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June 7

Week 578: “Part II, C” by Keith Jarrett

Keith Jarrett was having a bad day on January 24th, 1975. He had arrived in…

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May 3

Week 573: “Asheville Skies” by The Milk Carton Kids

They say that introverts spend a lot of time looking at their shoes. But if…

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March 22

Week 567: “Lakes” by Gia Margaret

I was talking recently to someone who had moved here from the coast, and they…

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February 8

Week 561: “Night After Sidewalk” by Kaki King

For obvious reasons, I haven’t taken the subway in almost a year, and I have…

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November 9

Week 548: “Retold” by Nate Smith

I always wanted to be a drummer. Among the reasons why: It’s fun to hit…

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October 26

Week 546: “I Don’t Know” by Beastie Boys

If you were to walk past a high school house party in 1998, you could…

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September 14

Week 540: “A Taste of Honey” by Paul Desmond

The 33-year friendship between saxophonist Paul Desmond and pianist Dave Brubeck was as remarkable as…

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August 24

Week 537: “Changes” by Black Sabbath (Charles Bradley cover)

The original version of this song, in the context of Black Sabbath’s catalogue of guitar-driven…

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August 3

Week 534: “Black Hole Sun” by Soundgarden (Norah Jones cover)

Did you know that August is International Cover Song Month? You didn’t? Well, that’s because…

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July 27

Week 533: “Lullaby for String Orchestra” by George Gershwin

George Gershwin was a musical turning point. He was born in 1898, a year after…

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July 20

Week 532: “New South Africa” by Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn

The term “power couple” was added to the Oxford English Dictionary in 2016, and defined…

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July 13

Week 531: “Breakfast in Bed” by Jazzinuf

Having breakfast in bed isn’t as fun as it sounds. In fact, on the list…

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June 15

Week 527: “Willie the King” by Dan Wilson

Most weeks, I have a shortlist of at least a half-dozen songs that I know…

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March 16

Week 514: “Rosewood” by Hue Honey

Recommended listening activities: Going for a long walk in an un-crowded place. Finally going through…

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February 3

Week 508: “Green Arrow” by Yo La Tengo

In 1962, baseball player Richie Ashburn was in the final season of a hall-of-fame career.…

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January 27

Week 507: “King of The Rats” by Brock Berrigan

Not to brag or anything, but when I was a kid I helped save the…

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December 30

Week 503: “Watermark” by Art Garfunkel

I really wanted to write a post about Art Garfunkel without mentioning Paul Simon. My…

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December 9

Week 500: “These Days” by The Black Keys

By 2010, The Black Keys had been together for nearly a decade. They were doing…

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November 25

Week 498: “Lilac” by G Mills

Lilacs have a pretty limited blooming period – sometimes as brief as two weeks –…

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September 9

Week 487: “Cotton Eyed Joe” by Terry Callier

When “Cotton Eye Joe” was released in 1994 by Rednex, a Swedish techno-country crossover act…

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