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.

Tuesday, July 21, 2026

CD Review: Tyshawn Sorey - Members...Don't!

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Tyshawn Sorey Members...Don't! (Pi) pirecordings.com/albums/members-dont/ An invitation recently showed up via email to participate in a...
Sunday, June 21, 2026

CD Review: Matt Dwonszyk - Live at the Side Door

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  Matt Dwonszyk Live at the Sidedoor (Self-released) mattdwonszyk.bandcamp.com/album/matt-dwonszyk-live-at-the-side-door The title of bassis...
Friday, June 19, 2026

Stein, Smith, Shead, Frisell, A Bangle and a Cowsill - What a Week That Was

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Clearing the deck of a few shows from a few weeks past, because they are still worth hearing about. On Sunday, May 31, Jason Stein, Damon Sm...
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 ...
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About Me

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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