Music
John Ellis, By a Thread (Hyena)
John Ellis recently ended a five-year stint in guitarist Charlie Hunter’s popular trio, and now he’s concentrating on leading his own band and developing his personal style. He is an […]
Jonathan Batiste, Live in New York (Independent)
Jonathan Batiste has arrived. On his first album, Times in New Orleans, the 19-year-old New Orleans native tackled a breathtaking range of styles but never quite found his own sound. […]
Cat Power, The Greatest (Matador Records)
The new release from Cat Power, a.k.a. Chan Marshall, opens with “The Greatest,” a song of gauzy beauty. A lament to failed ambitions, it moves with the sad gait of […]
