Slicked-back hair and Rockabilly were the name of the game in the 50’s. Music was pouring out of Sun Studios and all were hoppin’ and boppin’ to great rock and roll. Where did it go? <Fast forward 60 years> Oklahoma…
Western swing is one of my stone favorite forms of music—when people wonder why white people don’t feature more prominently in jazz history, It’s because a lot of them were playing music that people didn’t recognize as jazz. Bob Wills…
Can you pronounce Sviatoslav Richter’s first name? I can’t. I am embarrassed to say that I have been referring to my favorite classical pianist as “S. Richter” since I first discovered him. I have tried, honest to god, to figure…
Way back in 1979, Rickie Lee Jones burst on the scene with her self titled debut record. Not that I cared, I was 19, worked in the shipyard and was very content listening to Rush, Pink Floyd and all things…
The resurgence of vinyl is great. Millions of used records are being saved from the landfill by middle aged guys who are trying to relive their youth. Not only is the environment being saved, but a lot of outstanding music…
Back in 2012, Lyle Lovett was about part ways with his record label of 27 years-Curb Records. Before he could bid adieu, he needed to hand over one more record to them. That record was “Release Me”, a collection of…
By CatchGroove I have seen this album for years and never picked it up. Barbieri has an interesting history – he first made his name in the free-jazz world. But if you ever heard this album you would never believe…
(Nonesuch – B001SZ293C- Vinyl, B001L5J5CW – CD) Review by www.catchgroove.com exclusively for Analog Audio of Minnesota I was not a Nickel Creek fan (out of ignorance – I have heard of them, but never heard them), but I love the…
Very quietly Leonard Cohen released “Old Ideas” in 2012. It was almost as if he tried to slip it past us because I saw no mention of it in anywhere. That is a shame because I really think this record…