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The Jazz Club – 2018 In Review

Heavy Blog
December 28, 2018
Best of 2018, The Jazz Club
Jazz! We'll be honest. We love jazz here at Heavy Blog, but due to the crushing pressures of staying on top of all things heavy and other genres we cover here, it can be a bit difficult for some of us to stay ... Read More...

Release Day Roundup – Get Out the Vote Edition

Heavy Blog
September 28, 2018
Release Day Roundup
Listen: it's no secret (because we choose not to make it a secret) that a vast majority of the writers and editors here at Heavy Blog belong to the left side of the political map. There are exceptions and there... Read More...

Jazz Club Quarterly // January – March 2018

Heavy Blog
April 9, 2018
The Jazz Club
During my freshman year in college, a friend and I were hanging in my dorm room and listening to BADBADNOTGOOD's BBNG2. After a couple of songs, he turned to me and mused "What ever happened to jazz? I wish we ... Read More...

Editors’ Picks // February 2018

Heavy Blog
March 1, 2018
Editors' Picks
February! What a month; it's short, so everything seems stronger, more concentrated and condensed. It's also historically a weird month for releases. January is over and done with so that "shine" of fresh and n... Read More...

Jazz Club – Subtle Degrees // A Dance That Empties

Scott Murphy
February 23, 2018
The Jazz Club
As a fan of forward-thinking music, it's been thrilling to watch Travis Laplante grow into an essential experimental artist over the past several years. As both a saxophonist and composer, Laplante has created ... Read More...

2018 Primer – Heavy Blog’s Most Anticipated Releases of the Year (Thus Far)

Scott Murphy
January 5, 2018
Release Day Roundup
Well, here we are - another year full of new releases. In lieu of our weekly Release Day Roundup, we thought we'd preview the months ahead of us and highlight which albums we're most heavily anticipating. This ... Read More...

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