On any given Saturday night when I feel like losing my head and heading out the door in black eyeliner and gobs of hair product, The Bangkok Five is going to provide my soundtrack. We Love What Kills Us is the band’s sophomore album and it’s a dose of gutter garage punk notched up with… [Read more…]
May 21, 2008
I remember one summer at camp that a friend of mine had The Joshua Tree playing non-stop in our cabin. It was as though I was hearing music for the first time. When I returned from summer camp, I headed to the record store and purchased every single U2 album available. I was up to… [Read more…]
May 15, 2008
Jorge Reyes has been one of the great innovators of the double-bass in Cuban music, layering his sound with such profound depth that his instrument isn’t confined to the back of the orchestra but rather takes center stage. He plays it like a lead instrument, coaxing melodies out of the lower register and easily moving… [Read more…]
May 15, 2008
Artists like Paquito D’Rivera don’t come around very often, yet this virtuoso of the flute, clarinet, and sax forms an instant relationship with the listener. Relationships are based on trust, and one can trust D’Rivera to play his heart out and allow the music to flow over the confines of the composition into something spectacular.… [Read more…]
May 21, 2008
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