Album of the Week

You may very well have come to the conclusion that common sense is no longer common.

Tired of Tin Pan Alley? Ready to let Keith go? Drop your Jazz at the pawnshop?

I like every Bonnie “Prince” Billy record, even the bad ones.

What is Eusexua?

When it comes to death, I’d like to think I’m more Irish than Italian.

“It’s easier to bleed than sweat, Mr. Motes.” ~ Flannery O’Connor, Wise Blood

I’m happy and we’re fortunate this kind of music is being made today.

Has any other human condition produced more music than heartbreak?

Stunning in scope, style, and substance.

Nothing is as easy as it sounds.

“You must go on. I can’t go on. I’ll go on.” Samuel Beckett, The Unnamable

I thought I did, but here I hadn’t.

“We’ve always been interested in how religious tradition takes on a more mystical form amongst people who are exposed more directly to the forces of nature.”

When it comes to new ‘jazz’, the more spiritual the better.

Haley Heynderickx kicks off her latest, Seed of a Seed, with “Gemini” where her opening guitar lines give more than a tip of the hat to Dylan’s “It’s Alright Ma (I’m Only Bleeding).” Dylan was born on May 24.