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Recording Review: amarcord's "Coming Home for Christmas"

Monday, February 6, 2012 - 09:44
amarcord, of Leipzig, Germany was amalgamated in 1992 by former members of the St. Thomas Boys Choir.  They were between 9 and 15 years old when they met, singing in the prestigious choir once...

After Eight - Mint Condition

Monday, February 6, 2012 - 03:00
If good production meant good a cappella, everyone would be doing it.

John K. Brown - Unplugged

Thursday, February 2, 2012 - 03:00
Rockapella's "other" supertenor, John K. Brown, cuts loose on Unplugged with ten tracks of soulful, danceable, riff-tastic R...

Six13 - Zmanim

Monday, January 30, 2012 - 03:00
Six13 has always delivered full, throaty Jewish rock with a heavy dose of electronic timbres. Zmanim ranges from heartfelt, to boy-bandish, to Weird Al-style parody, to grandma-approved schmaltz and...

Keep ICHSA's & ICCA's appropriate "for a family show!"

Sunday, January 29, 2012 - 04:44
Keep ICHSA's & ICCA's appropriate "for a family show!" Hi Everyone! I just came from take my high school students for the first time to compete in the Mid-Atlantic ICHSA’s (International...
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The Vanderbilt Melodores - Rain Check

Thursday, January 26, 2012 - 03:00
We've all come to an understanding that most collegiate a cappella albums are a huge mixed bag of material. Even so, Rain Check is certainly in the running for the most random this-and-that on any...

Recording Review: Redline's "Inbound"

Monday, January 23, 2012 - 16:10
Formed in 2007, Redline is a Boston-based all-male a cappella group and founding member of CASA’s Contemporary A Cappella League (CAL).  In November 2011, they released their debut CD, Inbound...

Germantown Friends School A Cappella - The Blue and White Album

Thursday, January 19, 2012 - 03:00
I called GFS' last album Vinyl an "evolution" as opposed to a step forward. On that album the group had clearly taken a few risks: some were improvements, while others came out a little rough. I'm...

Extreme Measures (University of Connecticut) - Generation EX

Monday, January 16, 2012 - 03:00
The overall "3" given to Generation EX from Extreme Measures of the University of Connecticut labels it as "average" but it might just as easily be labeled "typical". That is, possessing of the same...

Recording Review: “Fresh Aire” by The Dartmouth Aires

Friday, January 13, 2012 - 10:14
As of the writing of this article, the Dartmouth Aires are in the “final four” groups of “The Sing-Off”, and are the sole surviving single-gendered group out of the initial 16. That’s pretty...