Category: ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: Rempis/Abrams/Ra + Baker’s “Apsis”

An "apsis" is the nearest or farthest point of a planet’s orbit. It’s a handy metaphor for the dynamics of

October 23, 2019 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

When Matt Valentine and Pat “P.G. Six” Gubler played together in Tower Recordings, they often seemed to represent opposing methodologies

October 15, 2019 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

“Hakawati,” the song that kicks of City Of Djinn’s self-titled second album, comes at you like a cavalry attack over

October 10, 2019 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

David Kilgour’s first album in five years confirms his enduring strengths as a singer, guitarist and composer, but it also

October 8, 2019 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Brian Crook doesn’t make solo albums very often. He doesn’t need to. The Joshua Tree, Calif., resident is the co-lead

September 30, 2019 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

The name Weeping Bang Band stokes expectations for cannabis-reliant comedy, or at least a few cracks about why the bong

September 27, 2019 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

R.I.P. MAGNET Senior Writer Jonathan Valania

Sam Rivers’ jazz journey was as long as it was extraordinary. Born in 1923, he toured with Miles Davis and

September 17, 2019 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC