Archives: cds

Fight the Big Bull and Ombak trade Wednesdays at Cous Cous

Fight the Big Bull will return to Cous Cous this Wednesday to bring its summer hiatus to an end. The group’s first album, Dying Will Be Easy, will be released September 9 on Clean Feed, so their gigs every other Wednesday this fall are sure to be sparked with excitement from the album’s release. Clean […]

Jason Arce – Simplicity (2008)

by Dean Christesen Simplicity is a modest title for an album that has exciting complexities around every corner. Wild melodies, blazing solos, and unique interplay often mask any simplicity that is to be found in the music. But still, there is a certain welcomed basic-ness at the heart of saxophonist Jason Arce’s debut release. Penned […]

Glows in the Dark – Music to Listen to Glows in the Dark By (2008)

The review for Glows in the Dark’s Music to Listen to Glows in the Dark By has been published by All About Jazz. It can be found at the following website: http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=29638 Track listing: Nero; Security Lock; Winterlight; Through a Glass Darkly; Ipanema Weeknight; Turtle; Up and Down; Warren Oates. Personnel: Scott Burton: guitar; Reginald […]

Taylor Barnett 10-tet's CD Release Party

There have only been a few sightings of the Taylor Barnett 10-tet. Like a mythological creature, it has remained somewhat of a secret, leaving everyone wondering about its very existence. From its debut at Skyy Jazz Palace in May 2007, to its Style Weekly-featured show at the same venue in August, to Barnett’s VCU faculty […]

Brian Jones on Monkeyclaus

Brian Jones – the man who comes to gigs with a lunch box filled with a variety of his CDs released over the years – is changing the way he gets his music out to people’s ears. His homemade label Slang Sanctuary is teaming up with Monkeyclaus Digital Download Store to sell his MP3s online […]

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