DJ for Let's Cool One
Dallas, Texas, United States
Greg started in radio in 1982 at KAMU in College Station, working as Production Manager with old-world skills such as tape splicing and cart deck cleaning. During that time, he hosted “Blue Noon” on the student station KANM. On moving to Austin, he started at the left-hand side of the radio dial and found KAZI much as it is today: the most diverse source of music and talk on the radio. Chris Lindsay, a former record store manager in College Station, needed a... Read More
Latest Album Reviews
Review of With A Little Help From My Friends / Singing Playing
Album Info: With A Little Help From My Friends / Singing Playing
Larry Carlton Album: With A Little Help From My Friends / Singing Playing Label: BGO Genre(s): Fusion Posted By: Robert Silverstein
Apr 5, 2020
Review
All jazz guitar fans know the name Larry Carlton. For years, rated among the top guitarists in 20th century jazz, Carlton gained acclaim in the early '70s as guitarist in The Crusaders, yet he's always managed to release great new and reissue albums over the past five decades. Leave it to the reissue CD kings of BGO in merry old England, as they have released a nicely packaged 2 albums on 1 CD combining Larry's first two solo albums with 18 tracks in total. Larry's 1968 debut, named after the great Beatles classic, With A Little Help From My Friends features ten guitar instrumental covers of classics from the day, encompassing covers of hits like "Eleanor Rigby", "MacArthur Park" and even an instrumental cover of "Don't You Care", the Buckinghams top 40 pop smash from that same period of music history, to name a few. Guitar fans
Volume Five Album: For Those Who Care To Listen Label: Missouri Boy Genre(s): Traditional Bluegrass Posted By: Joe Ross
Mar 30, 2020
Review
From Mississippi, Glen Harrell (fiddle, lead vocals) and Patton Wages (banjo) started Volume Five in 2009. Originally hired to play mandolin, Jacob Burleson’s joined them in 2016 and now picks guitar in the band. In 2017, Volume Five won IBMA Awards for Emerging Artist of the Year and Song of the Year (for “I Am a Drifter” on their 2016 Drifter album). While they’ve had a few personnel changes over the years, their eighth album on the Mountain Fever label includes Harrell, Wages and Burleson, along with Jeff Partin (bass, Dobro) and Adam Steffey (mandolin). The cohesive band offers passionate vocals, solid song selection, straightforward picking and good harmony. Glen Harrell wrote “Loneliness and Time” and “Use Me Lord,” while Jeff Partin penned and sings lead on the up-tempo “Somewhere.” The band has an affinity for
The Legendary Ingramettes Album: Take a Look in the Book Label: Virginia Folklife Genre(s): Gospel Posted By: Duane Verh
Mar 29, 2020
Review
In addition to the plentitude of soul-rousing rave-ups one might expect from such a seasoned gospel group, the Legendary Ingramettes put an old-school spin on Bill Withers’ “Grandma’s Hands” that transcends the considerable punch of the original version. The extended track “Beulah Land/I Wanna Go There” is a standout track as well on this thoroughly delightful set.
Moon over Mountain Album: Champagne And Brass Label: Self-Release Genre(s): New Age Posted By: Robert Silverstein
Mar 26, 2020
Review
With its stunning mix of New Age Pop and electronic instrumental music, The Colors Of Life, the 2019 debut album by Denver, Colorado based Moon Over Mountain, impressed music fans and turned heads around. Now, in 2020, group founders Kenneth Lee Roberts and Megan Buness return with their second album called Champagne And Brass. With this second Moon Over Mountain album, Ken and Megan continue onwards with their subtle and sublime approach to both vocal and instrumental music. In the spirit of The Colors Of Life, the 12-track, 2020 album release of Champagne And Brass offers another memorable blend of instrumental keyboard-based electronica and experimental, yet accessible songs with vocals—some with lyrics and some with synthesized wordless vocals that serve to entertain and even startle the listener (in a good way). Some of the vocal tracks, such as Megan’s vocals on
Hollan Holmes Album: Milestones Label: Spotted Peccary Genre(s): Electronic Posted By: Robert Silverstein
Mar 26, 2020
Review
Following his 2017 double CD masterpiece Prayer To The Energy, electronic music innovator Hollan Holmes reemerged in early 2020 with Milestones. Hollan’s seventh album, and first for the Oregon-based Spotted Peccary label, the 65-minute Milestones offers ten tracks of atmospheric, electronic synth-based instrumentals that takes the listener into the depths the inner space. A gifted composer, musician and painter / photographer that also designs his own album covers, Hollan and his music has long been favorably compared to well known German electronic music legends Tangerine Dream and on Milestones the Texas-based artist doesn’t disappoint. Coming from T. Dream’s Berlin school style of electronica, Hollan’s music is best described as a mix of synthesizer soundscapes and otherworldly space music that combines an intricate network of kinetic rhythms, pulsing tones
Apr 15, 2019 -
The Apparat European tour continues. The German band with leader Sasha Ring came to Italy. On April 5th the musicians made a stop in Naples, the... Read Full Article
Feb 18, 2019 -
Kids In A New Groove (KING) provides private, in-home, music instruction to Central Texas youth in foster care, allowing them to gain the benefits of... Read Full Article
Sep 25, 2018 -
Fitzsimon and Brogan have leaked two tracks featuring Mick "Woody" Woodmansey on drums. He is the last living member of Ziggy... Read Full Article
