by Constance Tucker Jazz crooner Danny Freyer exhibits confidence, command and an engaging repertoire that offers the listener a mix of ole’ and a smidge of new, but is the new that is truly the specialty in this well blended Read more
by S. Kohl Verdi’s 200th birthday provided a good excuse for this boxed set of Metropolitan Opera performances that were broadcast live between 1935 and 1967. These have appeared in other editions, most “unofficial,” though UN BALLO IN MASCHERA Read more
by Constance Tucker Take a blues chanteuse that has been thrilling audiences for years with an impressive discography, put her with a couple of jazzers and the result is a gritty, rugged, big-voiced belter whose jazz sensibilities shine through Read more
by Jef Fazekas It goes without saying that some combinations are just unfathomable, among them a Rodham Clinton/Bush ticket in 2016, broccoli and whipped cream, and Kanye West and humility. On the other hand, hard as it is to imagine, Read more
by Constance Tucker When a vocalist is also an instrumentalist, the value of the presentation is that much sweeter. Hubka’s ability to delivery well-covered standards with a fresh sound is immediately evident in her latest endeavor, West Coast Strings. Read more
by P.A. Casablanca Records founder Neil Bogart was at the heart of the music movement in the 1970’s. He had a knack for discovering talent that was different from what was out there in the music scene. Among his discoveries Read more
by P. Homme Tales of Us, the new Goldfrapp album which took almost two years to put together is meant to be heard as a whole. It is a beautiful and haunting collection of music that transports one to a Read more
by Constance Tucker Robin Bessier has a voice that conveys the storyline with an effervescence that sparkles, is clear and eloquent, there is a vivacity in her articulation of the lyric as exhibited in her original “Don’t Worry, We’ve Read more
by Madeline Devastation of a Southern Gothic Musical Marriage Leads to Poetic Brilliance As of August 2013, the Civil Wars are no more. They are no longer speaking to each other, and are indefinitely broken up. It has been speculated Read more
by MAC “Self Portrait” has always been one of Dylan’s most inscrutable albums, which is saying a lot, as Dylan is notoriouslu difficult to pin-down to any one pre-defined image that his rapid fans (of which I happily count myself Read more
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