Anarchist Mountains Trio ~ La terre et la force

The Christoff brothers have roots in the Macedonia/Bulgaria area dating back to Ottoman times.  They’ve cultivated connections in there, and Continue reading →

Music For Insurrection

Dedicated to George Floyd I. every precinct an autozone 01:51 II. a new world from the ashes of the old Continue reading →

Coleman Hawkins ~ The Hawk Flies High

By the time he recorded The Hawk Flies High in 1957, Coleman Hawkins had already been playing music professionally for Continue reading →

World’s End Girlfriend ~ Hurtbreak Wonderland

The music of World’s End Girlfriend is wonderfully post-modern, a hodgepodge of sounds and instruments, an ambient chamber orchestra being Continue reading →

Efterklang ~ Under Giant Trees

Efterklang‘s Under Giant Trees is an EP of such astonishing range and emotion that nothing comparable immediately comes to mind. Continue reading →

Rachel Grimes ~ Book of Leaves

Though we have seen some excellent solo piano records over the years, it still feels like something of a rarity Continue reading →

FaravelliRatti ~ Lieu

Lieu is the debut from the collaborative pair FaravelliRatti. As the name might indicate, the members of the duo are Continue reading →

From Montreal to Brooklyn on a Vespa

Over ten years ago, in June 2010, I rode my Vespa from Montreal to Brooklyn. These are my notes from Continue reading →