5Head ‘Superette’ Self-released facebook.com/5headmusic It’s like trying to pick your favorite child when you’ve got only one life preserver. The children in this hypothetical exercise are the 13 tracks on 5Head’s new CD “Superette.” The problem here is that I can’t pick just one. 5Head has managed to run the engine clean, despite some grit […]
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Album review: ‘Lanterna Blu’
The Beaumonts ‘LanternaBlu’ Self-released facebook.com/THEBEAUMONTS The Beaumonts kick off “Lanterna Blu” with a quasi-bossa nova backbeat, reminiscent of Paul Weller’s postmodern lounge outfit The Style Council. But it isn’t a ploy to simply reel the listener into their comfort zone, because they do it again with the second track…and the third. The Beaumonts’ frontman Steve […]
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Jazz Fest Feature: Brendan Lanighan
Frank’s biggest thrill is talking to artists on the ground floor as they wait for the elevator to ding its arrival. One such lad is Brendan Lanighan, a young Eastman grad and trombone player who has just started to make waves
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The Beaumonts boogie to its own beat
You might think they do, but musicians don’t owe you a damn thing. Now I’m not speaking of those shallow showbiz shills with all their kowtowing and condescension, but about artists who brilliantly marry words and melody together. You know how it is: you fall in love with a particular artist’s sound. You love it, […]
