CD Shorts: Eiko Ishibashi

CD Shorts: Eiko Ishibashi

by | Nov 12, 2014 | Music

Car and Freezer (Drag City)   A lot of people claim to combine genres. That tends to mean one genre dressed up with a few trappings of another. Not so with Japan’s Eiko Ishibashi. She not only combines elements of a startling range of styles, she stirs them...
CD Shorts: Daniel Lanois

CD Shorts: Daniel Lanois

by | Nov 19, 2014 | Music

Flesh and Machine (Anti-)   Daniel Lanois has long been thought of as an innovator. That’s particularly true of his work as a producer—his atmospheric, echo-drenched way with the electric guitar was key to U2’s breakthrough album The Joshua...
Lo Fine Hi-Fi

Lo Fine Hi-Fi

by | Nov 19, 2014 | Music

Kevin O’Rourke used to make music in the Valley, not only with his primary project, the low-key Americana outfit Lo Fine, but also with locals Spouse, Lloyd Cole, and Mark Mulcahy. After all that sound and fury, he went eastward, settling in Truro, on Cape Cod....
CD Shorts: Foo Fighters

CD Shorts: Foo Fighters

by | Nov 19, 2014 | Music

Sonic Highways (RCA)   When Foo Fighters announced the forthcoming release of its eighth studio album, Sonic Highways, the group also launched one of the most ambitious musical projects in recent memory: the album includes eight tracks recorded in eight different...
Not Quite Mad

Not Quite Mad

by | Nov 29, 2014 | Music

Nate Livingston has an unusual resume. A lot of musicians supplement their hard-won artistic income with something relatively low-stress, maybe even undemanding. Livingston chose a different kind of job: When he’s not busy playing music, he’s a heavy...