Monday, May 30, 2016

Unabashed: Why I Love Major-Label Post-Hardcore

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The above video is a handy summation of many of the traits I value in rock music. Right now, I'm fixating on the performance of ...
Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Robert Glasper interview

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I had a great time interviewing Robert Glasper about his new Miles Davis remix album, Everything's Beautiful —which ste...
Friday, May 20, 2016

Mythbusting: The 360-degree gift of 'Denis A. Charles: An Interrupted Conversation'

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A few weeks back, Mark Richardson published a compelling, comprehensive Pitchfork feature titled "New York Is Killing ...
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Friday, April 29, 2016

Architecture and explosion: Cecil Taylor, the composer

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Chances are, if you're reading this, you wouldn't have too much trouble humming 10 or so compositions by Duke Ell...
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Sunday, April 24, 2016

Thesis and play: Cecil Taylor at the Whitney, 4/23/16

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AP Photo/Barbara Woike Much like the prior Cecil Taylor performance at the Whitney Museum , Saturday's night's concer...
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Friday, April 15, 2016

Shape and fire: Cecil Taylor at the Whitney, 4/14/16

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Cecil Taylor performed at the Whitney last night. He showed up, and he performed as planned. It seemed almost miraculous. ...
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Sunday, April 03, 2016

Goodbye, Gato

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I don't pretend to be an expert on the music of Gato Barbieri, who passed away yesterday at age 83, but I treasure a few of his earl...
Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Interlude (or Moment's Greatest Hits 4)

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A sound I didn't know I was in search of. Some kind of unself-conscious prog/roots hybrid. Pure mellow intrigue. See you down the rab...
Monday, March 14, 2016

craw weekend 2016: It's a wrap

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craw at Saint Vitus Photo: Remi Thornton The previous post was about my reaction to the craw-centric events of the past ...

Guest post: Doug Moore on craw

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"Meet Craw, the Greatest '90s Noise-Rock Band You've Never Heard" by Doug Moore [See the end of this pos...