Friday, June 28, 2013

Congratulations, Richard Davis

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In honor of today's big news—Richard Davis has been named a 2014 NEA Jazz Master!—I'm posting a 2010 episode o...
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Friday, June 21, 2013

Listening from both sides: fan vs. critic

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Had some nice catch-up chats with other writers at the Jazz Journalists Association Awards this past Wednesday. (Shout-outs ...
Monday, June 10, 2013

Recently, again

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* Black Sabbath review at Pitchfork. It's been a bumpy ride , but the new Sabbath album is finally here. I'm...
Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Recently

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* NYC Metal package at Time Out New York. This one's been gestating a long time; I'm really happy with how it turne...
Sunday, May 26, 2013

Life-affirming vent: Maryland Deathfest XI

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When I ran into Fred Pessaro (Invisible Oranges / Brooklyn Vegan) at Maryland Deathfest on Saturday afternoon and asked him how...
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Wednesday, May 15, 2013

'call it art': The vindication of the NYAQ

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The New York Art Quartet isn't a household name. Even among my fellow free-jazz enthusiasts, they're still someth...
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Friday, May 03, 2013

HMB: Black Magic

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Via the Red Bull Music Academy website, here's a new essay on the jazz/metal intersection—a lab report drawn from my on...
Thursday, April 25, 2013

James Salter: A connoisseur's pleasure

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Here, via TONY , is my review of the new James Salter novel. That is a cool thing to type! Cool that I was able to write...
Sunday, April 07, 2013

Doing better: RVIVR's The Beauty Between

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This coming week brings two NYC visits from Olympia's RVIVR, resulting in three shows: a free NYU gig on Tuesday, 4/9...
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Thursday, March 28, 2013

Here come the -tions: Incantation & Co.

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Via Time Out New York , a report on a noteworthy death-metal serendipity. Namely, Incantation, Suffocation and Immolatio...
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