Music and More Reviews

July 12, 2009 — Mike

From Music and More:

Thursday, July 09, 2009
Old Dog – By Any Other Name (Porter, 2009)

Monday, July 06, 2009
Profound Sound Trio – Opus de Life (Porter Records, 2009)

Sunday, July 05, 2009
Sonic Youth – The Eternal (Matador, 2009)

Friday, July 03, 2009
David Crowell Ensemble – Spectrum (Innova, 2009)

Thursday, July 02, 2009
Darcy James Argue – Infernal Machines (New Amsterdam, 2009)

Wednesday, July 01, 2009
Jon Irabagon and Mike Pride – I Don’t hear Nothin’ But the Blues (Loyal, 2009)

Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Fred Anderson – Staying in the Game (Engine Records, 2009)

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Umbrella Music Through July 21

July 12, 2009 — Mike

From Chicago’s Umbrella Music:

Sunday, 12 July 2009
The Hungry Brain
10:00PM | Herculaneum
Nick Broste – trombone
Greg Danek – bass
David McDonnell – alto saxophone, clarinet
Patrick Newbery – trumpet
Dylan Ryan – drums, vibraphone
two sets

Tuesday, 14 July 2009
Elastic
9:00PM | The Frame Quartet
Ken Vandermark – reeds
Fred Lonberg-Holm – cello
Nate McBride – bass
Tim Daisy – drums
two sets

Wednesday, 15 July 2009
The Hideout
10:00PM | DKV Trio
Hamid Drake – drums
Kent Kessler – bass
Ken Vandermark – reeds
two sets
$10 cover
PLUS | DJ Sets: John Corbett vs. Bruno Johnson – The Soul Battle Extraordinaire

Thursday, 16 July 2009
Elastic
10:00PM | Frankenstein
Jason Stein – bass clarinet
Frank Rosaly – drums
11:00PM | Irabagon/Pride
Jon Irabagon – alto saxophone
Mike Pride – drums

Sunday, 19 July 2009
The Hungry Brain
10:00PM | Daisy/Levin/Bishop
Daniel Levin – cello
Jeb Bishop – trombone
Tim Daisy – drums
two sets

Tuesday, 21 July 2009
Elastic
9:00PM | The Frame Quartet
Ken Vandermark – reeds
Fred Lonberg-Holm – cello
Nate McBride – bass
Tim Daisy – drums
two sets

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Sonomu Reviews

July 12, 2009 — Mike

From Sonomu:

Temple Music, Incompleteness (Faria Records/Shining Day)
Two Englishman explore the arcane and indeterminable on this Russian/Polish joint release. The first track “celebrates” the soothsayer Edward Kelley, an Elizabethan rascal who managed to con his way into being the right-hand man of Renaissance magus John Dee for seven years before being jailed in… [read]
Posted by Stephen Fruitman at 04:40, 12 Jul 2009

Level, Opale (Spekk)
For Opale, Level has taken the piano and deconstructed it in a most peculiar way. All of the samples were contributed by jazz pianist Linden Hale, except for one provided by ambient soundscaper Keith Berry, and they act as the springboards from which Level dives into his work. After sunkissing,… [read]
Posted by Stephen Fruitman at 05:45, 11 Jul 2009

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