Original Blues
Guitarist Honeyboy Edwards, who won a lifetime Grammy earlier this year, is one of the last remaining original Delta Blues musicians. […]
Barber @ 100
Samuel Barber, who would have turned 100 years old yesterday, is probably the most under-appreciated composer America has ever produced.
On a Happier Note…
"I could play and sound like Charlie Parker note for note, but I was only playing it from method. So,
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Sparklehorse R.I.P.
Just read the terrible news that Mark Linkous (a.k.a. Sparklehorse) took his own life on Saturday near his home in
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Art Rock
It's Armory Week here in NYC, and the city is flush with all manner of art and related happenings. Last
American Singer
Gabe Kahane, who's appeared in these pages before, is used to playing rooms like Rockwood or LPR, where you can
The Best Orchestra You’ve Never Heard
One of the very first posts I wrote for this site was in praise of a NYC visit by the
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Close Quarters
The Blue Note, on 3rd Street in the Village, likes to refer to itself as the "World's Finest Jazz Club