Date: July 11, 2013 Venue: the Nuyorican Poet’s Cafe Review, photos and video by Dawoud Kringle Billed as “The Sound of Jazz to Come,” it was with great interest that I ventured to NYC’s Lower East Side to attend the CD release party on this leg of the “Sight of Sound Tour” for Truculently Audacious; […]
Artist: Holly Ann Cordero Title: Truculently Audacious Label: See The Sound Studios Genre: jazz/classical Review by Dawoud Kringle “Born,” the first track on the CD opens with a synth pad over which Cordero’s vocals invoke a brooding minor melody; effectively ripping to pieces the preconception of this being your typical jazz recording.
Date: July 14, 2013 Venue: Iridium (NY) Review by Dawoud Kringle, photo by Sohrab Saadat Ladjevardi On a warm, humid summer Sunday night in NYC, Iridium hosted Cuban pianist/composer Elio Villafranca. He was joined by Ulysses Owens Jr. (drums), Gregg August (bass), and Terell Stafford (trumpet).
Artist: Liquid Casing Title: A Separate/Divide Label: self released Genre: Rock/Progressive Rock/Post-Punk Review by Dawoud Kringle With the first chords of “A Path of Footprints Forged in the Midnight Sun,” the opening track of A Separate/Divide, Liquid Casing goes for the throat.
Date: July 1, 2013 Venue: Le Poisson Rouge (NY) Review by Dawoud Kringle Hailing from Detroit, Death is one of those bands whose innovation and fearless trailblazing was lost or ignored by history. They were founded by the Hackney brothers (Bobby, bass and vocals, Dennis, drums, and David, guitar; who died of lung cancer in […]
