THIRSTY EAR

Nils Petter Malvaer is known throughout the world for his trumpet and sleek electronic compositions. Finally his innovative CD STREAMER is available in North America. This album takes the listener to...

Ben Neill has been described as a "creative composer, genius performer and inventor of the mutantrumpet"-(Time Out New York-2008) whose music "Masterfully blurs the lines between electronic dance...

These 2 indie rock superstars, Lisa Germano and Giant Sand, first met in New Orleans one drunken night and decided they had to work together. What has emerged is a wonderful combination of these 2...

Parker is widely acknolweged as one of the most important voices in jazz today. His arrangements are like poetry without words, creating a collage of imagery through tones and riffs that transports...

Parker,William Painter'S Spring CD1. Foundation #1 2. Come Sunday 3. Blues for Percy 4. Flash 5. There Is a Balm in Gilead 6. Foundation #4 7. Foundation #2 8. Trilog

Jazz bassist Parker has assembled a different sort of trio, featuring legendary violinist Billy Bang (worked with Sun Ra and Bootsy Collins) and frequent collaborator Hamid Drake on drums. Parker and...

Paul K & Weathermen Achilles Heel CD1. Little David 2. Roses for the Rich 3. Deportee 4. Golden Opportunity 5. Internet Worm 6. Achilles Heel 7. Cold Summer Night 8. Add Up the Bills 9. Rerun 10...

Matthew Shipp, stepping away from his electronic poclivities, delves deep into the original format that first gave birth to the very idea of jazz itself: The absolute freedom of an acoustic session...

His best work since the Ramones, with the same balls to the wall style. Seventeen new studio tracks as well as four Ramones covers performed at Marky's New Year's Eve concert in Berlin.1. Saturday...

Marky was a legend long before he joined the Ramones -blazing 70's metal band Dust, then with glam rockers Wayne County, as well as with immortal punk Richard Hell. Marky Ramone knows how to put...

Thirsty Ear would like to congratulate Tomeka Reid, Jazz Cellist and Composer, as a Fellow for the 2022 MacArthur Genius Award. Over the last decade or so Chicago cellist and composer Tomeka Reid has...

Net Neutrality is the principle that preserves an open internet. It's all about choice, freedom of expression and access to legal content. It's also how many of US discover new music. But if big...