James Blake in Chicago: Sold-Out and Silent
August 16, 2025I was late to the must-attend show in Chicago of 2011…and I’m better for it....
You Can Never Leave: L.A. Burnout Mixes
August 13, 2025What do you do when you get tired of the place you live in? When you...
Welcome to When You See Sparks, CLR’s New Music Blog
August 7, 2025We are pleased to announce the start of CLR’s new music blog. Ben Caro, a Los...
The Emotional Significance of Modulation in The Secret Garden
August 7, 2025aka What Happens When You Give a Theatre Kid a B.A. in Music One day I...
Opera Review: Anna Nicole at the Royal Opera House, London
July 19, 2025Anna Nicole zipped herself up in a bodybag, surrounded by a crowd of camera-headed creatures which...
The Weekly Listicle: No, We CAN’T Feel The Love Tonight!
July 15, 2025This week, Julia Rhodes and I (Dan Fields) recall a bygone era, when entertainment for kids...
Tom Russell: American Primitive Man
July 2, 2025Every Tom Russell song has something to say about the human heart. In each voice he...
Movie Time Nostalgia, Part 4: We Are All Children Of Paradise
June 25, 2025A movie can do a lot of things to an audience. It may move them, amuse...
Book Review: The Music Instinct by Philip Ball
June 13, 2025The amount of factual detail and insights that Ball brings to the themes under discussion is...
Book Review: Chords of Strength by David Archuleta
June 2, 2025It's no surprise that David has musical talent in his DNA. His father is a jazz...





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