RFT's "2007 Year in Music" essays now online

And speaking of newspapers and critics, the Riverfront Times has a special issue this week recapping the year 2007 in music and movies. A number of local contributors, including yr. humble editor, chipped in with short essays about theirs like and dislikes and the major events of 2007 in their particular areas of interest, and there's also material from writers for other papers owned by RFT parent Village Voice Media. The multi-page feature starts here, or you can skip ahead to my my take on some noteworthy local events in jazz and blues by going here.