Articles by Matt Bauer

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  Mary J. Blige

  Strength Of A Woman

  PUBLISHED Apr 27, 2017

  It may be twisted to say, but personal pain, anguish and drama are intrinsic to Mary J. Blige's best art. With her messy divorce providing...

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  Avery Sunshine

  Twenty Sixty Four

  PUBLISHED Apr 19, 2017

  For the better part of the last decade, Avery Sunshine (aka Denise White) has been one of R&B's best-kept secrets. The Chester, PA-bred and...

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  Philippe Baden Powell

  Notes Over Poetry

  PUBLISHED Mar 22, 2017

  As the son of the late, great, Brazilian musical guitarist Baden Powell, Philippe Baden Powell has a lot to live up to, but with his Far Ou...

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  Cilantro Boombox

  Shine

  PUBLISHED Mar 17, 2017

  "We're gonna groove tonight like Maurice White," proclaim Cilantro Boombox on their aptly titled sophomore offering, Shine. Though the Aust...

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  Ibibio Sound Machine

  Uyai

  PUBLISHED Mar 7, 2017

  There's a fun yet futile challenge posed by the Ibibio Sound Machine's sophomore LP: Just try to sit still while listening to it.   Fronted...

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  Azymuth

  Fenix

  PUBLISHED Dec 9, 2016

  Fenix seems a particularly appropriate title for Azymuth's first release in five years. The Brazilian fusion masters lost their keyboardist...

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  KC Roberts and the Live Revolution

  Parkdale Funk 1

  PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2016

  Toronto, ON-based septet KC Roberts and the Live Revolution throw down some wickedly contagious grooves on their debut offering, Parkdale F...

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  Jimetta Rose

  The Light Bearer

  PUBLISHED Aug 24, 2016

  Since releasing her debut The Barber's Daughter in 2010, Jimetta Rose has established herself as a key yet unsung fixture in Los Angeles's...