shanleyonmusic

I'm what you'd call a music enthusiast. Not one of those obsessive people, but definitely fanatical about it. This blog began as a forum for whatever I am listening to throughout the day but I'm also trying to include full-blown CD reviews too.

Thursday, June 11, 2026

Jazz From the Past Month. Were You There?

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Our journey back to shows that occurred over the last few months takes us to early May and City of Asylum, or more specifically to Alphabet ...
Wednesday, June 10, 2026

Catching Up on the Other Stuff or I'm Not Just on Substack These Days

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For those who didn't know, I am one of three Pittsburgh writers who launched a space on Substack last month. It all started when Scott M...
Tuesday, April 21, 2026

CD/LP Review: Harriet Tubman & Georgia Anne Muldrow - Electrical Field of Love

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Harriet Tubman & Georgia Anne Muldrow Electrical Field of Love (Pi Recordings)  pirecordings.com/albums/electrical-field-of-love/ It...
Friday, April 17, 2026

What Are You Doing for Record Store Day?

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Tomorrow, April 18 is the 18th Annual Record Store Day, considering the spring events and not counting the events that come on Black Friday ...
Sunday, April 12, 2026

Rempis, Corsano & Adasiewicz Hit The Bop Stop

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A road trip to Cleveland's Bop Stop was in order this past Wednesday, when (left to right above) vibraphonist Jason Adasiewicz, saxophon...
Thursday, April 09, 2026

CD Reviews: Tomeka Reid Quartet - dance! skip! hop! / Adam O'Farrill - Elephant

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Tomeka Reid Quartet dance! skip! hop! (Out of Your Head)  outofyourheadrecords.bandcamp.com/album/dance-skip-hop The title track to Tomeka R...
Wednesday, April 08, 2026

Caroline Davis' Return to Pittsburgh

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Once again, the productive drive in the early months of the year fizzled out shortly before spring. But perhaps April showers will bring som...
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shanleymusic
UPDATED - 3/1/24. (This update is LONG overdue!) I've lived in Pittsburgh all my life. It's a good town. Come and see it. Although most of my writing here covers jazz - in particular, the more avant-garde or envelope pushing type - I've played bass in indie rock bands and like to write about that kind of music too. Currently I'm in the Harry Von Zells, Our album, Play It Backwards, came out in Spring '23. Beyond that, I won't list my whole musical past but I should mention my first band, Bone of Contention because I occasionally hear from people who are trying to find the song "Barbie Likes to Die" from our first album - which was rereleased digitally. Our whole catalog (and the HVZ album) are on Bandcamp on the Igor Records page. As a music scribe, I've contributed and edited for nearly every alt-weekly in town. Nationally I contribute to the New York City Jazz Record and spent about 20 years at JazzTimes. I am also a member of the Jazz Journalists Association.
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