The Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio’s website says that they specialize in “the lost art of… Read the postWeek 704: “Can I Change My Mind” by Tyrone Davis (Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio cover)
Here’s a musical genre that I didn’t know I needed in my life: daytime disco.… Read the postWeek 691: “Tulsa” by Poolside
Jon Batiste is known for his jubilant jazz, while Cory Wong specializes in the type… Read the postWeek 664: “Lullaby” by Jon Batiste and Cory Wong
In university I was in a student production of the musical Hair; a hippie time… Read the postWeek 642: “A Calf Born in Winter” by Khruangbin
With any all-time band or musician, there is a strong compulsion among music nerds to… Read the postWeek 564: “Happier than the Morning Sun” by Stevie Wonder
The original version of this song, in the context of Black Sabbath’s catalogue of guitar-driven… Read the postWeek 537: “Changes” by Black Sabbath (Charles Bradley cover)
In 1977, a reporter for the Providence Journal picked up a record from the office’s… Read the postWeek 521: “Red Lights” by Sault
With all due respect to Classics IV, their 1968 hit “Stormy” is a terrible song.… Read the postWeek 467: “Stormy” by Classics IV (The Meters Cover)
Last Sunday night, as I was going to bed and last week’s post – “City… Read the postWeek 429: “Ooh Child” by The Five Stairsteps (MILCK cover)
Bands get discovered in a lot of different ways; auditions, word-of-mouth, demo tapes. But music… Read the postWeek 427: “One More” by Cymande
Most of the Menahan Street Band’s music, like most of the music produced by their… Read the postWeek 213: “Driftwood” by Menahan Street Band
The first time I heard this song was in this classic scene from “The Fresh… Read the postWeek 201: “Ain’t No Sunshine” by Bill Withers
Do you remember the first time you learned it was possible to skip rocks? I… Read the postWeek 181: “Skipping Rocks” by Oddisee
In an age of incredible recording technology, some bands go the extra mile to try… Read the postWeek 167: “The Road to Fuji Rock” by The New Mastersounds
There are two versions of this song, and I couldn’t decide which version to post,… Read the postWeek 146: “Bag Lady” by Erykah Badu
If you’ve been spending years trying to become reasonably good at an instrument, but still… Read the postWeek 134: “How Do You Really Feel?” by Breakestra
I’ve searched high and low for an analysis of the lyrics to this great tune,… Read the postWeek 111: “Stare and Stare” by Curtis Mayfield
One of the best things about the mp3 age is the phenomenon of iPod serendipity.… Read the postWeek 110: “Funk For Joy” by The Extremities
Having only been alive for about 6 months during the 1970s, I can’t really say… Read the postWeek 104: “Never Can Say Goodbye” by The Jackson 5
Like most people who were in their teens in 1996, I figured that this song… Read the postWeek 96: “Killing Me Softly” by Roberta Flack