Sondra Sun-Odeon, one half of the Brooklyn-based band Silver Summit, has released an enchanting solo album titled Ætherea and its another connect-the-dot collection of songs and soundscapes that comes from a different branch of the folk music tree than most of […]
Flashback to 1969. It was after dinner and I was sprawled out on the living room floor. My old man told me to pay attention to what was about to come across our flickering black and white television. A craggy […]
Feb 15, 2013 You’re expecting to see some celebrities at the show, but when Dennis Hopper and Sean Penn come strolling onstage at Durham’s Carolina Theater Friday night, it’s a bit disconcerting. But as soon as the music starts, you […]
The youngest son’s last minute decision to spend the night with a buddy left us without plans last night. When you have a free night in Jackson, Mississippi (and the energy to get out), the best bet is to check […]
There has just been an intense (and occasionally off-the-wall…) discussion of this wonderful song on the Van Morrison News Blog FB page. As my contribution, here’s the section from my book Saint Dominic’s Flashback that looks at the song: 5. Saint Dominic’s Preview […]
I read an article from NPR titled: Who Needs Drugs When You’ve Got Music? The answer, as it turns out? Nobody. Under the right circumstances, states the cited study, music has the same effect on your brain as drugs. And not […]
In my undergrad, my two friends and I divided up our listening test list and developed a complicated set of signals to represent each piece. Tchaikovsky, I’ll scratch my ear. Chopin, I’ll rub my nose. That sort of thing. It […]
For over a decade Wall Walla’s Rob Barrett and his Coyote Kings have been a driving force in the eastern Washington blues scene and now are the proud hosts of the 2nd Wall Walla guitar festival. In 2010 the Kings […]
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