Yearly Archives
2009
MARIANNE FAITHFULL’s “Easy Come, Easy Go: 12 Songs for Music Lovers”
(Decca, 2009): Reunited with her musical soulmate/producer Hal Willner, Faithfull wraps her beautifully whiskey 'n' cigarettes-ravaged voice around a…
THE BAD PLUS’ “For All I Care”
(Heads Up, 2009):
When I caught pianist Ethan Iverson's trio at the Freihoffer's Jazz Festival at the Saratoga Performing Arts Festival a few years back, I…
ALLEN TOUSSAINT’s “The Bright Mississippi”
(Nonesuch, 2009):
After his high-profile collaboration with Elvis Costello on 2006's "The River in Reverse," New Orleans music godfather Toussaint serves up a…
Henry Darger: Art and Selected Writings
I've been a Henry Darger fan for a number of years now and I still think that his works are better seen in person, but failing that, this is the most…
The Henry Darger Collection at the American Folk Art Museum
By Brooke Davis AndersonThe American Folk Art Museum is home to the Darger Study Center, housing all his manuscripts, 26 paintings and the archive of…
SIMON & GARFUNKEL’s “Live 1969”
(Columbia Legacy, 2009):
Forty years on, this very impressive live disc finally sees the light of day, and it's a revelation. Culled from a month-long run…