Mischa Levitzki – in Recital – RCA Magic Key – August 23, 1936 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. Sadly, a short recital and not in the best quality. This recital from famed pianist Mischa Levitzki comes via the RCA Magic Key Program which was a weekly show sponsored by RCA
Ornette Coleman – gave the world Free Jazz and never looked back. Diving into Sunday with a set by the legendary Ornette Coleman, recorded at Free Trade Hall in Manchester on May 14, 1966 by BBC Radio. Ornette Coleman is best known as a principal founder of the free jazz genre, a term
Being a kid – worse, being an adolescent. Didn’t’ matter if it was the 40’s, 50’s, 60’s or last year. The perennial jumble of feelings, impulses and social pressure is just part of growing up – the uncomfortable part. Although a far cry from being young in the 21st century
Megan de Klerk of Nusantara Beat – One of those timeless voices you wish everyone sounded like. Since I’ve been taking most of the day off (being a birthday and all; figured I earned it) – running a concert from this year’s Lowlands Festival in Biddinghuizen, Netherlands, recorded on August
President Eisenhower signing the official proclamation – Hawaii was now part of the U.S. Hawaii, group of volcanic and coral islands 2,400 miles west of San Francisco, officially joined the union as the nation’s 50th state. President Eisenhower arranged a 4 p.m. (EDT) ceremony at the White House to proclaim
Kingfishr – Picked Music over Electrical Engineering – wise choice. Diving into Friday with a set by Kingfishr at this year’s Outside Lands Festival – recorded on August 9, 2026. A band that’s been together since 2017, Kingfishr have made inroads to becoming household names and offer further evidence the
August 21, 1982 – News from Beirut, Paris and Lima, Peru this day. In Beirut, the fragile nature of a truce and the evacuation withdrawal of PLO troops was momentarily marred by the capture of an Israeli citizen by Palestinians. As the first 400 PLO fighters were boarding a
President Johnson – Facing a society becoming more complex each day. August 20, 1966 – sixty years ago today – President Johnson accepted an honorary Degree at the University of Rhode Island and used the opportunity to address issues that were rising in America on this day: President Johnson: I
Rhian Teasdale of Wet Leg – What’s Music without Endorphins? Lunch with Wet Leg, this Thursday – recorded at the Outside Lands Festival in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco on August 7th of this year. Wet Leg were founded in 2019 by Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers. The band also
August 20, 1970 – NBC Nightly News (audio edition) – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – August 20, 1970 – Front and center for this August 20th was the growing concern over drug use by the Military in Vietnam. The Pentagon had sent a task force out to see if the
