Month: August 2014

Pat Metheny Unity Band Live Review

Pat metheny Unity Group

Pat Metheny Unity Band & Bruce Hornsby Longwood Gardens August 7, 2014 It takes some ability, a sense of authority and command of your audience, and some deep understanding to turn a show around 180 degrees in mood and intent. Pat Metheny exhibited all of that last night when he played the outdoor theatre at…

Thursday August 7th-Echoes Program 1432D

Echoes undercover

Echoes goes undercover for an entire show of cover songs. There have been a lot of unusual ones out lately, including Lo-Fang’s take on a song from Grease and The Capsules’ down-tempo trawl through Gloria Gaynor’s “I Will Survive.”

Wednesday August 6th-Echoes Program 1432C

Richard Leo Johnson - Celeste

Guitarist Richard Leo Johnson pushed the limits of Michael Hedges-inspired extended technique before going completely out-there with an Americana music of the imagination. His new album, Celeste, posits the idea of an alien abduction.

Tuesday August 5th-Echoes Program 1432B

Jon Hassell - City Works of Fiction

We revisit an interview from 25 years ago with Jon Hassell. The legendary creator of Fourth World Music, collaborator with Brian Eno and Talking Heads talks about his 1989 album, City: Works of Fiction, recently reissued in a deluxe box set.

Echoes Top 25 for July 2014

Yoed Nir - The Next Dream

There’s some great CDs in the Echoes Top 25 for July. Leading the way is Yoed Nir’s CD of the Month, The Next Dream. He’s one of two cello albums to make the list. The other is first timer Maya Beiser with her album of cello covers, Uncovered.