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August 20, 2022

We think you need to own this 2010 record because it was one of the most soulful and majestic records in many a year, in any genre. Continue Reading

Ben Lahring ‘Driftwood’ Album Preview

Vivascene Staff

Classical Music News

August 19, 2022

Calgary-based classical guitarist Ben Lahring has released his second album, a work of originality and shimmering beauty. Highly recommended. Continue Reading

Joseph Shipp ‘Free, for a While’ Album Preview

Vivascene Staff

Music News Popular

August 19, 2022

With one of the strongest debut albums in the Americana field in some time, Joseph Shipp seems bound for songwriting glory. It's a must-hear. Continue Reading

Neal Casal ‘Rain, Wind and Speed’ Album Reissue Preview

Vivascene Staff

Music News Popular

August 18, 2022

Rain, Wind and Speed contains some of Casal's most enduring songs, including "All The Luck In The World," "Virginia Dare" and "Best To Believe". Continue Reading

Wes Montgomery ‘Movin’, The Complete Verve Recordings’ Album Review

Brian Miller

Jazz

August 18, 2022

Wes Montgomery practically invented jazz-pop, and had more swing in him than any other ten guitarists put together. This set delivers the proof. Continue Reading

Nirvana ‘Nevermind’ 30th Anniversary Release: A Fan’s Notes

Jon Moskowitz

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August 17, 2022

'Nevermind' has been celebrated and analyzed for three decades now, and no doubt this anniversary will be another excuse to declare its significance. Continue Reading

Flore Laurentienne ‘Volume II’ Album Preview

Vivascene Staff

Classical Music News

August 17, 2022

In Volume II, Mathieu David Gagnon continues his expansion of classical composition archetypes to meet a new realm of sonic romanticism. Continue Reading

Stellar Legions ‘Stellar Legions’ Album Preview

Vivascene Staff

Jazz Music News

August 15, 2022

With a sound rooted in jazz, improv, hip-hop, dub and electronic music, brace yourself for an intergalactic trip through colourful musical worlds. Continue Reading

Neil Young ‘The Ditch Trilogy’: A Fan’s Retrospective

Ben Bengtson

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August 13, 2022

The Ditch Trilogy is so special because it demonstrates Neil Young's refusal to conform to anyone’s conception of his music other than his own. Continue Reading

Essentials: Stevie Wonder ‘Innervisions’ Album Review

Brian Miller

Essentials

August 12, 2022

Stevie Wonder released five brilliant albums in a row in the 1970s. Such a consistent output in such a short time has not been equaled by any other musician. Continue Reading

Vince Pope ‘Together Apart’ Album Preview

Vivascene Staff

Music News

August 11, 2022

This is a beautiful anthology of ambient music, transporting the listener with collaborations from some of the globe’s best contemporary composers. Continue Reading

Mikado Koko ‘Songs To Our Other Selves’ Album Preview

Vivascene Staff

Music News

August 10, 2022

Mikado Koko has selected twenty tracks to extend Penny Rimbaud’s short haiku-like bursts of energy into a fierce juggle of cutups and electronica. Continue Reading

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