album reviews

We never knew how good we had it. There was a more civilized time in the latter part of the 20th century when Rosanne Cash was a fixture on...

There are two directions you can go in this world if you're choosing to live your life as an early '80s synth-pop band (which, for the purposes of...

The end of the year is a funny time of year to be reviewing albums. The list of upcoming releases I was sent to choose from was chock-a-block with...

I'm a jazz musician. I live and create in a world of instrumental music, a world without lyrics, where musical conversations happen in the moment.

Every year, a few great albums slip through the cracks. That's sad but inevitable — you just can't hear 'em all, especially when more than...

Every year, a few great albums slip through the cracks. That's sad but inevitable — you just can't hear 'em all, especially when more than...

To me, Mutual Benefit's debut Love’s Crushing Diamond is foremost about the constant passage of momentary time and the recognition of this...

Let me tell you a story about my phone. Four times in the last few years, it has made a certain series of Noises. My current theory is that the...

At the end of some dark-hole internet night years ago I ended up watching a video of Britney Spears going through a McDonald's drive through.

I keep the radio in my bathroom tuned to the classic rock station so that when I get in the shower, I can have some fun listening to familiar stuff.

As a member of Ladysmith Black Mambazo, I have been privileged to perform at some of the same concerts as the Blind Boys, so hearing them from the...

I first found out about NOFX on the first day of middle school. Andrew, my friend from Little League baseball, came back from summer vacation with...