Clairo for Monday lunch – from her gig at Lollapalooza, Chicago on August 4, 2025. I confess to not being a huge fan of Clairo. 99% of the reason is a very thin and weak voice – so weak, in fact, that the Sound Engineers had a hard time mixing
Marcel Mihalovici (top) – Jean Fournet (bottom) a strong bond to neoclassicism Music of French-Romanian composer Marcel Mihalovici and his Variations for Brass and Strings, performed by the Radio-Orchestra Beromünster, conducted by Jean Fournet in this Radio Zurich recording made on June 5, 1963. Mihalovici was discovered by George Enescu in Bucharest. He
A few notes from Céline Bonacina and her quartet this Sunday. Recorded in concert at the 2024 Marciac Jazz Festival by Radio France on July 30, 2024. She is joined by Grégory Privat on piano and keyboards – Chris Jennings on bass and John Hadfield on drums. Bonacina was a
TTSSFU – Causing a stir – making waves – upping the ante TTSSFU at the 6 Music Festival put on by the BBC this past March and recorded live on March 25. TTSSFU which stands for (kind of) Tasmin Nicole Stephens was originally with the Post-Punk band Duvet before heading
Chloé Antoniotti – Inspiration from the quietly beating heart. Something peaceful and serene tonight because it’s been one of “those weeks” and trying on something calm seemed to be absolutely imperative, given the circumstances. Chloé Antoniotti is a keyboard artist whose sublime voice and captivating spirit transpose this intimate concert
The Menzingers – In Philadelphia, an absolute institution. Diving into Friday Lunch with The Menzingers, recorded at the 2025 Manchester Punk Festival on April 19th. If you know, you know – if you don’t – The Menzingers website has a pretty comprehensive bio to get you started: “At this point,
Mstislav Rostropovich (L) – Gennady Roszhdestvensky (R) – Legendary Collaborations Something historic this week – a concert from the 14th Edinburgh Festival in 1960 featuring the Leningrad Philharmonic, conducted by Gennady Rozhdestvensky with Mstislav Rostropovich, cello in the UK Premier of the Cello Concerto of Dmitri Shostakovich, which was dedicated
Back to some basic, no-frills American Rock n’ Roll this afternoon. In 1977, Mushroom Records ran a full-page advertisement showing the bare-shouldered Wilson sisters (as on the Dreamboat Annie album cover) with the suggestive caption, “It was only our first time!” In an interview that appeared in the July 28,
Fin del Mundo – Shoegaze from Tierra del Fuego. Heading to Buenos Aires by way of Madrid tonight for a session from Fin del Mundo, recorded by RNE Radio 3 for the Los Conciertos de Radio 3 series. Fin del Mundo is a band from Buenos Aires formed in 2019,
Boomtown Rats – Sign o’ The Times. Boomtown Rats in concert to start the week – recorded at Odissea 2001 in Milan on March 29, 1982. Sadly, Boomtown Rats have been more or less relegated to one-hit-wonder category; owing to their anthem to Anti-Social Behavior; “I Don’t Like Mondays”. And
