Steven Bernstein

Freedom means many different things, and as we barrel toward America’s 250th, we’re giving some thought about what it means to our music. You could do worse than to peruse what’s happening on the scene in the coming week, as laid out in Moment's Notice.

By the wily standards of Sexmob, 'The Hard Way' combines what you might call a classical approach with a radical new working method. Nate Chinen has our Album of the Week review.