GRAMMY© award-winning vocalist Catherine Russell will premiere a program inspired by collaborations between her father, pioneering pianist and orchestra leader Luis Russell, and his life-long friend, the greatest jazzman of all - Louis Armstrong. The concerts will take place at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Allen Room on Friday and Saturday March 30 & 31, 2012, with two shows nightly. [...]
Musical gems from HBO's Boardwalk Empire.
Filed under: All About Jazz Stefan Falke I first became aware of singer Catherine Russell through fellow singer Carolyn Leonhart, who had good things to say about her fellow Steely Dan backup singer. I then found Russell's 2006 debut album, ' Cat ,' a beguiling mix of old-time jazz, early blues, swing and the great American songbook (in the broadest sense of the word). But for some reason, I never had the chance to chat with this singer. [...]
Music historian and swingin' vocalist encapsules Swing, Blues, Jazz, and Vaudeville on her third disc. Singing - Music - Jazz - Arts and Entertainment - United States
Keep Your Powder Dry is the new EP from New York's country-rockers The Izzys . The EP is structured a little methodically: upbeat-downbeat-upbeat-downbea t-big closer, and the downbeat numbers are good—but not good enough. The second song, "Under the Sun," sounds vaguely like the Beatles—but it's a little too slow, and definitely the weakest track here. But it's still eminently listenable. Best of all, it's followed by the ass-kicking Neil Young-like guitar crunch of "You Are Free," an instant country rock classic that's well worth the price of the entire EP. But the structure speaks volumes: The band has made [...]
I've been to Bonnaroo two times, but somehow the traditional vibe hasn't hit me; I still don't like jam bands. In fact, I may be the only person alive who prefers the Grateful Dead as an album band. In the studio they're forced to keep a certain focus lacking in the twenty-minute jam noodles they seem incapable of avoiding live. Album-wise, however, this and American Beauty are certified classics. A few songs on the latter annoy me (read: "Truckin'"), but every song on Workingman's Dead gets my toes tapping. Jammy [...]
NeuFutur Magazine
Music @ Blogcritics.org
Spinner.com
Berkeley Place
Cover Me
Florence + The Machine - Spectrum (Calvin Harris Remix)
Lemaitre – Time To Realize
Alt-J – An Awesome Wave
The National - The Rains Of Castamere [Game of Thrones Soundtrack]
Sound of Summer (v. 3.1)
