Debut‍‌‍‍‌‍‌‍‍‌ albums have a unique aura that can only be discerned through their first offerings. Not sparkle or control, but the feeling of someone showing all their cards before being told by ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Critic’s Notebook The avant-garde works that emerged from World War II continue to influence how audiences view contemporary music decades later. Credit...Jan Robert Dünnweller ...

In order to put a damper on the sonic abuse of its audience from cacophonous, “contemporary” music, the Aspen Music Festival should consider placing those pieces at the end of the program. That would ...

If you’re a fan of country music, there’s a better than even chance you’ve heard someone say “They don’t make good country music anymore.” Usually, the people who say that are fans of classic country ...

Developing a definitive “best of all time” list requires a densely thorough thought process, one which must take into account both subjective and objective angles when constructing a list of this type ...

In 1988, noted author, journalist, poet, activist and jazz aficionado Kalamu ya Salaam produced an album titled “The New New Orleans Music” that celebrated the richness of the modern jazz scene in New ...

We call common time, common time, for good reason: whether classic rock, pop, or country, the vast majority of modern music tends to avoid odd meter in favor of the most prolific of all time ...