Category: ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: William Parker Quartets’ “Meditation/ Resurrection”

Musician, composer, improviser, bandleader, mystic and raconteur William Parker has got so much going on that a mere double CD

September 9, 2017 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

The ardent energy that marks Willie Nile’s best work is in full effect on this tribute to the greatest songwriter

September 7, 2017 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Manchester Orchestra has been one of rock's most consistent rock bands since it burst onto the scene with 2006’s I’m

September 7, 2017 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Since the release of its 2011 debut, reviews of Philadelphia rockers Low Cut Connie’s studio efforts have almost always included

September 5, 2017 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Although Steve Earle is an ex-junkie who served time in prison (and is an inveterate political activist and rabble-rouser), when

September 5, 2017 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

As a songwriter, Jeff Tweedy has emerged as the modern equivalent of ’60s-era Bob Dylan, packing more vivid imagery and

September 3, 2017 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

The Vin Du Select Qualitite imprint has a narrow, precise remit: limited-run, lovingly crafted vinyl-only releases of instrumental guitar music,

September 2, 2017 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

R.I.P. MAGNET Senior Writer Jonathan Valania

Part of making a living as a musician these days requires a continual juggling of social-media presence, touring and making

August 31, 2017 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC