Category: ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: Daniel Bachman’s “When The Roses Come Again”

Daniel Bachman’s latest album takes its name from a tune that’s been sung by Songs Of The Pioneers, Billy Bragg

December 1, 2023 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Roscoe Village is a comfortable neighborhood on Chicago’s north side where you can drop a few bucks on brunch. It’s

November 24, 2023 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

The Holy Mother (Plays The Rudra Veena) is the vinyl debut from Madhuvanti Pal. The relationship between femininity and the rudra

November 10, 2023 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

No lesser a mind than Stephen Hawking once invoked Goldilocks’ search for just-rightness when discussing the very narrow set of

November 3, 2023 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

When musicians who have come up through Western musical systems embrace “just intonation” (the more mathematically consistent system that was

October 27, 2023 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Feelies concerts are the stuff of legend. Setlists might not change much from decade to decade (hell, the band might

October 20, 2023 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

R.I.P. MAGNET Senior Writer Jonathan Valania

In another review written three-and-a-half years ago, I opined that Irreversible Entanglements are in it for the long haul. That’s

October 13, 2023 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC