God Is Dead (Again): Remembering Stevie Ray Vaughan (Revisited)
Sean MurphyEighteen years ago today. First day of classes, junior year. Standing in the bathroom with...
Ten Songs For Myself
Eight years ago today. I’m sure anyone who has lost a parent (or heaven forbid,...
Ten Songs For My Mother
Happy birthday, mama. Stevie Wonder, “You are the Sunshine of my Life”: John Coltrane,...
Here’s The Thing… (Revisited)
In the late summer of 1982, two distinct entities from outer space infiltrated planet earth....
Don’t Let Them Fool Ya…
Not much to add here (other than a h/t to my boy Jamie, who passed...
Jason Moran (and Monk)
Over at PopMatters Will Layman has a great piece on pianist Jason Moran. Highly recommended....
Hey Gibson, Let’s Talk Guitar Albums
Okay. Gibson (the fine folks who bring us some of our best guitars) has recently...
Daniel Bard: Sports Porn
Describing what music sounds like is difficult enough. Trying to articulate what Daniel Bard is...
Essential Performance: Gene Hackman in ‘The Conversation’*
Harry Caul is a man less concerned with the answers to uneasy questions than the...
Sue Mingus and the Mingus Big Band: Letting Our Children Hear Music
The Mingus Big Band is bigger than most big bands because they play the music...