concert (Impulse). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Rampen (apm: alien pop music) (POTOMAK). Review by Steven Cruse.
Shitegeist (Suicide Records). Review by Randy Radic.
Gasoline Lollipops’ newest single, “Freedom Don’t Come Easy,” is today’s mother lovin’ punk rock folk anthem.
Frank Henenlotter’s gory grindhouse classic Basket Case looks as grimy as the streets of Times Square, and that is one of the film’s greatest assets. Arrow Video gives this unlikely candidate a welcome fresh release.
Despite the Mother’s Day factor, hundreds of fervent, faithful followers still flocked to Orlando’s famed Plaza Live to catch an earlybird set from Jimmy Failla — one of the hottest names on today’s national comedy scene.
Ink 19 readers get an early listen and look at “Cool Sparkling Water,” a new single from Lonnie Walker.
Jeremy Glazier has a bucket list day at a Los Lobos 50th Anniversary show in Davenport, Iowa.
Carl F. Gauze reviews the not-quite one-woman show, Always… Patsy Cline, based on the true story of Cline’s friendship with Louise Seger, who met the star in l961 and corresponded with Cline until her death.
Carl F. Gauze reviews this interesting look at the surprising history and scandalous etymology of jazz, in Weird Music That Goes On Forever, by Bob Suren.
Two new releases from Free Dirt Records use sound and music to tell stories about our history.
A lady Tarzan and her gorilla have a rough time adapting to high society in Lorraine of the Lions (1925), one of four silent films on Accidentally Preserved: Volume 5, unleashed by Ben Model and Undercrank Productions, with musical scores by Jon C. Mirsalis.