Raised Eyebrows: Greatest Ladies (Randy)
Women are amazing. They offer a unique sensitivity and viewpoint to music that just can’t be matched by men. This month, I’d like to focus on some seminal female geniuses who have graced this planet...
Author: Randy Reynolds
Raised Eyebrows: 2017 So Far – Part II (Randy)
This year is brimming with excellence on the recorded music front. In my second installment of noteworthy records from 2017, I’m finding female artists to be totally ruling; continuing to transcend the lines of genre...
Raised Eyebrows: NMASS 2017 (Randy)
The dog days of summer are here in Austin, TX folks. It’s HAF. Overwhelmingly so. And though there may not be a way to beat the heat, there is a way to profoundly radiate over...
Raised Eyebrows: 2017 So Far (Randy)
2017 is looking pretty, pretty, pretty good thus far for records. Ambient music is having a true renaissance, some artists are making pure statements and others are successfully treading new ground. So let’s take a...
Raised Eyebrows: Dick’s Picks Vol. 1-36 (Randy)
Since the long-awaited release of The Grateful Dead’s historic May 1977 run a few weeks back, my eternal love for The Dead has been rejuvenated and endless ultraness has been revealed. 5/8/77 is without a...
Raised Eyebrows: Choice Ra Cuts (Randy)
Sun Ra was an artist who was way ahead of the curve. He was so ahead of the curve, that we may never catch up to his music or his views in our lifetime. But...
Raised Eyebrows: RIP Larry Coryell (Randy)
First wave fusion guitarist and Texas native Larry Coryell passed away in February at the age of 73. Coryell was born in Galveston, Texas and spent his formative years in Seattle before moving to New...
Raised Eyebrows: Jazz Freedom (Randy)
Things aren’t great right now for lots of reasons. I think often of a quote from Sun Ra that says, “The real aim of music is to co-ordinate the minds of the people into an...
Raised Eyebrows: 2016 Hangover (Randy)
2016 was a year many of us of would like to have forgotten for a variety of reasons. But as stated before, for better or worse, 2016 was one of the finest years for music...
Raised Eyebrows: Top Albums Of 2016 So Far – Part 2 (Randy)
2016 may be a bad year for many things but music is not one of them. It’s now confirmed (by me) that 2016 has been the best year for music this century! We haven’t even...
