Posts Tagged ‘Josh Abrams’
Tuesday, March 17th, 2009
Kylesa: Static Tensions
This week brings the most powerful album in the canon of down-tuned metalheads Kylesa.
It also brings the vibrant, idiosyncratic rock of Les Claypool, the multicultural psych jam of Melvin Gibbs, more harmonized folk from Bonnie “Prince” Billy, and unreleased tracks of Afrobeat/groove from the Chicago Afrobeat Project. (more…)
Tags: Bill Frisell, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Chicago Afrobeat Project, Critters Buggin, Dead Prez, Dee Alexander, DJ Logic, Drag City, Eugene Hutz, Femi Kuti, Gabby La La, Gogol Bordello, Isis, Jeff Parker, John Medeski, John Zorn, Josh Abrams, Kylesa, Les Claypool, Livewired, Melvin Gibbs, Michael Zerang, Mike Dillon, Nicole Mitchell, Pelican, Prosthetic, Rob Mazurek, Rollins Band, Sam Bass, Skerik, Vernon Reid, Will Oldham
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Tuesday, February 24th, 2009
John Zorn: Film Works XXIII: El General
In a slow week for tunes, our favorites of the week include John Zorn’s Mexican melodies, Mountains‘ electro-acoustic serenity, Rob Mazurek’s new quintet, and Steven Wilson’s solo debut. (more…)
Tags: Black Earth Ensemble, Delmark, Exploding Star Orchestra, Isotope 217, Jason Adasiewicz, John Herndon, John Zorn, Josh Abrams, Kscope, Matthew Lux, Mountains, Porcupine Tree, Rob Mazurek, Rolldown, Sao Paulo Underground, Steven Wilson, Thom Yorke, Thrill Jockey, Tortoise, Tzadik
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Thursday, January 29th, 2009
Featuring members of NOMO, Silences (Sumire), Zing! and Eastern Blok, this newly formed improvisational outfit features four young standouts in Chicago’s jazz, rock, and electronic scenes, relying less on freeform contrast and more on repeated melodies and apparent sections. (more…)
Tags: Charles Gorczynski, Colorlist, Eastern Blok, Elliot Bergman, Jason Stein, Jim Baker, Josh Abrams, Loom, Matt Ulery, NOMO, Quin Kirchner, Silences Sumire, Zing!
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Friday, January 16th, 2009
With a melody-filled free-jazz oeuvre, Chicago drummer Mike Reed gathers a host of exceptional local jazz performers for his Loose Assembly, including saxophonist Greg Ward, vibraphonist Jason Adasiewicz, cellist Tomeka Reid and bassist Josh Abrams. (more…)
Tags: Greg Ward, Jason Adasiewicz, Jim Baker, Josh Abrams, Mike Reed, Mike Reed's Loose Assembly, Tatsuya Nakatani, Tomeka Reid
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Friday, January 9th, 2009
With nimble fingers and fluttering melodies, flutist/composer Nicole Mitchell is a master of her instrument. Here she gathers a quartet version of her Black Earth Ensemble, a hard-bop lineup with plenty of grooves to hold down the solos and improvisational moments. (more…)
Tags: Black Earth Ensemble, David Boykin, David Boykin Expanse, Jeff Parker, Josh Abrams, Nicole Mitchell, Tomeka Reid, Tortoise, Town and Country
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