The Eloquence of Spareness: A Review of Half Gringa’s “Ancestral Home”
As gifted as she is both as a composer and singer, it’s Half Gringa’s lyrics that launch her into the stratosphere.
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at by Robert Rodi
As gifted as she is both as a composer and singer, it’s Half Gringa’s lyrics that launch her into the stratosphere.
at by Robert Rodi
The lovely airiness of Quinn’s songs disguises the fact that they’re brilliantly constructed. She pulls off a complete emotional arc with disarming sweetness.
at by Craig Bechtel
In a perfect world, The Beths would top the singles chart. But folks don’t form bands to become rich and famous, they do it because they have something to say.
at by Robert Rodi
Shake off the February chill with these sizzling, must-see acts.
at by Robert Rodi
I’ve always thought of bossa nova as a literary song form, and the song “Traces” has just the soupçon of ambiguity required to meet that high bar.
at by Dave Hoekstra
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at by Seth Boustead
Tan Dun’s new piece blends east and west by taking sonic inspiration simultaneously from Spanish flamenco guitar and an ancient Chinese instrument, the pipa.
at by Robert Rodi
The new year kicks off with some can’t-miss performances by genre-spanning artists.
at by Robert Rodi
You can divide folk singers into two vocal categories: the hard-living and the angelic. Nora O’Connor is definitely Door Number Two.
at by Robert Rodi
Like the best bossa nova, there’s real iron in these tunes, while sounding so airy and light the band might be making them up on the spot.
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