Today is the release day for the latest SML album, Spontaneous Music Live. I first heard it in March while driving to Big Ears because I received an advanced preview copy and I’ve been excited for this day when everyone else could hear it. It’s my favorite album of the year. Will it hold onContinue reading “SML’s Spontaneous Music Live”
Category Archives: Album Reviews
Tim Barnes’s Inside Energy
Earlier this year, I interviewed Ken Brown/Bundy K. Brown, musician, producer, engineer, and original member of Tortoise and Gastr del Sol, about his musical project Jungle Boogie. During our conversation, Ken shared that one of the early configurations of Jungle Boogie was Ken and drummer Britt Walford playing with their friend Tim Barnes. Brown relatedContinue reading “Tim Barnes’s Inside Energy”
Dirty Three’s Love Changes Everything
Nick Cave famously called Dirty Three his favorite live band. He went on to say about the Australian instrumental band composed of Cave’s fellow Bad Seed violinist Warren Ellis, guitar player Mick Turner, and drummer Jim White: “When I watch them, they ignite something, I start having grand plans and hundreds of lyrics leap intoContinue reading “Dirty Three’s Love Changes Everything”
Recliner Notes 