As soon as the sprightly melody of “Hit Spot,” the first track of Jeff Richman’s latest album, emerges with electrifying excitement, you might expect a great jazz-rock fusion album that updates the genre from the early days of Miles and…
At first glance this radio station would file the CD under K for Klink, but William H. Klink is not an individual. It is a five-man band from San Luis Obispo, California, and it is the name of their 2015…
The album, Bare Lincoln, by Bear Lincoln has an interesting blend of funk and rock songs. They are consistently upbeat, catchy, and have vocals that do not get repetitive. The tracks called “Sera Feliz” and “Smokey” are sung in Spanish…
A classic record from the early 80s by Gefilte Joe and the Fish, who were fronted by Rhino Records' real-life co-founder Richard Foos (he also co-founded Shout! Factory). The group recorded as the Yiddish People during the disco craze, when they bastardized the Village People's "Macho Man" with their novelty hit "Matzo Man."
The sixth studio LP release of The Birthday Massacre’s "Superstition" through Metropolis Records. The Canadian synthrock band did not fail to impress with what they claim to be their best album yet.
Listen with caution! One listen through of this album may leave you couch-locked as a result of your mind being fully blown. Fucked Up’s latest Matador release, Glass Boys, is nothing short of a juggernaut of an album. The band’s…
Perfect Pussy's full-length first album, Say Yes to Love is a fantastic showcase of the unique, unclassifiable sound that the band has to offer. After the band's debut EP last year, several people got excited about the band's future. And…
Omar Sosa and his group have released a new CD entitled Eggun- a tribute to Miles Davis' Kind of Blue. Melodies are constructed by taking bits and pieces of Miles' various solos throughout the album and, in the process, a…
As we barrel towards summer, don't let the heat get to your head, hepcats. Stay cool and enjoy what's swinging high this week in KZSC's Jazz Department. TOP TEN CHARTS: 1 ALFREDO RODRIGUEZ The Invasion Parade Mack Avenue 2 LISA…
Taking sounds from the furthest reaches of indie rock, jazz, electronic music, and everything in between, Family Photo's debut full-length, All We Ever Do, is a tour de force of artistic ingenuity, with no shortage of tunefulness and catchy grooves. Calling…
CHARTS: 1 LISA HILTON Kaleidoscope Self-Released 2 AMBROSE AKINMUSIRE The Imagined Savior Is Far Easier To Paint Blue Note 3 BRAD MEHLDAU AND MARK GUILIANA Mehliana: Taming The Dragon Nonesuch 4 CATHERINE RUSSELL Bring It Back Jazz Village 5 BOSSA…
For the current crop of garage rockers its not 1965 anymore. Many of the bands who have been champions of scenes like the now virtually defunct San Francisco one have moved on from their raunchy roots to embrace a more…
Greetings, KZSCers! There's a lot going on in the RPM department right now. We've been flooded with so many great releases in the past few weeks that some may have flown under your radar. Here's a roundup of best releases…
Ambrose Akinmusire (ah-kin-moo-sir-ee) and his new album The Imagined Savior is Far Easier to Paint really cooks! His second release on Blue Note records since his debut in 2011, Ambrose truly takes you on a auditory exhibition for over an…
In the 1960's there were few guitarists more prolific and higher profile than Michael Bloomfield. Cutting his teeth with blues masters like Muddy Waters, session playing for Bob Dylan's famed Highway 61 and backing him up at the legendary "electric"…
When each year is over, I'm always at a loss for how to summarize what a phenomenal year it's been for metal, and 2013 was no different. It was the first year ever that a metal album was named the…
Boredom. It's all around us -- in our classrooms, at the park, in our bedrooms, choking up our thoughts and actions like static on the TV screen. Disaffected youth toss cigarette butts into the streets in front of the local…
Depeche Mode's new CD "DELTA MACHINE" has the group back with the electro-grundge sound that harkens back to their mid '90s material. The group now features a full-time drummer and Martin seems to play guitars most of the time. 'Welcome…
Post metal outfit Rosetta have recently undergone a thorough face-lift. Their “modernized” band logo is entirely unreadable. Their new album cover is a striking aberration from the ensemble's previous artworks. They've become their own band, removing themselves from their previous…
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard are a seven-piece psychedelic rock group from Victoria, Australia, whose previous albums (including 2012's garagey/surfy psych rock jam sesh 12 Bar Bruise and this year's Morricone-and-Jodorowsky-telling-stories-by-the-campfire mini-opus Eyes Like the Sky) rocked harder than…
Chancelor Bennett is not old enough to buy alcohol. Chances are (heh), he probably doesn't remember when mixtapes were actually tapes. Despite all of this, Bennett, better known as Chance the Rapper, recently released his highly-anticipated second tape Acid Rap. Following…