This is the second time The Daily Music Break has featured Courtney Barnett. The first time around we posted a song called “Avant Gardener.”...
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New York has a lot of great music radio stations. Three of the finest are WBGO (a jazz station that actually is in Newark), WKCR and WFUV (the radio stations...
One of the most important institutions of country music – and, therefore, American music – is the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville. It’s a weekly performance...
I scan several “This Day in Music”-type sites — rock, country, jazz, even classical — when stumped for a blog topic. Today, a country...
There are two parts to this post. The first ten albums are the largest selling of all time, measured by number sold. The tenth clocked in at 19 million units...
I recently had the pleasure of attending a performance of Piano Battle at the Colden Center of Queens College. It’s a beautiful venue with a rich jazz...
Legendary singer/songwriter John Prine is releasing “The Tree of Forgiveness,” his first album of new music in 13 years. The first video...
One of the most influential blues players of the last century was Sam Hopkins, better known as Lightnin’. The first paragraph of his profile at AllMusic...
Perhaps nothing is as soothing and peaceful as cool saxophone music, and Gene Ammons was a master. Ammons, known as “The Boss” decades before...
Featured music this week is “Alayehushim” from Ethiopian musician Dawit Alemayehu (above) and “Getting to Me” from Caroline Rose...
