Recent Reviews:
 

• Habib Koite & Bamada at Shelburne Falls - Review of Habib Koite & Bamada concert, 2/1/05
• Trio Mediæval: Three Europeans You Simply Must See (and Hear) - Article on Trio Mediæval, 1/25/04
• Randy Newman on Nonesuch — Sailing Away with Mr. Intimacy - Review of Randy Newman Songbook Volume 1, 1/15/04
• La Bottine Souriante in Concert — Quebec's Greatest Band Renews Itself Again - Review of La Bottine Souriante at the Dartmouth College Hopkins Center, 10/30/03
• Musical Musings — Bill Visits Bob's - Musings on Bill Staines, new CDs from Louise Taylor and Rani Arbo, concert recordings by Yannatou and Ghazal, and Danilo Perez in Amherst, 9/7/03
• Going Sleeveless and Driftless with Greg Brown - An essay on the multidimensional Greg Brown, 4/15/03
• Chasin’ the Suite—New Insights into John Coltrane's Masterwork, A Love Supreme - A look at John Coltrane's monumental album and Ashley Kahn's book on the subject, 3/9/03
• Bouncin’ at Bob’s with Catie Curtis - Review of Catie Curtis at Bob Blue's Stone Soup Café, 1/11/03
• Picks of the Year—2002 - Top Ten CD List, 1/09/03
• Silk Road Extravaganza—Let A Thousand Musical Hybrids Bloom - Review of two Silk Road Project CDs, Silk Road Journeys and The Silk Road: A Musical Caravan, 1/01/03
• Aimee, We hardly Knew You! - CD review of Lost in Space by Aimee Mann, 11/03/02
• Josquin Des Prez—Musical Genius through a Distant Mirror - Review of the music of Josquin Des Prez as recorded by the Clerks' Group, 10/04/02.
• Muzsikás—Folk Virtuosos in Bartók's  Footsteps - Review of Muzsikás at New England Conservatory, 02/25/02.
• Wayne Shorter—The Masqualero Returns - Review of Wayne Shorter Quartet at Bushnell Auditorium, 06/08/02.
• What, Again, in Amherst?! - Concert review of Lou & Peter Berryman at the Black Sheep Café, 05/12/02
• Richard Shindell, Art Song Courier - Interview and essay on the works of Richard Shindell, 06/02/02
• Better Music Through Chemistry - Review of two concerts: Kate Rusby at Iron Horse, 04/17/02; Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer at Smith College, 04/11/02
• The Opera Is a Dream? - Review of Lewis Spratlan's Pulitzer Prize-winning opera Life Is a Dream, 04/01/02
• Angelic Voices in Good Company - Music review of Trio Mediaeval and Anonymous 4, 03/03/02
• Musicians in Rachel's Grace - Song review of Rachel by Buddy & Julie Miller on  Buddy and Julie Miller, 02/02/02
• Lou's Top Ten Non-classical Album Picks for 2001 - CD review, 01/05/02
• Onward and Upward with Lucy Kaplansky - CD review of Every Single Day by Lucy Kaplansky, 12/14/01
• Chasin' the Taj - Concert review of Taj Mahal, Northampton, Mass., 11/14/01
• In the Orbit of Kronos - Concert review of Kronos Quartet, Amherst, Mass., 10/25/01
• Visa Trouble West of the Silk Road - Concert review of Ghazal, Amherst, Mass., 09/29/01
• Dave Holland Quintet at the Iron Horse - Concert review of Dave Holland Quintet,  Northampton, Mass., 09/26/01