Sometimes I think that the way we celebrate birthdays is wrong. I mean, it’s nice… Read the postWeek 746: “Georgia to Texas” by Leon Bridges
If you’ve ever seen a tiny stream empty into a lake on a sandy beach,… Read the postWeek 735: “Good Days” by SZA
Carbon, one of the most common elements in the universe, is found in many forms… Read the postWeek 676: “Exploding” by Jim James
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
When I started this blog I thought it was important to tag each post with… Read the postWeek 661: “Slow Burn” by Kacey Musgraves
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
I think one of the under-appreciated movies of this century is the 2005 comedy Stranger… Read the postWeek 637: “Astral Jacket” by Spoon
For me, summer isn’t summer without at least one really good thunderstorm. The best storm… Read the postWeek 583: “713” by James Francies
Two days ago at the breakfast table, I was worried. Some of the worries were… Read the postWeek 572: “Waltz” by Mother Falcon
It feels wrong to feature only one movement from Promises. The new LP from cerebral… Read the postWeek 570: “Movement 1” by Floating Points and Pharoah Sanders
You might be surprised to see ZZ Top on this list if the first things… Read the postWeek 568: “Asleep in the Desert” by ZZ Top
Because I’m not a religious person, I’ve never listened to much music within the gospel… Read the postWeek 557: “Run On For A Long Time” by Bill Landford and the Landfordaires
Riding his Harley-Davidson through the streets of Macon, Georgia, in late October of 1971, Duane… Read the postWeek 541: “Little Martha” by The Allman Brothers Band
I had an English teacher whose favourite activity was to plonk down two seemingly unrelated… Read the postWeek 509: “Venice” by Cannonball Adderley
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)
For a musician, it must be a mixed blessing to get a gig as a… Read the postWeek 453: “Chopinesque” by Jon Batiste
It might be a bit of a stretch, but I’m going for it: Johannes Brahms… Read the postWeek 435: “Brahms Intermezzo” by Joshua Spacht
It’s about time we talked about the Netherlands. For many people (well, North American people)… Read the postWeek 434: “She’s Alive” by OutKast (Bremer/McCoy cover)
One of the sad secrets of adulthood is that it’s hard to meet people. Once… Read the postWeek 426: “Girls in June” by Dirty Art Club
A few weeks ago, I walked past a screen that was showing footage of that… Read the postWeek 406: “It Ain’t Necessarily So” by Mary Lou Williams