Category Archives: Music & Meaning
Three Story Sandbox
Three Story Sandbox—the new release from jazz veterans Scott Robinson, Janice Borla, and Jack Mouse (left to right below)—manages to sound ancient and electronic, avant garde and traditional, world-musicky and rock-solid American all at once, and without sounding like a … Continue reading
Gospel Extravaganza 28
The 28th Annual Gospel Extravaganza happens this February 6th in Pfeiffer Hall on the campus of North Central College in Naperville. This year it features rising gospel star Anita Wilson, who’ll spend the day doing workshops with three gospel choirs. … Continue reading
Kevin Andrew Prchal: New Songs with Deep, Old Echoes
Some song writers have a knack for writing songs both clearly contemporary but also really old. Their sound is new but anchored so deeply in some ancient American memory, it seems the songs could have existed 200 years ago. Think of The … Continue reading