Review: The Bad Plus’s Made Possible
On its latest, jazz-rock trio The Bad Plus provides surprising new accents via synthesizers and electronics, whether in the form…
12 years ago
The Bad Plus
The Bad Plus…plus synthesizers
In just three weeks, jazz-rock trio The Bad Plus returns with Made Possible, another nearly all-original effort (with one cover…
12 years ago
Brandt Brauer Frick Ensemble to play first American gig (with The Bad Plus)
The Brandt Brauer Frick Ensemble -- the 10-piece chamber-techno iteration of the Brandt Brauer Frick trio -- will play its…
12 years ago
Guest Spots: The Bad Plus’ pinewood derby
The Bad Plus: Never Stop (E1, 9/14/10) The Bad Plus: "My Friend Metatron" [audio:http://alarm-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/The_Bad_Plus_My_Friend_Metatron.mp3|titles=The Bad Plus: "My Friend Metatron"] Jazz…
13 years ago
100 Unheralded Albums from 2010
Among the thousands of under-appreciated or under-publicized albums that were released in 2010, hundreds became our favorites and were presented…
13 years ago
The Bad Plus: Known for Transforming Others’ Work, Brawny Jazz Trio Turns Focus Inward
Stripped of the band’s most tried and true novelty, Never Stop reveals what The Bad Plus could have exploited all…
14 years ago
What We’re Seeing This Weekend: The Bad Plus, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, Dub Trio, Kid Koala
This weekend brings the energetic jazz of The Bad Plus, the showy avant-rock of Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, the dub metal…
15 years ago
Ten Current/Upcoming Tours to Catch
As the season's wintry punishment eases (it cracked 50 in Chicago this weekend), more and more artists are getting back…
15 years ago
18 Albums on our Radar in 2009
This year promises to be a great one for music. Isis, The Bad Plus, Mastodon, Dan Deacon, Coalesce, Jerseyband, Converge,…
15 years ago
AlarmPress.com’s 12 Favorite Posts of 2008
As we enter 2009, here is a look back at our favorite posts from last year -- including Q&As and…
15 years ago
The Bad Plus Q&A Preview and Exclusive MP3: “You and I Is a Comfort Zone”
Infused with the energy of a hard-rock outfit, The Bad Plus wields its jazz chops with considerable force. In anticipation…
15 years ago
Ten Songs in Our Headphones
Care to peek at our personal playlists? Here is a collection of ten songs that we're jamming at the moment,…
15 years ago