Keith Alan Mitchell – “This Clumsy World” Review

I recently was sifting through my old high school stuff, and came across one of the most important items of my childhood. Torn at the edges, I found my old, stolen copy of On The Road which I took from my school’s library. It made me realize how eventful and quickly life can change, and although on

Underground Mondays – AMM and how they changed music

To be honest, this is the hardest review I’ve ever written in my entire life. I have no idea how to start it, how to describe it, and how to end it. You could say I’m stumped, but there’s a definite reason why I brought up this band. This week, I’m challenging you readers. These

Melt Yourself Down – Self-Titled Review

When dance music comes to mind, punk rock and jazz generally isn’t the first to make the list of ideas. The UK band, Melt Yourself Down, does just that. Their full-length self-titled debut off the leaf label stands out among the recent releases of music. It’s hard to pin them down to one genre, but

Underground Mondays: BadBadNotGood reinvent jazz

I love jazz. The energy of the artists collaborating is mesmerizing. It’s arguably the most complex form of music, and surprisingly had the most of controversy when the music was still popular. Many big name musicians died at a young age (John Coltrane at 40, Eric Dolphy at 36, and Albert Ayler at 34), and

Underground Mondays: The Flowdown bring back funk

  I have this stupidest smile on my face, and I cannot wipe it off. Since I got in contact with the wonderfully bright band, The Flowdown, it’s been difficult to not groove with their bombastic beats. For anyone unaware, The Flowdown are an NYC-based funk, jazz, soul, or whatever you want to label them

For the Children, I Introduce…The Dave Brubeck Quartet

While meandering around the spaces of my underachieving job the other day I entered upon a conversation between several early 20 something young men harassing a peer about playing the saxophone.  More specifically, the majority was calling out the reed player with fun-loving, yet homophobic, terminology.  Walking into this, being the somewhat respected yet assuredly disrespected behind