CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Belgium-Based Guitarist Fabien Degryse Showcases Fingerstyle Mastery on New CDFor Fabien Degryse, the guitar is an extension of himself. On his latest album Fingerswingin', Degryse uses the guitar to convey his various moods and feelings, from the snappy jubilation of "Bock to Bock" to the sun-drenched contentment of "(In My) Solitude" to the rain-swept infatuation of "Fly Me to the Moon." Each track is sculpted in Degryse's trademark fingerstyle playing. Each string of ...All About Jazz - 2 hours, 6 minutes ago Ecstatic Music Fest With Sxip Shirey and Angélica NegrónThe Ecstatic Music Festival had some unlikely pairings on Tuesday at Merkin Concert Hall.New York Times - Feb 08 03:13pm March of the Bands: Concert Preview 2012I’ve expressed devastation at the lack of good rock shows in the Philippines for years, but this was before hope came in the form of Trent Reznor's glowing flesh on stage . Since this event, things only got brighter, through manifestations of Claudio Sanchez's hair and Chino Moreno's provocative dancing —both of which I saw in the flesh and up close (one too close , in fact). Since these events ...Philippine Online Chronicles - Feb 10 02:49am Who should get the folk Grammy — Fleet Foxes or Eddie Vedder?Seattle artists routinely receive a few Grammy nominations every year, but this time we have an unusual situation, with Pearl Jam lead singer Eddie Vedder and celestial harmonists Fleet Foxes competing against each other — for best folk album. What's a Seattleite to do? We asked two of our writers — music blogger Andrew Matson and columnist Nicole Brodeur — to help out.Seattle Times - Feb 10 08:03am