A while back I shamelessly plugged my son’s band, The Color and Sound.Β Not satisfied with having just one band, he is involved with (guitarist for) two of them. This one is called Pray for Sound and they are a “Massachusetts-based instrumental post-rock band started in … Continue reading Pray for Sound
The second in a random series of musings about the way we listen to music. Part 1 isΒ here.Β The guy in the picture is Charles Laquidara, arguably the pre-eminent DJ on Boston’s WBCN for many years…. In the late β60βs, early β70βs there was a ton … Continue reading Radio, Radio (2)
NOTE: I refer below to Joni’s “Free Man in Paris.” I’m writing this post in the aftermath of the Paris terror incident. I feel it’s important to not let terrorists affect anything we say or do. Consider this, in some small way, in part, a … Continue reading Joni Mitchell
I had never seen U2 and decided to check them out when they came to Boston back in July of this year. While I am not a huge fan, I do like them a lot and enjoy a fair amount of their music. They have … Continue reading Concert review – U2 – Innocence + Experience Tour
…posts, that is. (Apologies to Jimmy Buffett). Sure, thirty isn’t really much of a milestone. But at this point in my blog I have to say I’m really enjoying writing it. I didn’t know what to expect in terms of who might read it and/or … Continue reading A Pirate Looks at Thirty …
“And I say I don’t like reggae no no I love it.” Β Dreadlock Holiday, Squeeze The first time I ever heard a reggae song was in 1968, on my local AM station. Now this station wasn’t typically given to playing anything outside of the Top … Continue reading Reggae
In my last post on the blues I said this, “I think Iβm gonna need a third blues post for the later British and American players. But Iβll do that one later on down the road.” So this is that. First post here. Blues arguably … Continue reading The Blues (Final of 3)
First post here: The gentleman pictured above is one T-Bone Walker, he of the flashy showmanship and smooth guitar playing. He is the guy who wrote “Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just as Bad),” a blues that has remained a popular staple since … Continue reading The Blues (2)
It occurred to me that I had done a post about jazz but not yet one about blues as a genre. And so let me now rectify that. I mentioned in my first postΒ that I discovered blues the same way so many of my peers … Continue reading The Blues (1)
With this post I introduce the occasional “Featured Album,” which will discuss albums that are so good they deserve their own write-up. Β And I decided to start with a disc I recently bought, which is a (sort of) tribute to Bob Dylan. Apparently he wrote … Continue reading Featured Album – Lost on the River (The New Basement Tapes)
