Lou Caimano offers a masterclass in relaxed poise on "Manhattan Twilight", an instrumental showcase where the saxophone operates as an articulate, deeply expressive narrator. For decades, Caimano has anchored the sonic machinery behind the curtain, performing in Broadway pit orchestras for “CATS”, “Evita”, and “A Chorus Line”, while sharing stages with titans like The Temptations, The Four Tops, and Nancy Wilson. As a veteran...

Chicago-based roots-rock outfit Trickshooter Social Club have returned with their new EP, "Porchlight Pie", a raw, whiskey-soaked collection of songs that grapples with the messy, beautiful experiment of modern America. Led by frontman Steve Simoncic and guitarist Larry Liss, the band crafts a grit-flecked style of garage rock with a conscience, steering their music through a sonic landscape defined by low-slung guitars, country fiddles,...