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Matthew Shipp: Piano Vortex (Thirsty Ear) (2007) Matthew Shipp: piano Joe Morris: bass Whit Dickey: drums I had the brief pleasure of hangi...

Paul Mawhinney examines a Rolling Stones album worth $10,000. Photo by Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette On February 21, “The World’s Greatest Music...

I finally got around to reading Kyle Gann's long talk on Morton Feldman and it's well worth the read. I found his discussion about ...

Roscoe Mitchell/The Transatlantic Art Ensemble: Composition/Improvisation Nos. 1,2 & 3 (ECM 1872) The notable and astute writer Art Lang...

I know I’ve ranted about the poor sound quality of MP3s before, but I’ve given in and gotten myself an 8G iPod Nano . In the car, what with...

The creative act is not performed by the artist alone; the spectator brings the work in contact with the external world by deciphering and i...

A nice bottle of champaigne with a delicious dinner and we'll be asleep before midnight. That's how we celebrate New Year's Eve ...

One of the nice things about winter is a fire in the fireplace. And music on the stereo: "The Megaplexian" from Roscoe Mitchell ...

--rgc

Wilco is one of our very favorite bands and they will be playing Nashville's historic Ryman Auditorium on Sunday, March 2, 2008. Lovel...

Robert Pollard: Coast to Coast Carpet of Love (Merge CD/LP) Robert Pollard: Standard Gargoyle Decisions (Merge CD/LP) I’ve lived with thes...

Yes, I know, more cool old buildings downtown . Well, I walk around, I take a picture. Or two. As you can see, I have discovered the panoram...

Thurston Moore: Trees Outside The Academy (Ecstatic Peace) Produced by John Agnello Recorded at Bisquiteen, Amherst, MA, Springtime 2007 Th...

Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. It's all about food. And, being grateful for life's blessings. Winter is just around the corner...

--rgc

I've been told that this stretch of Second Avenue North from the courthouse to Broadway is the longest contiguous section of pre-Civil W...

After twelve years, the eighth and final Miles Davis on Columbia box set, The Complete On The Corner Sessions (Sony/Legacy) has at last ...

--rgc

This morning's walk took me up 2nd Avenue to the courhouse. The recently completed renovation of Public Square is quite nice, with the f...

What has the mailperson left for me on the front porch? Yippee! After a two-month delay, the new Circus Devils record has finally arrived ...