It’s delightfully ironic that Cliff Korman is only now getting around to calling a project Brasilified. The NYC born pianist’s majestic polyrhythmic adventure with his trio of bassist Augusto Mattoso and drummer Rafael Barata is simply the latest expression of a 40 year plus career steeped in the culture and music of Brazil. Though his multi-faceted resume boasts legendary names like Chuck Mangione, Gerry Mulligan and Jon Lucien, his encounter with Brazilian clarinetist Paulo

Though Hymns for Heathens, the aggressive, blistering, utterly cathartic, action packed and provocatively titled second EP from Count Pariah, dropped in September, the powerhouse Knoxville, TN band has truly created the perfect October soundtrack. While they’re all doting dads who pay lip service to “making music suitable for fans of all ages,” they stir up the perfect fiery Halloween-ready brew with references like “this house is haunted” and “it’s in the walls. . .it’s in m

On her sixth album, but very importantly, her first as Daphne Parker Powell after a decade dba Daphne Lee Martin, the intensely thoughtful, powerfully bold and blunt and brilliantly poetic singer/songwriter artfully shares the deepest recesses of her heart and soul as she takes us through her vulnerable, harrowing journey as The Starter Wife. Ironically, amidst all the rich imagery, deep introspection and colorful, painful lines and phrases she sings so beautifully and wistfu

When’s the last time you pulled an All Nighter? While the term often brings out a sometimes painful, struggling connotion – like fighting sleep to work a graveyard shift or take a difficult test not long after sunrise – veteran singer/songwriter Michael Baynes, leader of the NYC power trio Diver Through makes it an alternately edgy and rockin, buoyant, poppy and bouncy and most of all lyrically intriguing and insightful journey. He and his bandmates, Mike Rellah (Bass), and K