The Jacka was killed in Oakland last night. A television news program reported the murder. I last saw the underappreciated rapper perform at the Uptown Theater in 2010. Here are my notes about the show. D-Boy Era, the Jacka’s throwback hip-hop collaboration with Lee Majors, was my #12 album of 2010. His most recent release What Happened to the World was my #21 album of 2014. In spite of his salty persona, the Jacka was very personable when I met with him in a Midtown bar a few years ago.
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I reviewed Dominique Sanders’ astonishing new album at Plastic Sax.
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I contributed a feature about Eddie Moore and the Outer Circle to KCUR.
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La Guerre’s Sapphires is RIYL: Hospital Ships, yearning, Regina Spektor.
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The Floozies’ Do Your Thing is an invigorating dance party. RIYL: Zapp, disco, Daft Punk.
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I loved John Doe’s recent appearance at Knuckeheads. Tim Finn reviewed the show.
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Vinyl Community noteworthy Teddy Dibble pays tribute to his late brother.
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I’ve yet to select my favorite new jam on Charlie Wilson’s Forever Charlie. RIYL: The Gap Band, romance, the Commodores. Here’s ”Me and You Forever”.
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I questioned what I’m doing with my life after I ingested all 153 minutes of the new live album documenting John Scofield’s collaboration with Gov’t Mule. It’s more in line with the Allman Brothers Band than with Miles Davis.
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Gehenna, the latest release by Danish band By the Patient, hits the spot. RIYL: Behemoth, riffs, Vader.
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If neither Hand Over Fist’s “Prize Fight” nor any of the stunning songs on P.O.S’s Never Better failed to break through, it’s unlikely that the latest Doomtree album All Hands will alter the crew’s fortunes.
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My high hopes for Mohammed Fairouz’s Follow, Poet were dashed when I finally heard the bloated project. RIYL: high concept, Leonard Bernstein, sociology.
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Dawn Richard’s Blackheart is a compelling variation on post-Beyoncé R&B. Here’s ”Blow”.
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I have yet to watch the archived performance by Our Point Of View, the all-star group featuring Robert Glasper, Ambrose Akinmusire, Marcus Strickland, Lionel Loueke, Derrick Hodge and Kendrick Scott.
(Original image by There Stands the Glass.)
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