Music Review: Elliott Yamin - Fight For Love (Blogcritics.org)

The ‘American Idol’ alum continues his rise to stardom with a remarkable sophomore effort.

Music Review: Mayfly EP by Jason Karaban
Hi all! Though I’d not heard of Jason Karaban before, the three songs on Mayfly resonated with me. Inspired by images of the Civil War , these are haunting, sad songs tinged with regret and loss stripped down to a bare few instruments and melodies. Karaban was accompanied by Chris Joyner on piano (”No Casualties”) and Lucy Schwartz on backing vocals (” Sullivan Ballou ” and “No Casualties”), but “A Far Better Place” is Karaban going solo. But Karaban seems to surround himself with di

Music Review: Music From the Motion Picture Dance Flick
So, over the last several years - after the unwarranted success of Scary Movie - the Wayans family has been continuously releasing subpar movies to the cineplex. Apparently, though, enough people are willing to drop the cash to check them out, that studios are still willing to greenlight even a spoof that lampoons dance and […]

Concert Picks: Bassnectar, Animal Collective, Reality Addiction…
The majority of the bands for this weekend’s picks are so convoluted in style and sound that they just work. It’s as if they have the nerve to leave you a little scared and confused and think it’s okay - and sure enough, it is. Check them out below, along with the styles of other more traditional bands (but never less complex). Bassnectar | Friday, May 29 | 8:00 pm | $20 | Henry Fonda Music Box Theater, Hollywood, CA - Map | The experimental electronic free-form project as helmed by Lor

Review: Circulus ‘Thought Becomes Reality’
In the press release that accompanied ‘Thought Becomes Reality’ , the new LP from Circulus , it says “Can you cope with non-linear time? No present, no past, history and the future all at once! Make no joke.” Sadly, this is a band obsessed with the past AND acting daft… so what are we to believe? Circulus are so very very nearly worth getting on board with that it almost hurts. Sure, there’s a lot of you who won’t be able to stomach the Elizabethan folk instruments and faux Pagan wafting,

Music Review: Hank Jones & Frank Wess - Hank and Frank II (Blogcritics.org)
The follow-up to an earlier album, one that was rated five stars in Downbeat magazine.