HARRIET TUBMAN, The Terror End of Beauty (Early Future Records, 2018) PERSONNEL: Brandon Ross (guitar); Melvin Gibbs (bass); JT Lewis … More
Author: cirdecsongs
(Nearly) full-time musicologist with a regular job. Author of I CAN'T BE THE ONLY ONE HEARING THIS: A LIFETIME OF MUSIC THROUGH ECLECTIC EARS. There are only TWO kinds of music: good and bad. Come on in! Let’s play some tunes!
A Few Words About “The Secret Between the Shadow and the Soul”
BRANFORD MARSALIS QUARTET, The Secret Between the Shadow and the Soul (OKeh, 2019) PERSONNEL: Branford Marsalis (tenor and soprano sax); … More
Musings from MoonJune Mountain
A few weeks ago, I received a box of CDs from MoonJune Records, courtesy of label head Leonardo Pavkovic. He … More
Marbin: From Israel to Austin and Points in Between
Many bands sound like little more than the sum of their influences. Other bands take those influences, add their own … More
A Few Days in the Life: May 21, 2019
May 21, 12:33; Chapter 2 Reality I haven’t written anything journal-esque in the last couple of days. Was that by … More
A Few Words About “Immigrance”
Snarky Puppy, Immigrance (GroundUp, 2019) TRACK LISTING: Chonks Bigly Strictness Coven Bling Bling Xavi While We’re Young Bad Kids to … More
A Few Words About “Trust in the Lifeforce of the Deep Mystery”
THE COMET IS COMING, Trust in the Lifeforce of the Deep Mystery (Impulse, 2019) PERSONNEL: Danalogue (keyboards); Betamax (drums); King … More
