Being in Mexico, I don't have any shows to talk about right now, but that doesn't mean music isn't still a central part of my life. In a different moment, I might have used this for a Film Club post, but let's lead this week's...
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So, writing on this website has led to a lot of good things in my life, from providing the material for my books to getting recognition as a labor historian..
The last show I will see for a few months was last night at Firehouse 12 in New Haven, that great jazz space highlighting some of the real leaders in.
I saw two shows this week, both before the election, so I could actually enjoy them. The first was Allen Lowe and the Constant Sorrow Orchestra, at Firehouse 12 in New Haven. I had never seen Lowe before, a saxophonist who has played with approximately...
The big music news for me recently was seeing Sunny Sweeney in North Andover, Massachusetts. Sweeney is probably best known for hosting some of the country shows on Sirius XM..
More discussions of the great Kris Kristofferson are in order. The Guardian has 10 of his greatest songs, which is different than a definitive top 10. That's good because this.
My big music news was seeing John Moreland at the Wonder Ballroom in Portland last week. It was my 4th time seeing Moreland, but the first time since 2017. He's so great live. It's just a man and his guitar, but my god those songs...
Well this was cool. I have been in Eugene the last few weeks with family and this is not a great music town. In fact, Bend has significantly surpassed Eugene.
Hey look at me, getting a music notes column out on time. I recently read Alex Harvey's Song Noir: Tom Waits and the Spirit of Los Angeles. Focusing on Waits'.
Been too long again since I did one of these. I've seen a few shows in the last month that need discussion. I've seen four shows, three of which are jazz. Let's start with James Brandon Lewis and the Messthetics, who I saw up in...
Before we go to the shows--and there are some good ones I have seen--we have two things to get out of the way. First and foremost, all hail the great.
I've seen so much live music lately, but I am going to hold back discussing several of these shows for a week so I can talk about going to the.