I’m too deeply in love to answer questions
Sean MurphyQuestion: Isn't that the most beautiful thing you've ever seen? Answer: Yes, that rug really ties the room together. Question: Seriously, who is that? Answer: They are identical twins. Question:…
Another Great Bluesman Has Left The Building
John Cephas, R.I.P. Sad news coming across the wire this morning. A nice appreciation in today's Washington Post here. Of course, it gets tiresome adding another name to list of…
Art. Ensemble. Of. Chicago.
It’s cold here in DC. There is dirty slush in the streets. We are facing uncertain economic times. Quick! Give me some jazz. This song may not salvage your 401-k…
The Case for Neko
Count me among the hundreds (thousands? millions?) of heartsick saps who would crawl over broken glass in a barbed wire belt to secure a few moments in the presence of…
Dan Auerbach: Keep It Hid (Popmatters.com review)
Dan is the Man Is anybody not yet on board? The conductor is certainly making it difficult to ignore him. In early 2008 he, along with his co-conspirator in the…
The Humble Calf: A Conversation with Burning Spear (from popmatters.com)
http://www.popmatters.com/pm/feature/64274-the-humble-calf-a-conversation-with-burning-spear/ It is impossible to talk about Burning Spear now without talking about Burning Spear then. Four decades and still dropping knowledge: no other artist, with the possible exception of…
The Black Keys Live at the Crystal Ballroom [DVD]
http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/66823-the-black-keys-live-at-the-crystal-ballroom/ The Really Big Come Up Last year was a very good year for the dynamic duo dwelling from Akron, Ohio. It was an even better year for the band’s…
Freddie Hubbard: An Appreciation
The next sentence is predictable as it is inevitable: Freddie Hubbard, had he happened to die at some point in the late (or even mid-) ‘60s, would have been forever…
Song of the Day: Supreme Love Dance, Billy Higgins and Charles Lloyd
"Smiling" Billy Higgins. On any self-respecting jazz fan's extra short-list of all-time greatest drummers. He didn't just act as the de facto session drummer for Blue Note in the '60s,…
Mitch Mitchell: The Perfect Engine for the Jimi Hendrix Experience
Sound Affects The PopMatters Music Blog Pop Past 17 November 2008 Mitch Mitchell: The Perfect Engine Not for nothing was the band called The Jimi Hendrix Experience. Certainly, Hendrix did—and…