Month: January 2013

New Track from Black Angels

My favorite psychedelic band has new music coming out and have a teaser single that seems timely, “Don’t Play With Guns.” It doesn’t totally blow me away, but lead singles from outside bands rarely do.  I’m looking forward to the new CD, Indigo Meadows, which comes out on April 2 with a tour to follow…

Tuesday January 22nd-Echoes Program 1304B

Program Descriptions Tuesday January 22nd Echoes Program 1304B Start Time Group Name Song Name Album Name First Half Hour 0:01:00 Paul Hardcastle East to West  The Chill Lounge Volume 1 0:06:00 Yagull Dark  Films 0:10:02 Scott August Lord of the Night Hidden Journey 0:16:20 Jap Jap and Morgenfish Daydreamer  Tono Vala  0:20:38 Echaskech Little Rays …

Monday January 21st-Echoes Program 1304A

Program Descriptions Monday January 21st Echoes Program 1304A Start Time Group Name Song Name Album Name First Half Hour 0:01:00 Guitar Republic Republic Avenue  Guitar Republic 0:06:00 Jean Baudin Tumbleweeds  Mechanisms 0:10:57 Jap Jap and Morgenfish Wind Tears  Tono Vala  0:15:20 Spyra A Rainy Day Manikin Records Second Decade 2002-2012 (v/a)  0:29:00 break   Second…

Piano Guys Pop-Classical YouTube Explosion

Hear the Piano Guys Echoes Interview The world of classical cross-over music is scattered with novelty acts that created a buzz and then faded away.  One of the latest is a band called The Piano Guys.  They are YouTube phenomenons with superstar viewing stats for their many elaborate videos.  They’re music goes beyond simple instrumentation…

Weekend January 18th, 19th & 20th-Echoes Program 1303A

Program Descriptions Weekend January 18th, 19th & 20th Echoes Program 1303A Start Time Group Name Song Name Album Name First Half Hour 0:01:00 Bruce Cockburn The End of All Rivers Slice O’ Life 0:06:00 Emeralds Just to Feel Anything Just to Feel Anything 0:14:33 Eberhard Weber Leizen Résumé 0:17:11 Nathaniel Noton-Freeman And There Was Light!…

Thursday January 17th-Echoes Program 1303D

Program Descriptions Thursday January 17th Echoes Program 1303D New Music: Anthony Philips & Bert Lams It’s guitarists with Progressive rock roots with music by Anthony Philips, the original guitarist for Genesis. We’ll also hear Bert Lams, who is one third of the California Guitar Trio, as he teams up with Touch guitarist Tom Griesgraber. Start…

Wednesday January 16-Echoes Program 1303C

Program Descriptions Wednesday January 16 Echoes Program 1303C Start Time Group Name Song Name Album Name First Half Hour 0:01:00 Mark Preston Leaving the Tetons  Nature and Design  0:06:00 Mecca Bodega A Bristlecone Pine Raise the Tent 0:10:39 Scott August Waiting for Rain Hidden Journey 0:18:13 Bat for Lashes Lilies  The Haunted Man 0:22:54 Craig…

Barry Altschul’s Swinging Freedom with 3Dom Factor

Drummer Barry Altschul Opens Ars Nova’s winter-spring 2013 season with a storming set at Philadelphia Art Alliance. It’s been a while since I’ve seen drummer Barry Altschul live.  In the 70s and 80s he came through Philadelphia all the time, powering bleeding edge improvisations with the Sam Rivers Trio, The Anthony Braxton Quartet and others. …

Tuesday January 15th-Echoes Program 1303B

Program Descriptions Tuesday January 15th Echoes Program 1303B Start Time Group Name Song Name Album Name First Half Hour 0:01:00 Kaya Project Five Plus Eight  And So It Goes 0:06:00 Jon Durant and Colin Edwin Semazen  Burnt Belief  0:10:06 Thomas Newman New Digs  Skyfall 0:12:33 Karsh Kale Milan  Liberation 0:21:23 Motionfield The Warmth  A Sort…