‘Above the Bones’

While the stress from school piles up and the snowstorms continue to roll through the mountains, consider purchasing Mishka’s Feb. 10 release “Above the Bones” to virtually feel the warmth of the summer sun on your skin.

This Canadian with Caribbean roots band has a raspy, soulful voice that combines with peaceful lyrics about love and life within nature to provide easy, soothing listening.

Although the music is classified as reggae, he takes a blithe approach that could be compared to the music of Jack Johnson or Xavier Rudd.

Avoid listening to this album while on the treadmill at the Student Recreational Center and save it for a long drive on a sunny day with the windows down.

So take some advice from track three and “in every breath you’re breathing and every little thought that you’re thinking I hope that you can finally free time for yourself” to check out this new album.
 

Blue Note Seven

Last week the Blue Note Seven hit Farthing Auditorium on the tour celebrating the 70th anniversary of Blue Note Records, one of the seminal labels in jazz music.

The charts they played were all famous recordings from the label’s history.

As expected, every tune played was played with remarkable technical skill.

Drummer Lewis Nash was a particular crowd pleaser, whose extensive solos dazzled the audience. Alto sax player Steve Wilson’s awesome wailings also stunned the crowd.

Also present was tenor saxophonist Ravi Coltrane, son of jazz legend John Coltrane, whose fantastic Blue Note catalog was left curiously untouched throughout the evening.

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