Category: Trax

JORDAN MACKAMPA, Foreigner (AWAL): 4 Opening with the upbeat, samba-flavored “Magic,” the Republic...

THE MASTERSONS, No Time for Love Songs (Red House): **** The LA-based duo of guitarist Chris...

HOT CLUB OF LA, Cinema Swing (indie release): ***½ Since late 2011, this Westside ensemble has...

PI JACOBS, Two Truths and a Lie  (Traviana): ***½ Female characters both fictional and real...

MIDTOWN SOCIAL,  Fantastic Colors (Midtown Studios) **** The San Francisco indie-soul...

16 Bars (Lightyear): ***½ Sobering documentary (on DVD) following four inmates in Arrested...

DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS,  The Unraveling (ATO): *** Frontman Patterson Hood and bandmate Mike...

ES AMAZONES D’AFRIQUE, Amazones Power (Real World)***½ The multigenerational, pan-African...

MARCUS KING, El Dorado (Fantasy/Easy Eye): ***½ The 23-year-old South Carolinian has been...

ANGEL OLSEN, All Mirrors: The chameleonic rocker and producer John Congleton expanded her...

FREE NATIONALS, Free Nationals (OBE): *** Lightly funky grooves from Anderson .Paak’s road band go...

KWAKU ASANTE, honeycomb (E&M): **** The North London R&B songwriter’s slurry baritone and...

JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRA WITH WYNTON MARSALIS, Big Band Holidays II (Blue Engine): ★★★ A...

KARRIN ALLYSON SEXTET, Shoulder to Shoulder: Centennial Tribute to Women’s Suffrage...

VARIOUS ARTISTS, If You’re Going to the City: A Tribute to Mose Allison (Fat Possum): ***½...

VARIOUS ARTISTS, Come on Up to the House: Women Sing Waits (Dualtone): ***½ Singers have long...