Category: ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: Adrian Crowley’s “The Watchful Eye Of The Stars”

Anyone who’s not only been making albums for more than 20 years, but ones that stack up awards in his

Eleventh Dream Day knows a few things about staying the distance. The Chicago-based combo includes two members—vocalist/guitarist Rick Rizzo and

Rock ‘n’ roll has a long history of being demanding. “Gimme some good times,” beseeched Lou Reed. “Gimme danger,” snarled

The Baltic nations of Latvia and Lithuania are neighbors, but they aren’t a culturally matched set. While Lithuania hosts a

There are golden ages, and then there’s what comes after them. Hailu Mergia has enjoyed plenty of spillover illumination from

“Music,” Albert Ayler proclaimed, “is the healing force of the universe.” While it would be exceedingly species-centric to say that

Can’s best recordings were prescient when they were made and remain nonpareil to this day. The German group arrived at

R.I.P. MAGNET Senior Writer Jonathan Valania