Nickel Creek – The Fox
Back in the fall of 2000 -my senior year of college- I strolled into the campus food court for the monthly free concert. I went to most of those concerts for the simple fact that it was next door to… Continue Reading
music
Thumbs Up
Remember Songza? Probably not. From Wikipedia: Songza was a free music streaming and recommendation service for Internet users in the United States and Canada. Stating that its playlists are made by music experts, the service would recommend its users on… Continue Reading
Charles Berthoud
The vast majority of bassists who gain any level of notoriety do so by joining a band. I think solo bass instrumentalists are mostly only famous to other bassists. I’m fascinated by Charles Berthoud because he’s doing something new. He’s… Continue Reading
Cat sings
This cat can really sing the blues!
Ben Folds Five
Missy got tickets for us to see Ben Folds perform with the Oregon Symphony in June. Hopefully a new covid variant won’t pop up before then. This has had me listening to some of his music again and watching some… Continue Reading
My Kid
This week my son learned a hard truth. “Live and Let Die” by Wings came on in the car and he asked me about it. I told him that the singer was Paul McCartney, who used to be in the… Continue Reading
The World Wide Web
Today I heard the song “Twisting” by They Might Be Giants. It has the line: “So turn off your smoke machine and Marshall Stack” In 1994, for the first time in my life, I had access to the World Wide… Continue Reading
Throwback Thursday
Today Spotify offered me a #ThrowbackThursday playlist and it was quite the blast from the past. There was music I hadn’t heard in a very long time, such as 311 and Smashing Pumpkins. Of all the ’90s alternative bands I… Continue Reading
Beatles Rooftop Concert
I don’t have the time or patience to watch Peter Jackson’s new 8-hour Beatles documentary Get Back. But I did watch the 45 minute rooftop concert. I’ve heard about that concert my entire life, so I was excited to see… Continue Reading
David Bowie 1979
Recently I saw someone pose the question of what was the best Saturday Night Live musical performance. Someone answered it was David Bowie in 1979. I watched the video and was blown away. There are 3 songs on that video… Continue Reading