Steve Smith
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Darius Jones – The Oversoul Manual (AUM Fidelity) David Sylvian – there's a light that enters houses with no other house in sight (Samadhi Sound) Kayo Dot – Coffins on Io (The Flenser) John Zorn – The Hermetic Organ: St. Paul's Chapel, NYC (Tzadik) John Zorn – The Tempest – International Contemporary Ensemble; All Hallows'…
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Mostly Other People Do the Killing – Blue (Hot Cup) Catherine Lamb – in/gradient – Andrew Lafkas, Tucker Dulin, Jason Brogan, Catherine Lamb (Sacred Realism) Toshimaru Nakamura, Ken Ikeda & Tomoyoshi Date – Green Heights (Baskaru > Bandcamp) Carcass – Surgical Steel (Nuclear Blast) Peter Brötzmann & Fushitsusha – Nothing Changes No One Can Change…
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Michael Pisaro – Continuum Unbound – Michael Pisaro, Greg Stuart, Patrick Farmer, Joe Panzner, Toshiya Tsunoda (Gravity Wave) Radu Malfatti – die temperatur der bedeutung; das profil des schweigens – Radu Malfatti, Wandelweiser String Quartet (Edition Wandelweiser) Moniek Darge & Graham Lamkin – Indian Soundies (Kye) Eva-Maria Houben – sotto voce (Diafani) Oren Ambarchi &…
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Fall and all attendant memoriesCrowd the day with unrelated historiesEach year leaves its unresolving fantasiesTo hang around each cornerHang around each street. Thick with ghosts, the wind whips round in circuitriesCarrying words as strangers exchange pleasantriesDo they intrude upon your private reveriesAs they meet you on each cornerMeet you on each street. Watch for daily…
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Boston Landmarks Orchestra at Church of the Covenant, August 13, 2014Boston GlobeAugust 16, 2014 Most orchestras don't need any particular excuse to drop a piece as popular as Dvorak's Symphony No. 9 ("From the New World") into a concert program. Still, it's eminently possible to present the piece in an original and edifying context –…
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Album review: Buzz Osborne, 'This Machine Kills Artists'Boston GlobeJuly 8, 2014
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Yes performing "Siberian Khatru" at Blue Hills Bank Pavilion When it comes to the Yes shows I've caught since I first started attending in 2004 (late start, I know), as well as those I've heard via various audience-sourced recordings floating around on the Interwebs, there's a simple, fairly reliable rule of thumb: As goes "Siberian…
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Steve Howe, left, with Yes, by Rob Shanahan "Yes forges ahead with classic albums and new music"The Boston Globe, July 7, 2014 My second Boston Globe byline, and a treat I couldn't resist giving myself, having seen Yes five times since 2004 – the last tour to date with vocalist Jon Anderson and keyboardist Rick…
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iPhone photo, June 7, 2014 The fifth installment in the three-part [sic] series "Days between," compiling my unblogged recent work for The New York Times, and – for reasons I expect to be fairly obvious – the final installment for the foreseeable future. The end of a run that meant the world to me. As…
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Annea Lockwood – Ground of Being (Recital) Tony Malaby's Tamarindo – Somos Agua (Clean Feed) Celer – Rags of Contentment (Digitalis > Bandcamp) Chubby Wolf – L'histoire (Gears of Sand > Bandcamp) Sneeze – Wilt (Glory Kid) Robert Fripp – Blueberry Hill, St. Louis, MO, March 4, 2006 (DGMLive) Jason Lescalleet – The Pilgrim (Glistening…
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James Maddalena, Michael Chioldi and David Kravitz, by Kathy Wittman Odyssey Opera June Festival at Boston University Theatre, June 11 & 12, 2014The Boston Globe, June 19, 2014 My first review for the Boston Globe covers the first two nights of a four-night festival by Odyssey Opera, a new company arisen from the demise of…
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King Crimson – Shibuya Kohkaido, Tokyo, Japan, Dec. 9, 1981 (DGMLive) King Crimson – Kakodo, Nagoya, Japan, Dec. 10, 1981 (DGMLive) King Crimson – Expo Hall, Osaka, Japan, Dec. 12, 1981 (DGMLive) King Crimson – Mainichi Hall, Osaka, Japan, Dec. 13, 1981 (DGMLive) King Crimson – Kokusai Hall, Tokyo, Japan, Dec. 14, 1981 (DGMLive) King…
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Should one wish to immerse oneself in Boston's thriving live-music scene – and should one attempt to do so on a Monday night – one could do much, much worse than to hit the Lilypad, a modest, cozy storefont space in Inman Square, where two incredibly proficient, stylistically diverse bands are in regular residence. The…
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Apologies for the long, long silent stretch. Needless to say, a lot has happened since the last post, yet there's been precious little time to put fingers to keys for an update. Getting up to speed with new routines, technologies and terminologies at the Boston Globe has been a full-time occupation. And that's not to…
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[I intended to post this here on Monday, but the DDoS hacker attack on Typepad put paid to that notion, so I posted this on Facebook. Here it is, in case you missed it before now.—Steve] A new baby…a new work status…and now, a new job. What started with a simple email I received a…
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Truth be told, there wasn't a lot happening on Monday or Tuesday night, thanks to the convergence of Holy Week and Tax Day. Still, late is late, and late is frustrating – I'm still trying to get the hang of a schedule in serious flux, and there are new developments afoot as well. So much…
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As America takes stock of itself in this complex time-cycle, it is important to understand that one person can still make a difference. That not everyone has to follow the tried-and-true traditional path—to get tried-and-true traditional results. Steve Backer opened a door for a generation of creative artists to connect to the greater culture (and…
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Time Out New York, farewell—what an amazing 13 years it was. I'll always be grateful. Please be good to my friends and colleagues, especially Hank and Seth.
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Monday night was a wash in more ways than one, given nasty weather outside and more than a few loose ends to tie up during my final week at Time Out New York. Still, there's lots to look forward to during the next six days, most of all the world premiere of Robert Ashley's final…
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I start where I am and do what I can, practicing in my inner hearing and on the trombone what I can do, refining it and hearing it as clearly as I can in the time that I have available to me. I show up on Saturday where I am, giving the best that I…
Night After Night 