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Bill Frisell
Video Premiere: Polyrhythmic pop and abstract beauty in Allison Miller’s “Early Bird”
Allison Miller's Boom Tic Boom: No Morphine, No Lilies (The Royal Potato Family, 4/16/13) She might be best known as…
11 years ago
Q&A: Floratone
Floratone: II (Savoy Jazz, 3/6/12) Floratone: "Move" [audio:http://alarm-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Floratone_Move.mp3|titles=Floratone: "Move"] Following its 2007 debut, Floratone was established as a highly collaborative…
12 years ago
Bill Frisell’s tri-headed tribute to John Lennon, Wesley Webb West, and Jimmy Bryant
Influential jazz/country/rock guitarist Bill Frisell will head to Portlandia this February for a special two-night event as a part of…
12 years ago
Record Review: Earth’s Angels Of Darkness, Demons Of Light Vol. 1
Earth: Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light Vol. 1 (Southern Lord, 2/22/11) Earth: "Father Midnight" [audio:http://alarm-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/20110113_specialmusic_earth.mp3|titles=Earth: "Father Midnight"] Dylan Carlson's…
13 years ago
World in Stereo: Bill Frisell & Vinicius Cantuária’s Lagrimas Mexicanas
Each week, World in Stereo examines classic and modern world music while striving for a greater appreciation of other cultures.…
13 years ago
Vic Chesnutt: Warm Heart, Dark Folk
Before passing in late 2009 (shortly after this piece was written), folk-rock troubadour Vic Chesnutt had released 20 years of…
13 years ago
Ben Goldberg: A Clarinetist’s Journey into “Radical Jewish Culture”
Ben Goldberg's infatuation with the clarinet inspired him to combine traditional Jewish klezmer music with jazz to create a wild,…
13 years ago
The Tango Saloon: Transforming Tango in the 21st Century
Led by multi-instrumentalist Julian Curwin and buoyed by a healthy sense of humor, The Tango Saloon is a Western-, Gypsy-,…
14 years ago
World in Stereo: Rahim AlHaj’s Little Earth
Each week, World in Stereo examines classic and modern world music while striving for a greater appreciation of other cultures.…
14 years ago
Morrow vs. Hajduch: Bongripper’s Satan Worshipping Doom
Scott Morrow is ALARM's music editor. Patrick Hajduch is a very important lawyer. Each week they debate the merits of…
14 years ago
Bill Frisell’s Beautiful Dreamers due August 31
Slated for release on August 31 by Savoy Jazz, jazz/Americana guitarist Bill Frisell’s new album, Beautiful Dreamers, will feature original…
14 years ago