This little bar on the west side of Chapel Hill is a true gem in the Triangle music scene. Holding the moniker of a “jazz bar with hockey problem“, Lapin Bleu comes correct and features some of the best jazz musicians and groups in the area. These guys offer music[…]
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Posted without comment. Well, one comment…This is like really bad Primus with a loop machine. If this is the future of music, heaven help us all.
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It’s always a great time seeing one of my favorite bands, Snarky Puppy. This time they brought some great new material from the new album Somni. I’ve been itching to hear these tunes live and in living color. While I would have loved to hear the Metropole Orkest as well,[…]
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Big Yay! Jazzfest time is soon approaching. Notable headliners this year: David Byrne, Widespread Panic, Burning Spear, Herbie Hancock, Earth Wind & Fire and the Isley Brothers. Admittedly, I’m leaving out some headliners that are questionable (at best) with regard to the “jazz” element. Guess they gotta sell tickets somehow,[…]
Read More »Ok, the cats out of the bag….yes, I’m a huge Snarky Puppy fan. That said (if I’m honest) the last few releases were cool, but a little lackluster, imo. It’s hard to call anything Snarky Puppy does “lackluster” and perhaps that isn’t a fair critique; however, in comparison to previous[…]
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Once again, hat tip to Pandora for sourcing and playing the latest, greatest music from around the globe. I’m not even sure which station I was listening to but a familiar sound graced the airwaves and it only took about 3 seconds for me to glean that Snarky had released[…]
Read More »One of the great esoteric thrills of music is connection. Whether you are connecting with the audience, the band, other musicians, one’s instrument or the music in general, connection is one of the hidden joys that music brings with it. As such, musicians generally feel the need to share music,[…]
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