All posts tagged music review

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10-year awaited album fulfills expectations

Montreal’s sprawling community of experimental rock bands can sometimes resemble a commune more than a group of musici...

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‘Blood vs. Electricity’ an exploration into dreams

Sometimes getting away from the convenience and monotony of the blaring radio takes a little more effort.  In a musical...

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Unorthodox band mixes rap with jazz

There are numerous bright lights emerging on the fringes of jazz these days. Attracting the acclaim of crowd and critic ...

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“Give You the Ghost” rejects rustic folk ethos and embraces the synthetic

This past decade in music has been a startling rebuttal to any notion that the Midwest cannot produce great artists, wit...

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Seattle Artists release much-anticipated album “The Heist”

Considering the fact that Macklemore and Ryan Lewis’ next three upcoming shows are sold out, it’s no surprise that y...

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Martin Höper’s “The Bride” a wistful and full-bodied jazz experience

Most of the music I keep closest to me, that I love most, is sprightly and adventurous. I respond to huge dynamic shifts...

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‘Piramida’ an excursion into isolation

As an indie band from Denmark that is classified primarily in the “alternative folk” genre, Efterklang isn’t a ban...

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El-P raps life in the city

Musicians today are in the enviable but difficult position of having nearly infinite options in making music. Genre barr...

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Cahoone’s new album feels like home

Singer-songwriter Sera Cahoone has her third solo album coming out on Tuesday, Sept. 25. For those of you who have not h...

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‘Centipede Hz’ shows awareness of context

In high school I had a Bible teacher who asked the easiest questions. I didn’t have to listen really. I would just rai...