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No Seriously, Don't Call It a Comebacknew
Or, how Lady B returned to reclaim the airwaves for old-school positivity.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Deesha Dyer |
03-11-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Phil Roy is Ready to Leave the Housenew
Or, how the hopeless found hope after 30 years in the music biz.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Nicole Pensiero |
03-11-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Phil Roy
Jonathan Sternberg Followed the Musicnew
Or, why the Bach Festival gave in to the unreasonable demands of one wily conductor.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Peter Burwasser |
03-11-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Main Squeezenew
Two artists strike an accord for the unloved accordion.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Shaun Brady |
02-26-2008 |
Music
Bach Setnew
It is not an exaggeration to call the Bach Cantata project of Nicholas Harnoncourt and Gustav Leonhardt a landmark in the history of recorded music.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Peter Burwasser |
02-12-2008 |
Reviews
Gregg Foreman Hangs Tough (and Tender) with Cat Powernew
These days Foreman provides Cat Power with the keyboard kink and dirtball heft her music's always begged for with Jukebox. But the Philly vet's done more than that.
Philadelphia City Paper |
A.D. Amorosi |
02-12-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Lute and Pillagenew
Dutch experimentalist Jozef van Wissem pirates the past and pisses off the traditionalists.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Shaun Brady |
02-05-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Jozef van Wissem
Rendezvous with Baby Deenew
The Drag City artist isn't waiting for her train to come in.
Philadelphia City Paper |
A.D. Amorosi |
02-05-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Buy Organicnew
"You sort of make it up as you go along, I guess," Chris Potter says, expressing the fact that improvisation has had as much to do with his long-term planning as it has with his own playing.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Shaun Brady |
01-29-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
No Goats, New Glorynew
Maxx Stoyanoff-Williams is back with Black Landlord. Here's your two Munfs notice.
Philadelphia City Paper |
A.D. Amorosi |
01-29-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Black Landlord, Munf to Munf Lease
Begin Againnew
With their fans going halfsies, IKE builds a new power-pop band on the ruins of the old one.
Philadelphia City Paper |
M.J. Fine |
01-22-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: IKE, Where to Begin
Rashied Ali is Still Out Therenew
The interstellar jazz legend makes space for the next generation.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Shaun Brady |
01-22-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Rashied Ali
Entrance Strategynew
This year, we will be greeted as defibrillators.
Philadelphia City Paper |
A.D. Amorosi |
01-08-2008 |
Music
2007's Top 10 Roots Albumsnew
From Bullet Records Rhythm & Blues to Lightweights & Gentlemen, we run down the best of the year.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Mary Armstrong |
12-26-2007 |
Music
2007's Top 10 Jazz Albumsnew
From the Maria Schneider Orchestra to the David Murray Black Saint Quartet, we run down the best of the year.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Shaun Brady |
12-26-2007 |
Music
