Norwegian guitarist Hedvig Mollestad has an uncanny ability to merge rock and jazz in arrangements that transcend the cliches of both genres. On her new album, Ding Dong. You’re Dead. (Rune Grammofon), this hybrid sound is defined in no small part by a sense of play. She returns to her long-running trio following the 2020 […]
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Free Jazz and Improvisation on Vinyl 1965-1985 casts a loving eye on the heyday of the music
The great Norwegian label Rune Grammofon pays tribute to its predecessors.
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In Rotation: Saxophonist Nick Mazzarella on John Coltrane in his own words
Current musical obsessions of saxophonist Nick Mazzarella and drummer Frank Rosaly
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Danny Brown’s thoughtfully raunchy Old and 15 more record reviews
Eight Reader writers take on 16 albums—including Traxman’s user-friendly footwork.
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The second album from Norwegian guitarist Hedvig Mollestad brings jazz sophistication to hard rock crunch
Norwegian guitarist Hedvig Mollestad’s jazzy hard rock (or hard rocking jazz)
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Deerhunter’s dreamily scuzzy Monomania and 14 more record reviews
Reviews of 15 current releases from all over the world of music: Deerhunter, Altar of Plagues, and lots more
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Norway’s Phaedra: Folk Without Ancestors
The gorgeous debut album from Oslo’s Phaedra is wonderfully hard to pigeonhole.
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Two Great Pop Shows on Sunday
Two exquisite but very different pop shows Sunday night: Norway’s Susanna & the Magical Orchestra at Schubas and brilliant Chicago recluse Liam Hayes and his band Plush at the Hideout
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Other Sides of Wildbirds & Peacedrums
Sweden’s great Wildbirds & Peacedrums play the Metro on Thursday, and the members’ other musical outlets are worth your attention too.