Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile – ‘Lotta Sea Lice’ (2017)
My thoughts on Kurt Vile have changed over the years, and here with Courtney Barnett, I suddenly came face to face with what’s been eluding me for so...
JAZZ CORNER Presents: Hudson at the Moore Theater in Seattle Thursday October 19
Supporting their new album Hudson, named for the Hudson Valley in New York State, the band under the same name made a stop at Seattle’s Moore Theater on...
The Incredible Jimmy Smith – “Back at the Chicken Shack” (1963) review
The Incredible Jimmy Smith - Back at the Chicken Shack (Blue Note Records, 1963) https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/back-at-the-chicken-shack-the-incredible-jimmy-smith/id641231030 While the album cover may toss up some pastoral semblance of farm life,...
“Pharmacopious” (Part 6) by Jenell Kesler
I looked at my watch, and even though it didn’t say so, it was time to leave. Packing didn’t take long, and as I peered into the top...
From The Vault: Mazeville Crossing – “Mazeville Crossing” (1975)
With the album jacket emblazoned with a tipped out three dimensional tic-tac-toe game and a streaking shooting star to indicate a winner, Mazeville Crossing are the duo of...
Alcatrazz – “Breaking The Heart Of The City: The Very Best Of Alcatrazz 1983-1986” (2017) review
Alcatrazz - Breaking The Heart Of The City: The Very Best Of Alcatrazz 1983-1986 (HNE Records, 2017) A heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1983 Alcatrazz is...
Baronen & Satan – “Why Does The Blood Never Stick To Your Teeth?” premiere
The band were introduced to Dirty Water Records USA by Jim Diamond (producer of the White Stripes and The Sonics) and were signed to a recording contract in...
From The Vault: Neil Young with Crazy Horse – “Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere” (1969)
Without a doubt, Neil Young’s first three albums stand as markers for which all of his music will be judged. Whether that’s a good thing or not is...
De Batteries
Yasmin Van der Rauwelaert and Clara Lissens are De Batteries. They make post-fluxus non-music. They released 2 tapes: 'Elke voorkant heeft een achterkant and Für Hildegard'. “We’re almost...
The Routes – “No Return” premiere
Following the “In This Perfect Hell” album (released on Groovie Records in March 2017), “Dirty Needles and Pins” (Greenway Records) is the second album release of the year...