Twice before, pianist Chick Corea met up with the esteemed rhythm section of bassist Christian McBride and drummer Brian Blade and released live albums, simply titled Trilogy (2013) and Trilogy 2 (2018). The third and presumably final entry in the series—yes, Trilogy 3—takes on some added significance as it is being released four years after […]
Mt. Joy have been a sleeper success for nearly a decade—the increasingly rare rock band that rises to arena-level fame while still maintaining a best-kept-secret feeling among fans. On their fourth album, Hope We Have Fun, the Philadelphia-bred quintet presents a set of tunes that’ll be hard to keep to yourself. This is road-trip rock-and-roll […]
Goose are studio wizards—somehow capturing their live lightning-in-a bottle energy on record. On the band’s fourth LP, Everything Must Go, they deftly blend solid songwriting with some blistering and adventurous solos, making an argument against tired mutterings that jambands only excel on stage. Their rise has been momentous. First forming just over a decade ago, […]
