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Album of the Week: Future Islands – Singles

March 26, 2014

Baltimore, MD synth pop group are poised to break out into the big time with their powerhouse of an album, Singles. The instrumentals provide an environment for lead singer Samuel Herring to destroy with his po...

NB’s Ripples

Ken Laster

March 23, 2014

Album Review, Music

- Noah Baerman joins our program to celebrate the release of his new CD Ripples. Noah and I discuss not only the music on this fine recording, but the interaction of music with activism to strive for a bette...

Conversation with Noah Preminger

Ken Laster

March 15, 2014

Album Review, Music

In the Groove hosted by Ken Laster, interviews jazz artist Noah Preminger prior to his gigs in Connecticut and New York City. We speak of expanding the jazz audience, various influences that shaped Noah’s pla...

Album of the Week: Beck – Morning Phase

Trevor Morrison

February 27, 2014

Album Review, Music

Morning Phase is Beck’s first album in six years and is a companion piece to Beck’s 2002 album, Sea Change. This record features the same musicians as Sea Change and many of the same musical qualities: gorgeou...

Favorite Jazz releases of 2013

Ken Laster

February 23, 2014

Album Review, Music

These are my favorite jazz releases of 2013. I hesitate to call this a Best Of list, as one can't possibly claim to have heard all of the jazz releases in this age of independently produced recordings. While se...