Maybe we’re turning a corner on 2020. I really hope so. Vote.
Miles Davis was a fascinating person. A titan among musicians, insightful, mysterious, cool – he had the whole package working. This morning, my mind got wound up early after watching this story from Herbie Hancock. When it comes to music, I’ve always leaned towards playing too many notes. I’m sure why, but that’s my natural …
The Friday Five is a semi-regular feature here on the blog where I post about some things from the past week that I’ve enjoyed reading, listening to, watching, or am just thankful for. Cory Wong – “Sidestep” (live) I’m probably wicked late to this party, but better late than never. Damn is this funky! Cory …
The Friday Five is a list of things that I’m thankful for, inspired by, or have found interesting over the last week. #1 – Ibrahim Maalouf – S3NS … This listening recommendation came by way of a Tim Ferriss newsletter. Maalouf is a French-Lebanese trumpeter and composer that combines a variety of musical styles and …
There are times when I’ll have music on while writing. It can be a pleasant way to add a little life into the room, drown out whatever might be happening outside – a bit of functional white noise. Sometimes, the rhythm works its way into the poem itself and I find myself typing as fast …
The Friday Five is a collection of things I’ve enjoyed or am thankful for from the past week. This time around, it seems like music has been on my mind, so here’s some things to cram in yo’ earhole. #1 – Mary Spender. I stumbled onto her video about duplicating Beethoven’s daily routine and decided …
Bit of a brief post today because I feel like someone else can give you some better words today. Here’s a song from the late, great Tom Petty from his solo album Wildflowers – something everyone should check out immediately. It wasn’t one of the singles from the disc, but this song was always my …
Thirty five years ago yesterday, Queen played one of the greatest sets of rock n’ roll ever at Live Aid, and Freddie Mercury personally taught a masterclass on How To Be A Great Front Man. Oh yeah, and Freddie also supposedly had a throat infection at the time, was advised by doctors not to sing, …
Setting aside all of the truly horrible things about a global pandemic (if that’s even truly possible), one of the things I’ll miss most this Summer is concerts. No live music at Thompson Point (Portland, ME) or Prescott Park (Portsmouth, NH) or even a random band on a deck or a park somewhere is a …
It’s not often that you celebrate the ninth or sixth anniversary of something, but since 2020 isn’t playing by any rules to speak of, I figure that gives me a a pass as well. Nine years ago this month, the newly-minted Mama’s Boomshack was called in for a last-minute fill-in to open for Goosepimp Orchestra …