The May CD of the Month is Michael Whalen’s Our April Tigers, a fascinating and seductive album with an all-star cast including Michael Manring, Karsh Kale, Michael Brook and Jeff Oster.
Coming Up
Monday, May 1, 2023 – Michael Whalen CD of the Month
Tag: guitar
Reviews & Commentary
Big Ears Festival 2023 Review
The Big Ears Festival 2023 took place this past weekend 3/30-4/2 and it lived up to its reputation with nearly 200 performances that stretched music concepts.
Coming Up
Thursday, Apr 20, 2023 – Kaki King in Concert
Kaki King is celebrating the 20th anniversary of her debut album, Everybody Loves You. She performs that music that made the finger-style guitar world’s collective jaw drop, on Echoes.
Best Of
Echoes Top 25 March: Steve Roach at the Top
Steve Roach’s Rest of Life tops the Echoes Top 25 for March, followed by Bill Nelson, Wax Tailor, Surface 10, Craig Padilla & Marvin Allen, Hammock and 19 more great artists.
Playlists
Tuesday, Apr 4, 2023 – Echoes Program 2314B
The ambient guitar duo Hammock talk about their latest post-pandemic album, Love in the Void. They talk about the emotions that fueled one of their most energized albums in years.
CD of the Month
April CD of the Month: Heather Woods Broderick
Heather Woods Broderick creates another brilliant song-cycle on Labyrinth, an album of moody songs and hopeful dreams not only for her but for the planet. It’s Echoes April CD of the Month.
Playlists
Weekend, Apr 1-2, 2023 – Programs 2313A & 2313B
A yogi plays his guitar on Echoes when we hear Michael Hewett. He comes in, plugs his acoustic guitar into an array of effects boxes and loopers and performs music from his Blue Avian EP.
Coming Up
Friday, Apr 14, 2023 – New Music by Cigarettes After Sex
Cigarettes After Sex has a new single, continuing his sultry, pillow-talk sound. We’ll also hear Desire Marea, a daring artist from South Africa who might be that country’s version of Bjork.
Playlists
Monday, Mar 27, 2023 – Echoes Program 2313A
A yogi plays his guitar on Echoes when we hear Michael Hewett. He comes in, plugs his acoustic guitar into an array of effects boxes and loopers and performs music from his Blue Avian EP.
Playlists
Weekend, Mar 25-26, 2023 – Programs 2312A & 2312B
The Royal Arctic Institute creates an atmospheric guitar-centric sound, like the Ventures gone slow-mo and psychedelic. They play songs off From Coma to Catharsis live on Echoes.