THE ROYAL ARCTIC INSTITUTE: The Royal Arctic Institute is an instrumental, post-punk, cinematic jazz quintet. Members John Leon (guitar), and Lyle Hysen (drums) combine 50+ years of experience (Das Damen, Roky Erickson’s backing band, & more). The quintet is rounded out by David Motamed (bass), Lynn Wright (guitar), and Carl Baggaley (keyboard). The group self-describe their music as “post-everything."
FLUX IN A CONSTANT STATE: (No) Nü Age improvisations//bast(u)rd brainchild of Matt Hurley.
JIMROSCH: He comes out of Westfield secure in the knowledge that his songs are valid, profound, melodic, entertaining and of substance. His musical fluidity comes from his trio but also from somewhere down deep…with literate narratives delivered in a guitar-centric universe where Tom Verlaine and Al Green vie for supremacy within his soul. This is adult fare. “Leave The Light On” is about parenting. “Hauling” captures the feel of the long-distance trucker. He admits he’s “not broken, just broke” in “Raise The Dead.” Serious singer-songwriter devotees would do themselves a favor by meeting jimrosch, otherwise known as Jim Scheiner.