New Music of 2016 ~ This is What I Found

Some years, I list favorite albums. Some years it's favorite cuts. This year, I'm all over the map, but so is the landscape of music - and in my opinion, that's kind of how it should be. Here's some of the new music I discovered last year ... and how (<-- literally as well as … Continue reading New Music of 2016 ~ This is What I Found

Kennedy Center Gets Stapled

Mavis Staples (jcs) 2008 Mavis Staples, a ‘freedom singer’ during the Civil Rights Movement, was recognized by the Kennedy Center Honors this week, along with James Taylor, Al Pacino, Argentine pianist Martha Argerich, and The Eagles. Staples often performed with or for Dr. Martin Luther King. I was able to see her perform in 2008 … Continue reading Kennedy Center Gets Stapled

April 29th, 1992

"(I feel insanity) Riots on the streets of Miami Whoa, riots on the streets of Chicago On the streets of Long Beach In San Francisco Riots on the streets of Kansas City Tuskaloosa, Alabama Cleveland, Ohio Fountain Valley, Paramount, Victorville Eugene, Oregon Eureka, California Hesperia Santa Barbara Winnemucca, Nevada Phoenix, Arizona San Diego Lakeland, Florida" … Continue reading April 29th, 1992