An Open Letter to Jason Mraz
Dear Mr. A-Z, One of life’s great joys is realizing when a song is grafting itself to a memory. And while you’ve managed to score many memory points within my noodle prior, you’ve scored the big one and managed to…
March Fourth Marching Band
I’m a sucker for a brass band music experience, whether it’s the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Bruce’s Seeger Sessions Band, or even a kick ass high school marching band at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade. So when our local scene rag…
Lateef and Z-Trip: Listen to the DJ
A mainstay on my iPod for the last several weeks has been Ahead of the Curve, a mix-tape by Lateef and DJ Z-Trip. I’m not too well versed in the current underground hip-hop / mix-tape scene, but let me tell…
Jerry in the Big House – Oregon State Prison 1982
There I was, all inspired to hit you with a cool, newly found show (new to me) of Jerry Garcia performing acoustic at Oregon State Prison in 1982 – with John Kahn accompanying him on bass. It’s a soundboard, with…
Bosstober: Tearing through Chi-Town, Rocking the cover of Rolling Stone
Can I dub this month Boss-tober? Okay, I will. Hey everybody, it’s Boss-tober! The Boss is back where he belongs, on the cover of the latest Rolling Stone. I hope I’m looking that badass when I’m closing in on 60.…
Pete Droge’s Psychedelic Love Song
A killer love song from an underrated artist. I love the psychedelic effects, the instrumentation, the lyrics. This one just floats. Pete Droge – Do Be True Buy Skywatching (2003) Visit Pete’s Official Site
RIP Lucky Dube: 1964-2007
The world loses another great musician. In a senseless & random act of violence, South African reggae star Lucky Dube was shot and killed outside of Johannesburg yesterday in an attempted carjacking – in front of his children, mind you.…
Seela’s Coming Over
Holding down the bass lines for Matt the Electrician is Seela. Matt was kind enough to pass along one of her CD’s, Rock With Us, which she recorded live at Austin’s KUT studios with her band 4-Eyes. I’ve been enjoying…
Even Better Than the Real Thing
U2 in the mid to late 90’s were a rock n’ roll spectacle pure and simple. The excess of the ZooTV gave way to the pared down style (by comparison) of the Popmart tour which has been captured here in…
How to Endear Yourself to a Canadian Crowd
1. Be Bruce Springsteen.2. Bring the E Street Band.3. Bring up the core members of Arcade Fire for a couple of songs during the encore. As promised, here’s the encore from Ottawa the other night (Sunday, Oct. 14th). Great quality?…
