Jerry and Merl in San Anselmo, 1972
So what we have here is a vintage recording of Jerry Garcia, Merl Saunders and friends (pre-Jerry Garcia Band). This is a soundboard recording zeroed right in on Jerry’s guitar. For those people who associate Garcia only with the Grateful…
Sunday Video: Arcade Fire on SNL
Cool performance of “Intervention” last night. Let’s see how long it stays up on YouTube. Ready? Set. Go….. 03/14/07 Update: The YouTube link didn’t last long, but thanks to Krup for this link to both SNL performances, plus an Arcade…
Amy Winehouse’s Rehab: No- No – No
Though this song has been featured about a bazillion times on other music blogs, it’s possible some of you fine folks have not heard it. I just heard it last week for the first time. British singer Amy Winehouse lives…
Shake Sugaree
Not a Friday goes by that I don’t discover an amazing new song on David Johansen’s Mansion of Fun on Sirius. Tonight, driving home from work, it was this song that put me in a happy place for 5 minutes…
Canned Heat Live
I’ll admit to being an ignoramus about the band Canned Heat up until a few months ago. I was only familiar with two of their “hit” songs: “On the Road Again” and “Goin’ Up the Country”. Well, in my quest…
It’s Fat Tuesday
James Gandolfini in the Bacchus parade So me lady and I went to see the Dirty Dozen Brass Band on Sunday night. Amazing performance! Treat yourself the next time these guys make it to your town. A highlight for me…
Sirius and XM to Merge
Yipee, Major League Baseball! As a Sirius subscriber, that’s the one and only area where I harbored jealousy toward XM Radio subscribers. Well, the rumor mill apparently was correct: XM and Sirius are joining forces (if the regulators will allow…
New Stuff: The West Was Burning
As a member of the Reeltime Travelers, Martha Scanlan’s voice helped catch the attention of T-Bone Burnett and Bob Neuwirth, who had the group record a song for the Cold Mountain soundtrack. A few years later, Martha has recorded and…
I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass
Certain albums can draw you to them simply based on the title. ‘I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass’. Magic, isn’t it? I just picked this latest Yo La Tengo album up from eMusic (screaming…
Mardi Gras in the Desert and the Upcoming Spector-acle
One of the very best things about life as a working adult is the three day weekend, and we are upon one again. Props to Abe and George for this President’s Day Weekend! Ho Na Nae! So Mardi Gras has…