At last year’s MidPoint Music Festival, I witnessed one of the freshest and most interesting bands I’ve ever come across. Pokey LaFarge and the South City Three have taken the original elements of rock and roll, being country, blues and jazz, and re-blended them to come up with a music that is all their own. The end result [...]
Goodbye to Duck Dunn- Goodbye to legend
I was incredibly saddened to learn that the legendary bass player of countless Stax Records hits, and member of Booker T and the MGs, Donald “Duck” Dunn has passed away at the age of 70. Dunn also played with the Blues Brothers and played himself in the Blues Brothers movie. It is my connection to the [...]
Starship live in Orlando
An amazing photographer named Ed Sizler has checked in from Orlando with some most excellent pics of Starship. Starship starring Mickey Thomas graces the stage at the American Pavilion Theatre at Epcot in Orlando twice every year; once during the “Eat To The Beat” concert series, (September – November) and once during the “Flower Power” [...]
Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys dead at 47
Adam Yauch, known as MCA and co-founder of the band the Beastie Boys, passed away at the Age of 47 last week. The band rocketed to fame as a hip-hop group in the 1980′s after starting as a punk band. Their album Licensed To Ill was the biggest selling rap album of the 80′s and the [...]
Fountains Of Wayne on NPR
I was paroozing the Internet and I came across a live set from the band, Fountains Of Wayne on NPR. I have always dug the band and I think their hit song “Stacy’s Mom,” is a pop masterpiece. They have been together, on and off, since 1996 and have a knack for writing catchy and [...]
10 Songs you must hear now – April 30, 2012
Hey everyone! Welcome to the fourth edition of my weekly MUSIC PLAYLIST song recommendations. Thanks to everyone for the feedback you sent on bands discovered by way of this article. If you have a song you think I ’MUST HEAR NOW! ‘, please leave the name in the comment section below and I will check it out . And [...]
Six Bands and bonding for Steve Schmitt
There was a benefit for my friend and fellow musician Steve Schmitt at the Coyote Ridge in Monroe, Ohio on April 25, 2012. When you get that many musicians together you can guarantee that a good time will be had by all. The hootenanny started shortly after 6 p.m. when “brother” Dallas Moore took the [...]
Benefit for Balderdash bass player Steve Schmitt
Musicians often step up to the plate to help raise money for lots of different causes. In the last few weeks alone there have been charity shows or concerts to raise money for everything from tornado victims to breast cancer research. This Wednesday, April 25, 2012, the music community will be coming together to help [...]
Interview with Bad Veins’ Benjamin Davis
The Bad Veins are a Cincinnati duo who have been hailed by critics and fans alike. Their first album was called “criminally overlooked” by ABC’s Amplified and now they are about to release their second recording, The Mess We’ve Made. They’re having an album release show at the Taft Theatre in Cincinnati, Ohio on April [...]
Review of Holy Weather by Civil Twilight
Seven years after their initial move from Capetown, South Africa to Los Angeles in pursuit of a dream, “Civil Twilight” seems to be hitting their “sweet spot.” Their sophomore album, Holy Weather, debuted March 26th, 2012, and within less than a month was selected for an I TUNES’ Great Alternative Albums feature, Windows Media Guide [...]
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