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Thomas HaunerFeatures MusicR.I.P. LeRoi Moore[27.Aug.08] :. Even though I shed my DMB obsession years ago, I can't help but feel this is the end of an era. With Moore's passing, the band has lost its saxophone pillar, an irreplaceable voice, and they will never be the same.  MusicActivity Placement: Why Kanye Needs Us and We Need Him[14.Jul.08] :. Kanye West is a bona fide hit-maker. But his real genius lies in his ability to match songs to consumer behavior, marketing his music less as a product and more as the perfect accompaniment to the activities of daily life.  MusicYoungblood Brass Band: Center:Level:Roar[27.Mar.08] :. As a new generation continues to reshape traditional ensembles from big band to chamber and play it punk by adopting pop, it's useful to go back and marvel at one of the albums that truly innovated in this new-jack band geek era. Reviews MusicRoots Manuva: Slime & Reason[2.Oct.08] :. Roots Manuva’s autonomous background singing detracts from his most stirring quality: effortlessly smooth delivery.  EventsAhmad Jamal[26.Sep.08] :. At Jazz at Lincoln Center’s season opening concert series Ahmad Jamal humbly eschewed his celebrated stature, opting to cherish the Hall’s demure acoustics, his quartet’s deft phrasing, and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra’s superb arrangements and soloing.  EventsRoots of American Music Festival[19.Sep.08] :. With artists ranging from 71 year-old Dr. G.B. Burt (playing only his second professional gig) to Patti Smith, the 25th Annual Roots of American Music Festival traced a line in the musical map from folk to punk.  Musicdan le sac Vs Scroobius Pip: Angles[5.Sep.08] :. As an amalgamation of styles, influences, precedents, and personalities dan le sac Vs Scroobius Pip are refreshing and prosaic without dropping a beat.  EventsHercules and Love Affair[2.Sep.08] :. Unlike a host of electronic and dance acts who repeat, beat for beat, their turntable mechanics in a languid routine, Hercules and Love Affair translated into a motley crew of horns, bass, drums, synthesizers, vocalists, and dancers on stage. Music Lil' Ed and the Blues Imperials: Full TiltEvents Black Lips + Deerhunter + King Khan & the ShrinesMusic Mugison: MugiboogieEvents Lyle Lovett and His Large BandMusic Ratatat: LP3Music Emmylou Harris: All I Intended to BeMusic Beck: Modern GuiltMusic Mason Jennings: In The EverMusic T-Bone Burnett: Tooth of CrimeMusic Ahmad Jamal: It's MagicMusic Madonna: Hard CandyEvents No AgeEvents RJD2Events Peter MorénMusic Victor Wooten: PalmysteryMusic Glen Phillips: Secrets of the New ExplorersMusic Ashlee Simpson: Bittersweet WorldMusic Eddy 'The Chief' Clearwater: West Side StrutMusic Four Tet: RingerMusic Yael Naim & David Donatien: Yael Naim & David DonatienMusic Widespread Panic: Free SomehowMusic Shawn Mullins: HoneydewMusic Marco Benevento: Invisible BabyMusic The Eye the Ear and the Arm: PathsMusic Various Artists: Droppin' Science: Greatest Samples from the Blue Note LabBlog postsNotes from the RoadDirty Dozen Brass Band - 20 September 2008: New York, Fillmore at Irving Plaza[26.Sep.08] :. Words and Pictures by Thomas Hauner. Notes from the RoadMiles Benjamin Anthony Robinson - 19 August 2008: New York, Joe’s Pub[21.Aug.08] :. Words and pictures by Thomas Hauner. Notes from the RoadMike Gordon - 13 August 2008: New York, Highline Ballroom[19.Aug.08] :. Words and pictures by Thomas Hauner. Notes from the RoadCrosby, Stills & Nash - 29 July 2008: New York, Central Park SummerStage[7.Aug.08] :. Words and Pictures by Thomas Hauner. Notes from the RoadHypnotic Brass Ensemble - 27 July 2008: New York, Highline Ballroom[5.Aug.08] :. Words and Pictures by Thomas Hauner. Notes from the Road Santogold - 20 July 2008: New York, Central Park SummerStageNotes from the Road Robert Glasper Trio - 16 July 2008: New York, Madison Square Park |
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