Music

Wilco sticks with what it knows on Wilco (The Album)
Future of the Left makes a scathing statement on Travels With Myself and Another
New York’s Dirty Projectors take it from bedroom to mainstream
Pianist Michael Kaeshammer loves his life
Enrico Rava finds surprises in his old favourites
Vieux Farka Touré rejected soldiering in favour of desert blues
Ola Onabule puts serious thought into his soul
Natalie Portman's Shaved Head gets flippant
July 3, 2009 - 11:01 AM
Recordings

Wilco sticks with what it knows on Wilco (The Album)

By Miranda Nelson
Freshly Pressed. A new record review every weekday at 11:01 a.m.
July 3, 2009 - 10:32 AM
Blog - Music

Michael Jackson's final rehearsal

By John Lucas
AEG Live, the company producing what was to be Michael Jackson's farewell series of concerts, has released footage from the late star's final rehearsal on June 23.
July 2, 2009 - 11:01 AM
Recordings

Future of the Left makes a scathing statement on Travels With Myself and Another

By John Lucas
Travels With Myself and Another (4AD)
July 2, 2009 - 06:50 AM
Music Features

New York’s Dirty Projectors take it from bedroom to mainstream

By Gregory Adams
The esoteric but impressive Bitte Orca suggests that Dirty Projectors are ready to make a giant leap.
July 2, 2009 - 06:40 AM
Music Features

Pianist Michael Kaeshammer loves his life

By Sarah Rowland
You’d have to be a pretty miserable sod not to get swept away by the unbridled optimism of Michael Kaeshammer’s latest album, Lovelight.
July 2, 2009 - 06:30 AM
Music Features

Enrico Rava finds surprises in his old favourites

By Alexander Varty
Some critics call Enrico Rava Europe’s most accomplished jazz trumpeter, but that kind of ranking is always up for debate.
July 2, 2009 - 06:20 AM
Music Features

Vieux Farka Touré rejected soldiering in favour of desert blues

By Tony Montague
Malian singer and guitarist Vieux Farka Touré is an enigmatic musician.
July 2, 2009 - 06:10 AM
Music Features

Ola Onabule puts serious thought into his soul

By Alexander Varty
The English legal system lost a major talent when Ola Onabule decided that he’d rather be a musician than a barrister.
July 2, 2009 - 06:00 AM
Music Features

Trio M is wildly creative, surprisingly user-friendly

By Alexander Varty
Pianist Myra Melford and bassist Mark Dresser didn’t find it necessary to start a band until they wound up, separately, on the other side of the continent.
July 2, 2009 - 05:50 AM
Music Features

Natalie Portman's Shaved Head gets flippant

By Adrian Mack
Earlier this year, the members of Natalie Portman's Shaved Head shacked up on Whidbey Island for roughly a week of brainstorming.
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July 2, 2009 - 05:40 AM
Music Features

Cracker's David Lowery finds fresh inspiration

By Steve Newton
Inspiration isn't always an easy thing to come by, especially if you're a 48-year-old rocker who's been leading the same band for 17 years. So what is it that fuels the fire of Cracker singer-guitarist David Lowery on the songwriting front?
July 2, 2009 - 05:30 AM
Local Motion

Bassist Steve Smith's songs open windows

By Alexander Varty
The first time Steve Smith wanted to present his new batch of songs, things didn’t quite work out as planned.
July 2, 2009 - 05:20 AM
Music Notes

TD Canada Trust Vancouver International Jazz Festival notes

By Alexander Varty and Tony Montague
When this year's TD Canada Trust Vancouver International Jazz Festival lineup was announced, serious jazz fans likely had one significant question: why was Pink Martini one of two headlining acts?
July 2, 2009 - 05:10 AM
Music Choices

Infected Mushroom at the Commodore

It sounds like a condition a careless young rake might acquire after dipping his pen into the wrong sorts of inkwells, but Infected Mushroom is actually a long-running musical duo from Israel.
June 30, 2009 - 11:01 AM
Recordings

A new spirit of camaraderie infuses Dinosaur Jr.'s Farm

By John Lucas
Farm (Jagjaguwar)
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