Category: ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: The High Sheriffs’ “High Sheriffs”

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

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA The last Swans album, 2016's The Glowing Man, looked for a moment like it might really be

November 27, 2019 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Rock 'n' roll is pretty easy to find around the globe, but it hasn’t been the global lingua franca for

November 25, 2019 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Photo by Peter Gannushkin Whether you’re playing music or fighting for freedom, you have to be ready to go the

November 7, 2019 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

R.I.P. MAGNET Senior Writer Jonathan Valania

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