Archive for the 'Reviews' Category

A Slew of Reviews

July 17th, 2007

As you can tell, events of Spring and early Summer have occupied so much of my time that I have neglected to keep up-to-date with this lil’ blog. More on that later…
Here are my latest music reviews. These links will take you directly to the review pages at the Chicago Parent website, though you can […]

Reviews Award!

March 6th, 2007

Yesterday I received the following e-mail from Tamara O’Shaughnessy,
editor at Chicago Parent magazine:
Dear Fred,
I just returned from Nashville and the annual PPA convention.
Your column is a winner again. You received a silver second place award (in the category of ‘55,000 and above’ circulation).
Editorial 6 - Column: Reviews
Silver: Chicago Parent; Fred Koch, writer;
Tamara O’Shaughnessy, […]

Chicago Parent Reviews 3/07

March 6th, 2007

As I promised, here is the link to my Grammy Award Finalists column for the March issue of Chicago Parent magazine. Take a peek at my quick overview of the five finalists. You will also be subjected to the closest I have ever come to writing a not-so-complimentary review…
My April review will feature a […]

New CD: My Green Kite

February 21st, 2007

Peter Himmelman’s new CD came out this week and it was well worth the wait. I have always been a fan of his work and especially enjoy his music for kids and families. My full review MY GREEN KITE will appear in the April issue of Chicago Parent magazine. Until then, here is a wonderful […]

Grammy Awards 2007

February 12th, 2007

Another Grammy Award show is now history. I suppose I should feel bad for nodding off early on, but it seems that others saw the show as a sleeper, too. Check out this brief article from today’s San Francisco Chronicle.
Now that I’m fully rested, I must say I am happy for Dan Zanes (a […]


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