Kick off your Memorial Day weekend with a sizzling new lineup for New Music Friday, May 24, 2024. This week’s New Music Friday features the masterful Andrew Bird with his new release, the dynamic energy […]
Author: Shaun Smith
The String Cheese Incident Melts Minds and Hearts in Atlantic City
After three decades of touring worldwide, The String Cheese Incident anted up on its spring tour with a stop on Friday, May 17, at Hard Rock Live at the Etess Arena at Hard Rock Hotel […]
New Music Friday – May 17, 2024
New Music Friday for May 17 is packed with releases you won’t want to miss! Two bands I saw at Firefly 2014 are on the list – The Avett Brothers are back with their self-titled […]
Béla Fleck Releases Final Album With Chick Corea In ‘Rememberance’
I love the pairing of strings in jazz – take the 1962 collaboration between pianist Bill Evans and guitarist Jim Hall on “Undercurrent.” The album still stands as one of my favorites including it’s renditions […]
New Music Friday, May 10, 2024
This week’s New Music Friday, is full of fresh sounds from across the musical spectrum as we get closer to summer by the day. Gunna elevates his signature style in the slickly produced “One of […]
Kamasi Washington Is Unwavering On ‘Fearless Movement’
From as long as I can remember hearing Kamasi Washington play – fearless is a good word to describe him. The tenor saxophonist and bandleader is arguably the most exciting voice of jazz since his […]
New Music Friday, May 3, 2024
It’s already May and this week’s New Music Friday for May 3, 2024 comes on the eve of the annual Star Wars holiday so let the force be strong with this week’s list. Jazz enthusiasts […]
Sam Beam Lays Deep Cuts On Iron and Wine’s ‘Light Verse’
Iron and Wine‘s music has a time-traveling quality. Sam Beam, the singer-songwriter behind quiet folk music, has always made me pause, from the first time I heard his music. His 2004 album “Our Endless Numbered […]
New Music Friday, April 26, 2024
After a week off, The High Note is back with New Music Friday and all the new releases for April 26, 2024. one of my favorite Philadelphia Folk Festival alumni, Iron and Wine, brings a […]
Bongwalk Empire Lights Up Atlantic City on April 20
With more marijuana dispensaries than casinos Atlantic City was the perfect homebase for Boardwalk Empire on April 20, 2024. Billed as a special 420 celebration, Cypress Hill brought along their premium buds – Souls of […]