August 2022 - Vivascene

August 31, 2022

The Los Angeles-based vocalist, 26, sings in a cloudless alto with a crystalline shimmer: an effortless but unfussy jazz feeling and immaculate musicianship. Continue Reading

The Architects of Rock & Roll: Big Joe Turner and Big Joe Williams

Chris Friend

Blues

August 29, 2022

Blues aficionado and guest columnist Chris Friend explores the first decade of rock and roll. Continue Reading

Yellowjackets ‘Parallel Motion’ Album Preview

Vivascene Staff

Jazz Music News

August 29, 2022

Parallel Motion is a Technicolor portrait of a working band that’s still stretching its wings. It captures a vibrant creative communion. Continue Reading

Joy Division ‘Unknown Pleasures’ Album Review

Jon Moskowitz

Popular

August 26, 2022

Voted by many as one of the strongest debut albums ever, Joy Division's opening salvo still echoes strongly more than 40 years later. Continue Reading

Tom Waits ‘The Heart of Saturday Night’ Album Review

Brian Miller

Essentials

August 26, 2022

This is Tom Waits' most romantic work, so if you are acquainted only with his later very far out experiments, you may find this album a surprise. Continue Reading

Roland Kirk ‘Live at Ronnie Scott’s 1963’ Album Preview

Vivascene Staff

Jazz Music News

August 25, 2022

This intimate recording captures Kirk at his innovative best, winding his way through a passionate set, dynamically intricate and powerfully intense. Continue Reading

The Great Divide ‘Providence’ Album Preview

Vivascene Staff

Music News

August 25, 2022

"Providence' leans on pillars the band was built on: a reverence for masterful, relatable songwriting and a lack of interest in following the rules. Continue Reading

David Bowie ‘Hunky Dory’ Album Review

Jeff Halperin

Popular

August 23, 2022

If Hunky Dory was the last album Bowie ever made he'd have a legacy as an original, important songwriter with different styles at his disposal. Continue Reading

Jeremy Nail ‘Behind The Headlights’ Album Preview

Vivascene Staff

Music News

August 22, 2022

Austin-based artist Jeremy Nail’s fifth album finds the singer-songwriter grappling with loneliness – not the self-destructive kind, though. Continue Reading

Buddy Guy ‘Living Proof’ Album Review

Brian Miller

Blues

August 22, 2022

If you love the blues, if you relish stinging guitar solos, or tend to drown in soulful vocals, you're going to love this record. Continue Reading

The Beatles Re-Mania: A 2022 Retrospective

Jon Moskowitz

Popular

August 21, 2022

The Beatles were perhaps the first rock ‘n roll band to create a completely unified image. Today we call it branding, and hire consultants. Continue Reading

The Greyboy Allstars ‘A Town Called Earth’ Reissue Preview

Vivascene Staff

Popular

August 20, 2022

A Town Called Earth: The Immortal Edition offers a welcome opportunity to revisit the band’s full-throttle beginnings and its propulsive groove. Continue Reading

The Pleasures of Vinyl

The Pleasures of Vinyl #10 ~ Ray Charles ‘Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music’

The Pleasures of Vinyl #9: Willie Dixon, Bluesman Extraordinaire

The Pleasures of Vinyl #8: Bob Dylan ‘Highway 61 Revisited’

The Pleasures of Vinyl #7: Frank Sinatra ‘On A Clear Day (You Can See Forever)’

The Pleasures of Vinyl #6: Harvey Mandel ~ The Unknown Genius of the Guitar

The Pleasure of Vinyl #5: Aretha Franklin ‘I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You’

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The Pleasures of Vinyl #3: The Hit Makers! Les Paul and Mary Ford

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Billie Holiday’s Supreme Artistry ‘Comes Love’ Review

Five Great Albums from the ’60s Folk Era

Simon and Garfunkel ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’ Album Review

Tom Waits ‘The Heart of Saturday Night’ Album Review

Essentials: Stevie Wonder ‘Innervisions’ Album Review

‘The Very Best of Jussi Björling’ Album Review

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Five Great Albums from the ’60s Folk Era

Tawanda ‘Smile’ Album Preview

The Architects of Rock & Roll: Big Joe Turner and Big Joe Williams

Yellowjackets ‘Parallel Motion’ Album Preview

Joy Division ‘Unknown Pleasures’ Album Review

Tom Waits ‘The Heart of Saturday Night’ Album Review

Roland Kirk ‘Live at Ronnie Scott’s 1963’ Album Preview

The Great Divide ‘Providence’ Album Preview

David Bowie ‘Hunky Dory’ Album Review

Jeremy Nail ‘Behind The Headlights’ Album Preview

Buddy Guy ‘Living Proof’ Album Review

The Beatles Re-Mania: A 2022 Retrospective

The Greyboy Allstars ‘A Town Called Earth’ Reissue Preview

‘Hit The Bongo! The Latin Soul of Tico Records’ Album Preview

Brian Turner ‘American Undertow’ Album Preview

Charlotte Cardin ’99 Nights’ Album Preview

Rachel Eckroth ‘Humanoid’ Album Preview

Maci Miller ‘Nine’ Album Preview

Hays~Street~Hart ‘Bridges’ Album Preview

Jason Isbell ‘Southeastern’ 10th Anniversary Reissue Preview

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