"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
Become a Patron! Live Jazz from the 1950’s this weekend with a double bill, live from Birdland in New York City on September 9,1952. Not together, though sharing the same stage, Slim Gaillard and Arthur Prysock. Starting off the set is the ultra-smoothe and mellow Arthur Prysock, who does several...
With the very sad and shocking news of the passing of Neil Innes, co-founder of the legendary Bonzo Dog Band, as well as being considered an honorary member of Monty Python as well as the brains behind The Rutles along with countless other collaborations, 2019 is going down as one...
Click on the link here for Audio Player: Not that long ago, if you were a band from Continental Europe, you’d have a hard time getting arrested looking for a label deal, or even a pair of willing ears, in the U.S. – unless you were classified as...
Click on the link here for Audio Player: Continuing with bands playing at Coachella this upcoming weekend. Passion Pit scored big marks with the audience last week, so their repeat performance this weekend should be highly energetic. Definitely one of the bands to check out if you’re thinking...
Click on the link here for Audio Player: otisredding1966-10-04 The immortal Otis Redding this week, recorded in concert at an unidentified venue (I’m thinking Baltimore? – call for clarification from readers please!) on October 4, 1966. I forgot how turbo-charged Redding was in performance. This concert (actually two half-hour sets...
Click on the link here for Audio Player: Get Well Soon at Berlin Trafo – Jan. 13, 2013 Something new (actually, REALLY new, since it was recorded last night) from Get Well Soon, that must-watch band from Germany, doing an abbreviated concert at Berlin Trafo. A rather recent incarnation...
Become a Patron! Classic concert this New Years Eve from Blondie, performing in Glasgow on New Years Eve 1979. At the top of their game and their popularity, Blondie ran through a virtual Greatest Hits catalog of iconic songs. I forgot how many hits they had over the course of...
Click on the link here for Audio Player: Paul Butterfield Blues Band – In Concert 1966 A classic concert this weekend from the legendary Paul Butterfield Blues Band, recorded live at The Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco on October 14, 1966. Butterfield was one of the major forces, taking the Chicago...
Click on the link here for Audio Player:Heart – Live in New Jersey – 1979 Back to some basic, no-frills American Rock n’ Roll this weekend. Heart were an institution on most FM Rock Radio stations throughout the U.S. in the 1970’s. A string of hits and a huge following,...
Click on the link here for Audio Player: Dave Brubeck Quartet – In Concert at The Hollywood Bowl – 1958 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. When the news of the passing this morning of Jazz legend Dave Brubeck spread throughout the world, the overwhelming number of people who cited Brubeck...
