This is the final article in “The Postmodern Temper,” a series which examined the contemporary state of various artistic fields. Publication is made possible with support from the “New Works” Program ...

What started as a simple gathering of friends has become a true musical sensation. Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox is a rotating collective of innovative musicians known for their “throwback ...

Transforming pop tunes into jaunty jazz songs and quirky ballads isn't new. Scott Bradlee, the leader of Postmodern Jukebox, is taking a page from jazz musicians of the 1930s. It's not surprising that ...

A ragtime version of Tears For Fears’ “Everybody Wants to Rule the World.” Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance” transformed into a 1920s jazz number. A ’70s soul-style rendition of “Colors of the Wind” from ...

Postmodern Jukebox drummer Dave Tedeschi knew the band’s sonic architect Scott Bradlee from an off-Broadway show that the two had worked together on. Bradlee regularly asked Tedeschi to appear in his ...

With one foot firmly in the wellspring of traditional music, Postmodern Hootenanny makes the connection with the music of today in folk, singer-songwriter, Americana, alt country and more. Ed Lehmann ...

While Radiohead's debut single "Creep" evokes a seedy, underground British music venue that might leave your shoes with a sticky residue of too many drinks spilt, Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox's ...

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Nothing about them smells of bluegrass. They’re from San Diego, for one thing, and the fresh faces of Nickel Creek’s musicians make them look like one of those trendy outfits from Iceland. Their ...

Early last year, pop-jazz phenomenon Postmodern Jukebox set out to celebrate a new-millennium Roaring 20s, promising audiences across the country and around the world "the most sensational '20s party ...

Kyle Person doesn’t look like what most people think of when they think “musician,” and that will probably work well in his favor in the long run. He also doesn’t make music like the average musician.

A ragtime version of Tears For Fears’ “Everybody Wants to Rule the World.” Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance” transformed into a 1920s jazz number. A ’70s soul-style rendition of “Colors of the Wind” from ...