Styx Regeneration Vol 1

Nov 1,2010
Though Styx has lost some of its original members, their body of work holds up over time. The current lineup, featuring original guitarists Tommy Shaw and James “J.Y.” Young, cut this EP covering some of their best-known hits, More...

Rhett Frazier Inc Escape from Dee-Troyt

Nov 1,2010
Straight out of the box, Frazier starts the party with “U Can’t Stop,” priming the dance floor around a memorable hook. He then throws down some deeply funky vocals over the Wurly-laced “Nuthin” and unleashes More...

Bleeding Through Bleeding Through

Nov 1,2010
Thanks in no small part to the tasteful contributions of keyboardist Marta, Bleeding Through’s latest album maintains a feverish level of symphonic metal grandeur, yet never spills over into self-parody. Bellowing vocals and More...

Nikki amp Rich Everything

Nov 1,2010
A little bit Outkast, Spearhead, Destiny’s Child, and classic Supremes, Nikki and Rich’s neo-oldies groove over strong, catchy beats and percussive, dance-hall piano. Nikki Leonti’s powerful lead vocals bring to mind Alicia More...

Alex Brown Paquito DRivera Presents Alex Brown Pianist

Nov 1,2010
This album is a veritable master class in the art of modern jazz piano. From the scintillating first track “Prologue,” which pits Brown against the nimble marimba of Warren Wolf, to the angular intro chording on “Elektric,” More...

Norah Jones Featuring

Nov 1,2010
Norah Jones has staked a genre-crossing claim across the musical pantheon since she hit the ground running in 2002. . . . Featuring, a decade-spanning compilation disc of some of her most storied duets, further showcases More...

Danilo Perez Providencia

Nov 1,2010
Danilo Perez’s latest is a mutating collage that melds classical, Latin, and jazz sonorities across the 11 tracks. Standouts include the opener “Daniela’s Chronicles,” where Perez fearlessly merges ostinato bass lines, More...

Ryan Star 1159

Oct 1,2010
Many will remember Ryan Star from his renegade run on the 2006 CBS reality series Rock Star Supernova, where his alt-rock piano panache catapulted him to solo success. On his Matt Serletic-produced major-label debut, Star More...

Soulive Rubber Soulive

Oct 1,2010
Who funked up the Beatles? Soulive, that’s who! Just when you thought you’ve heard every imaginable Beatles tribute, Soulive serves up this booty-shaking, organ-grinding festival of funk. Right from “Drive My Car,” More...

Fred Hersch Trio Whirl

Oct 1,2010
With a silken piano touch and a seemingly limitless palate of improvisational interplay, Fred Hersch delights on his latest release. Featuring a melodious mixture of standards including a metrically-modulated romp through More...

Josh Charles Love Work amp Money

Oct 1,2010
When it comes to New Orleans piano, it’s no small feat to combine deep scholarship of the genre’s musical complexities and cultural roots with the pop sparkle that seduces the uninitiated. Once a student of Dr. John, Josh More...

Stanton Moore Groove Alchemy

Oct 1,2010
Speaking of New Orleans, Moore may be the funkiest drummer since Zigaboo Modeliste, and Robert Walter’s approach to the B-3 eschews playing lots of notes in favor of just the tastiest ones, on this top-to-bottom excellent More...

The Bad Plus Never Stop

Oct 1,2010
The band’s first all-original album is a detailed musical self-portrait. Painted with richly colored piano melodies and grooves, this album mixes funky drum pulses with clever bass lines, making for music that gets More...

Chilly Gonzales Ivory Tower

Oct 1,2010
Known for his production work with Björk, Daft Punk, and Feist, Chilly Gonzales reminds us why he’s behind so many musical successes. He takes us on a poetic ride through his mind, which is that of a humorous and insightful More...

Record Store Days From Vinyl To Digital And Back Again by Gary Calamar and Phil Gallo

Oct 1,2010
Before the Internet reinvented the music-buying experience, the record store reigned supreme as the headquarters for the audio-obsessed. In this pictorial romp through the history of music sales, the authors leave no record More...

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