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Evan Parker/Transatlantic Art Ensemble: Boustrophedon (in Six Furrows) (ECM) Evan Parker: soprano saxophone; Roscoe Mitchell: alto & s...

Anthony Braxton: Nine Compositions (DVD) 2003 (Rastascan) Anthony Braxton: reeds; Liz Allbee: trumpet, electronics; Kyle Bruckmann: oboe, E...

Here’s a terrific blog that virtually writes itself: What I Listed To On My Way To Work Today . This pseudonymous NYC-area commuter has a fo...

While visiting family in Kansas City last week, Liz & I had a chance to re-visit the Nelson-Atkins Museum and check out the new Bloch B...

Robert Pollard: Superman Was a Rocker (Happy Jack Rock Records CD/LP) So, Bob goes rummaging through the infamous Suitcase and finds some ...

I made my way over to Grimey’s around 11:30 this morning since I didn’t want to miss out on the 20% off sale. The place was packed! The qu...

Record Store Day is an attempt to get independent record stores together to promote themselves as an alternative to big-box chain stores. M...

Spring Heel Jack: Songs & Themes (Thirsty Ear/Blue Series, 2008) Roy Campbell, Jr.: trumpet, pocket trumpet, flugelhorn, flut...

I love living in Nashville. I knew King Crimson was going to re-configure and tour the U.S. this summer and I knew, because frontman/guitar...

Sun Ra & His Arkestra: Some Blues But Not the Kind That’s Blue (Atavistic UMS 265) Recorded 10/14/77 Reissue of Saturn LP 101477 (1978)...

After an avalanche of archival releases from 1995 to 2005, things went dark in Grateful Dead-land in 2006. The “Vault” was licensed to Rhino...

Spring is here and I took advantage of the beautiful weather to play nine holes at Cliff View Golf Course right here in Kingston Springs. I...

1. Via Chicago 2. Blood of the Lamb 3. Pieholden Suite 4. California Stars 5. Company In My Back 6. You Are My Face 7. Side With the Seeds 8...

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 ...