VOLUME I, ISSUE 50
May 18 - May 26, 1998
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Who Matters [2]
Which musicians will influence future generations?
— Dave Chamberlain, NEWCITY CHICAGO
Coming Clean [3]
A Christmas in rehab helped put the fire back in Hal Ketchum's career.
— Michael McCall, NASHVILLE SCENE
Improvising Life [4]
Having just turned 30, Kevin Hays has already appeared on more than a dozen albums in Europe, Japan and the U.S.
— Dave Irwin, TUCSON WEEKLY
Good Groove Hunting [5]
Are Charlie Hunter & Pound For Pound the future of jazz?
— Brendan Doherty, WEEKLY ALIBI
Milestones [6]
Jazz pianist Marian McPartland celebrates a life lived in swing time.
— Mark Jordan, MEMPHIS FLYER
Delta Delight [7]
Bluesman Honeyboy Edwards knew all the greats -- and outlived most of them.
— Ted Drozdowski, THE BOSTON PHOENIX
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Son Rising [8]
If Sean Lennon's "Into the Sun" looks like a collection of silly little love songs, well, what's wrong with that?
— Matt Ashare, THE BOSTON PHOENIX
Fetching Sketches [9]
The late Jeff Buckley's two-CD "Sketches" is a rare work in progress.
— Stephanie Zacharek, THE BOSTON PHOENIX
Who's Next? [10]
She's Pete Townshend's girl by blood, but as a budding singer/songwriter Emma Townshend is a direct descendant of Joni Mitchell, Laura Nyro, Kate Bush, and Tori Amos.
— Joan Anderman, THE BOSTON PHOENIX
No Rimbaud [11]
On his self-titled CD, Rufus Wainwright unselfconsciously recalls the good old days when a song was a shapely verse and a catchy chorus.
— Richard C. Walls, THE BOSTON PHOENIX
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Live Shots [12]
Reports from the Louisiana Music New Orleans Pride (LMNOP) Festival and Le Scat Club in Aix-en-Provence, France; also, Austin shows by Beausoleil, Robinson Ear Machine, and Ray Davies.
— AUSTIN CHRONICLE
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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR:
hat, is it jazz week or something? We've got an unusual preponderance
of jazz artist profiles here. I don't mind, because jazz week
sounds like a good idea. I just wish people would tell me these
things. A simple note would do: "By the way, it's jazz week."
That's all I ask.
Among the jazz musicians receiving special attention are Kevin
Hays, Charlie Hunter & Pound for Pound, Marian McPartland
and Tortoise. Actually, Tortoise is a sort of jazz/rock/ambient
thing, but we'll call them jazz for now. (If you believe the author,
they are one of several Chicago artists who will be revered in
the future much in the way the Beatles are revered now.)
We've also got reviews of the latest children-of-famous-musicians
to hit the market. First among them is Sean Lennon, taking a less
glossy approach than big brother Julian's back in the '80s. Can
this Lennon live up to the legacy? Well, he's got a girlfriend
whose name sounds like "Yoko." It's a start.
Singer Emma Townshend has also attempted to follow her daddy's
footsteps. If you're thinking "Who?" then you're right
on and you don't even know it. Her father, Pete Townshend, was
the power-chord-slamming pinball wizard of a guitar player for
that band of bands, The Who. Good luck with your generation, Emma.
There's more, much more, if you care to rock-and-scroll.
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Boston Phoenix CD Reviews [13]
- Ruthless Records Tenth Anniversary Compilation
- Above the Law
- Calexico
- Harvey Danger
- Fastball
- Iva Bittov
- John Lindberg Ensemble
- Salim Washington & RBA
Turn Up That Noise! [14]
Tiny Tunes [15]
Rhythm & Views [16]
Now What? [17]
If you go gaga over the sultry smoothness of a symphonic glissando, just wait till you experience our transitions to cool and useful music links on the Web.
— WEEKLY WIRE
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