Sunday, July 17, 2016

CD Review: Charlie Parker - Unheard Bird: The Unissued Takes

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Charlie Parker Unheard Bird: The Unissued Takes (Verve/UMe) www.VerveMusicGroup.com During his lifetime, Charlie Parker didn't re...
Saturday, July 16, 2016

CD Review: The Monkees - Good Times!

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The Monkees Good Times! (Rhino) www.rhino.com Side Two of More of the Monkees , the band's sophomore release, was dicey territory...
Wednesday, July 13, 2016

CD Reviews: Jon Lundbom's Big Five Chord - Three EPs

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Jon Lundbom & Big Five Chord Make The Magic Happen Bring Their 'A' Game Play All the Notes (Hot Cup) www.jonlundbom.com...
Monday, July 11, 2016

CD Reviews: Brooklyn Blowhards, Michael Bisio & Kirk Knuffke, Brian Groder Trio

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"So little music, never enough time," I told myself a few days ago, while rooting around in search of a particular CD and finding...

Deutschtown - Bar fights, tiny venues and Happy Ending featuring Weird Paul

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I started an entry reviewing three CDs, and went back to it about three times without finishing it. But before that actually gets completed,...
Sunday, July 03, 2016

CD Review: Jack DeJohnette/ Ravi Coltrane/ Matthew Garrison - In Movement

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Jack DeJohnette/ Ravi Coltrane/ Matthew Garrison In Movement (ECM) www.ecmrecords.com It might seem like some cross-generational meet...
Thursday, June 23, 2016

Wadada Leo Smith is Deep

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This week, Pittsburgh City Paper is running my preview/interview with Wadada Leo Smith. He and I had a great conversation about a week ago, ...
Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Show Tonight: Ben Goldberg & Michael Coleman, Ben Opie

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Since the Thunderbird Cafe closed for renovations, I've really been missing Space Exchange, the Tuesday night series hosted by Ben Opie ...
Friday, June 17, 2016

CD Review: Lesley Flanigan-Hedera

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Lesley Flanagan Hedera (Physical Editions) www.physicaleditions.com Experimental vocal music can be a dicey medium, whether the perfo...
Wednesday, June 01, 2016

CD Review: Richard Poole/Marilyn Crispell/Gary Peacock - In Motion

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Richard Poole/Marilyn Crispell/Gary Peacock In Motion (Intakt) www.intaktrec.ch In Motion  undoubtedly describes this trio's perf...
Monday, May 30, 2016

CD Review: Roswell Rudd/Jamie Saft/Trevor Dunn/Balazs Pandi - Strength & Power

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Roswell Rudd/Jamie Saft/Trevor Dunn/Balazs Pandi Strength & Power (RareNoise) www.rarenoiserecords.com Octagenarian trombonist R...

CD Review: Twin Talk

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Twin Talk Twin Talk (ears&eyes) www.earsandeyesrecords.com The term "twin talk" comes from the phenomena of cryptophasi...
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Saturday, May 28, 2016

The Urinals Hit Pittsburgh

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The past Wednesday night, the Love Letters got to play a show with first-generation LA punk rockers the Urinals. They debuted sometime in th...
Sunday, May 15, 2016

CD Review: Keefe Jackson (& friends), Peter A. Schmid (& friends too)

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Keefe Jackson/Jason Adasiewicz Rows and Rows (Delmark) www.delmark.com Keefe Jackson/Josh Berman/Jon Rune Strøm/ Tollef Østvang S...
Thursday, May 12, 2016

CD Review: Sonny Rollins - Holding the Stage: Road Shows Vol. 4

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Sonny Rollins Holding the Stage: Road Shows, Vol. 4 (Doxy/Okeh) www.okeh-records.com The recording studio can psyche musicians out. ...
Tuesday, April 26, 2016

Show Preview: Adam Meckler Quintet.

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This space doesn't normally serve as a preview forum for upcoming Pittsburgh shows. Mainly because I don't have it together to st...
Monday, April 25, 2016

CD Review: Henry Threadgill Ensemble Double Up - Old Locks and Irregular Verbs

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Henry Threadgill Ensemble Double Up Old Locks and Irregular Verbs (Pi) www.pirecordings.com Last week it was announced that multi-ree...
Sunday, April 24, 2016

CD Review: Vijay Iyer & Wadada Leo Smith - a cosmic rhythm with each stroke

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Vijay Iyer & Wadada Leo Smith a cosmic rhythm with each stroke (ECM) www.ecmrecords.com Upon considering just a few aspect of W...
Sunday, April 17, 2016

Suzanne Vega Remembers

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After spending 30 years writing lyrics full of rich details, it's easy to forget one once in a while. Bob Dylan did it early in his care...
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