Friday, June 28, 2019

CD Review: Nature Work

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Nature Work Nature Work (Sunnyside) www.sunnysiderecords.com The term "nature work" comes from bass clarinetist Jason Stein...
Tuesday, June 25, 2019

Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival - Prelude to a Recap

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I'm going to write a whole report for Pittsburgh Current  on the Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival, which took place last week. In...
Friday, May 31, 2019

My Dinner with Roky or RIP Roky Erickson

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Roky Erickson has passed away. May he rest in peace. His life seemed to be a series of steep ups and downs, but it appears that in his final...
Wednesday, May 29, 2019

CD Review: Samantha Boshnack's Seismic Belt - Live in Santa Monica

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Samantha Boshnack's Seismic Belt Live in Santa Monica (Orenda) www.orendarecords.com Trumpeter Samantha Boshnack hails from...

CD Review: Stephen Gauci's Live at the Bushwick Series, studio session with Cooper Moore

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Stephen Gauci/Sandy Ewen/Adam Lane/Kevin Shea Live at the Bushwick Series Chris Welcome Beyond All Things Cooper Moore...
Saturday, May 25, 2019

Missing Live Music But Buying Records from Jerry (a sort of grumpy rant that ends with a comedian)

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I really hate missing shows. Maybe missing out on a night of music is simply a factor in growing older. Life will go on and - as our parents...
Wednesday, May 15, 2019

CD Review: Dave Scott - In Search of Hipness

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Dave Scott In Search of Hipness (SteepleChase) www.steeplechase.dk Too often, being hip has a pejorative connotation, from the cluele...
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Thursday, May 02, 2019

Rediscovering Peggy Lipton

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The Mod Squad  was syndicated in reruns when I was in first or second grade, which seems to match up with the end of the initial broadc...
Wednesday, April 10, 2019

CD Review: Michaël Attias - échos la nuit/ Larry Grenadier - The Gleaners

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Michaël Attias échos la nuit (Our Of Your Head) www.outofyourheadrecords.com Larry Grenadier The Gleaners (ECM) www.ecmrecords.c...
Monday, April 08, 2019

CD Review: Anna Webber - Clockwise

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Anna Webber Clockwise (Pi) www.pirecordings.com Anna Webber came to Pittsburgh last fall with bassist Adam Hopkins' Crickets band...
Saturday, April 06, 2019

CD Review: Moppa Elliott - Jazz Band/ Rock Band/ Dance Band

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Moppa Elliott Jazz Band/Rock Band/Dance Band (Hot Cup) www.hotcuprecords.com Moppa Elliott is not one to shy away from a big concept....
Sunday, March 31, 2019

Saying Goodbye to Juke Records and Bill Oliver

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Yesterday was a rare Saturday for me because I wasn't scheduled to work. (The weekend is prime work time when you're in retail.) In ...
Saturday, March 23, 2019

Sun of Goldfinger Hits Pittsburgh

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Thursday was Sun of Goldfinger day- and night - in Pittsburgh. The group consists of David Torn (guitar), Tim Berne (alto saxophone) and ...
Wednesday, March 20, 2019

CD Review: Phillip Johnston & the Coolerators - Diggin' Bones/ Phillip Johnston - The Adventures of Prince Achmed

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Phillip Johnston & the Coolerators Diggin' Bones Phillip Johnston The Adventures of Prince Achmed (Asynchronous) www.phi...
Thursday, March 07, 2019

CD Review: Tiger Hatchery - Breathing in the Walls

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Tiger Hatchery Breathing In The Walls (ESP) www.espdisk.com One of the most intense and well-crafted sets I ever saw happened at the...
Sunday, March 03, 2019

CD Review: Brötzmann/Leigh-Sparrow Nights

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Peter Brötzmann/Heather Leigh Sparrow Nights (Trost) www.trost.at In the photo spread across the gatefold of Sparrow Nights , Peter B...
Monday, February 25, 2019

A Salute to Peter Tork, Who Tears the Top Right Off My Head

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The first time I heard the Monkees' "Your Auntie Grizelda," I don't think I liked it. It didn't bother my young ears a...
Saturday, February 23, 2019

Nellie McKay's Show at the Andy Warhol Museum

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There's a lot to unload from the past week or so: Peter Tork's death; the announcement that Juke Records will be closing in a few m...
Friday, February 08, 2019

New Things on the Stereo and Around Town

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Playing right now: Bob Mould - Sunshine Rock If this album is any indication, Bob's upcoming appearance in town (February 19) will blo...