Articles by Claire Marie Blaustein

Pricilla Ahn
A Good Day
PUBLISHED Jun 10, 2008
Forget eyes the voice is the window into the soul. We know people weve never met from the simple act of listening to them sing. From her...
Carrie Newcomer
The Geography of Light
PUBLISHED Apr 28, 2008
The songs of Carrie Newcomers Geography of Light create a cloudy sky, rich with texture and an underlying luminosity, which occasionally d...
Shawn Phillips
Living Contributions: Both Sides
PUBLISHED Apr 28, 2008
This double-disc set from Shawn Phillips captures two very different live performances. The duality works well for this versatile undergrou...
Perunika Trio
Introducing Perunika Trio
PUBLISHED Apr 26, 2008
In traditional Bulgarian music, the voices are used as a harmonic instrument, creating resonant and close chords ornamented by twists and w...
Dispatch
Zimbabwe: Live at Madison Square Garden
PUBLISHED Apr 24, 2008
The roar of the crowd is a constant static on this new collection from Dispatch not surprising, considering that they are a band that hav...
Angelo Debarre Et Ludovic Beier
Paroles De Swing
PUBLISHED Feb 20, 2008
If the Parisian aesthetic is about anything, it is about joy, elegantly packaged. This disc of swing tunes embodies that, being unfailingly...
Niel Golden
It's a Journey
PUBLISHED Feb 20, 2008
Niel Golden confesses in the liner notes of his new album, "A few years ago, I was introduced to a new instrument. Many of the pieces on th...
Shantel
Aug Der Anderen Seite / O the Edge of Heaven
PUBLISHED Feb 20, 2008
Musically narrating the journey of six different people, this compiled soundtrack for the film On The Edge of Heaven oscillates between tra...