Marty Lipp

2 weeks ago | popmatters.com | Marty Lipp

Bunky Becky Birthday Boy Mom + Pop For Alexis Krauss and Derek Miller, better known as the rock-pop duo Sleigh Bells, their new album does not reflect the times they live in: it’s a revolt against them. “I know personally for me, January 2025 has come with a lot of turbulence,” Krauss said. “There’s a lot of disturbing things happening in our world.”With so much uncertainty and terror around the globe, the duo have found themselves in a strange position.

3 weeks ago | popmatters.com | Marty Lipp

The Rest of the Best Rhino The world lost a good one when it was last call for Shane McGowan. The frontperson of the Pogues left this life in 2023, leaving behind a singularly enjoyable and inspiring legacy captured in part on this mighty sampling of their work. To their fans, the Pogues delivered a vision of a rough, sometimes cruel world still worth raising a pint to.

1 month ago | njarts.net | Marty Lipp

1 A lot has changed over the past 65 years in South Africa and the world. But through it all, Joseph Shabalala’s dream of sweet harmony continues to inspire hope among audiences through his group Ladysmith Black Mambazo. Even though Joseph stopped being a full-time group member in 2014 and died in 2020, his sons and grandchildren continue to sing their distinctive interwoven harmonies. They will bring them to The Outpost in the Burbs in Montclair on March 21.

1 month ago | nj.com | Marty Lipp

New Orleans is the birthplace of Louis Armstrong and jazz itself. The city’s history flies like a contrapuntal melody above the heartbeat rhythms of America. “A lot of people like to consider it the northernmost city in the Caribbean, or maybe America’s most European city,” Preservation Hall Jazz Band singer Clint Maedgen told NJ Advance Media.

1 month ago | popmatters.com | Marty Lipp

Sweet Release Ponderosa Music In the beginning, there was… the electric guitar? On Sweet Release, Justin Adams and Mauro Durante’s second album together, they unearth ancient, elemental spirits that live half-hidden in the modern world. The two musicians come from divergent backgrounds, but are again proving to be a well-matched duo that can create music that culls from various traditions without landing squarely in any single one.