Posted in November, 2016

Marcello Pellitteri

Infused in most of John Coltrane’s totemic accomplishments was a purer sense of searching, for connection, for spirituality. I sense that same spiritual charge here in the shifting music of … Read more

Sun Ra and His Arkestra

This may be the most welcome surprise of the year. Sun Ra and his legendary bands were avant-garde before people heard of the term. They were both modal and electronic … Read more

Various Artists

Songwriters Dan Penn and Spooner Oldham have been described as a “two man soul hit factory.” At Muscle Shoals’ legendary FAME studio, Penn and Oldham helped artists like Aretha Franklin … Read more

Pony Hunt

Jessie Antonick, better known as Pony Hunt, gives us ten debut tracks that most musicians can only dream about. Magical, hazy melodies pair nicely with just as magical lyrics to … Read more

Edison

When alt-folk trio Edison embarked on a two year tour across the country, they were just beginning but they were far from beginners. Combining the efforts of singer/guitarist Sarah, multi-instrumentalist … Read more

tAKiDA

They’re huge in their native Sweden, and a couple minutes into this disc it’s already obvious why. tAKiDA lives in that nu-era middle ground somewhere between catchy pop and brooding … Read more

Raise a glass to John Hiatt

City Winery, now in several cities (including Nashville), has brought food, wine and music together for years. One of the Winery’s two New York locations recently hosted the always-impressive John Hiatt … Read more

Goo Goo Dolls

Photos by Ehud Lazin The Goo Goo Dolls released their 11th studio album, Boxes, on Warner Brother Records in May, and have been touring behind since. They stopped by New York City … Read more