The Musik Lounge

Last Fall I was honored to receive the opportunity to contribute to the fantastic publication issued quarterly by We Jazz Records , easily referred to as We Jazz Magazine. This was a full circle moment of sorts for me as I hadn’t thought about returning to music journalism since getting sober . But when presented with the chance to submit a review for the Nate Mercereau, Josh Johnson & Carlos Niño Blue Note release Openness Trio I had to go for it and I’m so glad I did! Here we are ~7 months later and I’ve just submitted my fifth and sixth “record essays” for the forthcoming Summer issue and while at work on them it struck me that I need to get into a more consistent writing practice rather than just diving into it when I have an assignment. What better place to practice than right here on The Musik Lounge blog where it all began for me 20 years ago while in college, full of hopes and dreams of what a career in music writing could be. I don’t know what it will look like. I have so...

First week of 2025, had to hit y’all with one more batch of sounds from 2024! There was too much amazing music, still didn’t get to it all and will probably be discovering new things from the last 365 for some time but that’s the beauty of this musical discovery process! Old sounds abound as new sounds every day. As always, catch live every Sunday from 1 - 3 PM PST @ KTQA.org ! UPDATE: This episode is no longer available to stream. If you'd like to listen back, holler at me! Tracklist: Goran Kajfes Tropiques “Unity In Diversity” Moor Mother “Death By Longitude” Lakecia Benjamin “Amerikkan Skin (Live)” Dawn Richard & Spencer Zahn “Quiet In A World Full of Noise” Ezra Collective ft. M.Anifest & Moonchild Sanelly “Streets Is Calling” Kamasi Washington ft. BJ The Chicago Kid “Together” Onra “Memories (One For G)” Moksha Black “An Offering” Carlos Nino & Friends “Real Vital Organs” Kenny Segal & K-The-I??? “Warhammer” Out Of/Into “Radical” Peter Evans “Boom” Økse “Onwar...