Category: ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: Matthew Shipp’s “Invisible Light: Live In Sao Paulo”

Matthew Shipp has often applied the word “cosmic” to his music. While there’s nothing at all spacey about his bold

January 20, 2020 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Joseph Allred is on a roll. In the last year, he has released a CD-R, two tapes and three LPs

January 13, 2020 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

In the Old Testament, Absalom is a guy so good looking, popular and sure of himself that he gets away

January 8, 2020 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Enhet För Fri Musik ("Unit For Free Music") is a quintet whose music will defy you to accurately date its

January 6, 2020 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Maybe someone told you about a band you really need to hear. They’re three lifer musicians, and they play instrumentals

January 2, 2020 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

And you thought the cops were selling all that confiscated greenery. Nope, they’ve been holed up behind locked doors, dampened

December 9, 2019 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

In Ken Vandermark’s music, method matters. While the Chicago-based saxophone and clarinet player never performs like it doesn’t matter, each

December 6, 2019 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

R.I.P. MAGNET Senior Writer Jonathan Valania