New River Head (Rubric Records). Review by Matthew Moyer.

Hour Of The Seventh Moon (Laughing Outlaw Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.

Living Colour,Jazz,fusion,free form,instrumental,experimental,groovy,Vernon Reid & Masque,Known Unknown,Favored Nations,Joe Frietze

Known Unknown (Favored Nations). Review by Joe Frietze.

Live - Rockin’ In The Free World (Epic). Review by Joe Frietze.

Joe Satriani,Steve Vai,Yngwie Malmsteen,electric guitar,high-flying solos,Eric Johnson,Potato Head Groove Thing,G3 - (Satriani/Vai/Malmsteen),Live - Rockin’ In The Free World,Epic,Joe Frietze

Roll (Messenger). Review by Sean Slone.

Atomic Ritual (Liquor and Poker). Review by Stein Haukland.

BDS Live in Paris . Review by Gail Worley.

The capstone in Seattle’s Experience Music Project has to be the Hendrix Gallery, the recently unveiled tribute to one of the city’s favorite musical sons. Steve Stav give us an eyewitness account.

CD-ROM (eMedia). Review by Stein Haukland.

Gail Worley speaks with Filter drummer Steven Gillis about the real Chicago shuffle and how to to go about filling in the footprint of a drum machine in a rockatronic band.

Scars (Sanctuary). Review by James Mann.

Remembering John Lee Hooker (Blue Storm). Review by James Mann.

What’s in a name? Gail Worley finds out with Chris Hesse of Hoobastank.

Jon Cleary and the Absolute Monster Gentlemen (Basin Street). Review by Matt Cibula.

Interplanetary Funk (Angel Magic). Review by Bill Campbell.

Triptych (Rubric). Review by Matthew Moyer.

The ubiquitous trombonist has finally busted out with his first solo record, Cherry. Now Josh Roseman talks to Matt Cibula about what it’s like to be a “sex symbol rock-star trombone player.”

Déjà Vu (Beat). Review by Vanessa Bormann.