Music subscriptions get expensive. Streams from Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center are free.
For me, the start of each New Year is a time to evaluate all of the various subscriptions that I’ve …
Music
A film treasure came to me today by way of a message from a new Twitter friend, Laurence Fuller.
Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.” In less than 19 minutes, Echoes of You, an …
Asked the forbidden question, Janis stared at me with dagger eyes, rose, and projectile vomited on me.
Less than a year after I met Janis Joplin, she was dead. Fifty years ago, I was an ambitious, plucky …
On revisiting a 52-year-old newspaper clipping, my first job in radio, and an argyle sweater.
Time flies; memories are rich.
For Broadway fans: An Easter Bonnet Competition with song, dance, stars, silliness—and it’s all for good.
Imagine a Broadway musical that opens with a production number. Happens all the time, you say? How about a production …
Film: Amazing Grace. Aretha Franklin & choir at Watts’ New Bethel Baptist Church, 1972.
Last week I posted the trailer for the documentary, Amazing Grace, without comment because the power of the content speaks volumes …
Never before released. A must see. Aretha Franklin’s Amazing Grace. Prepare to be moved.
This post needs no comment from me. Variety reports: “Aretha Franklin is going on tour—or, rather, the concert movie she …
Unexpected pleasantness. In the car, waiting for Jacob. Snowy. Icy. Mount Washington, Baltimore.
The weather folks said a winter storm was on the way, so this afternoon, I left work a little early. …
Not all Christmas gifts are wrapped in shiny holiday paper and tied up with fancy bows.
This video is wonderful. I so admire @rosiestheatrekids—an organization that gets results that matter—results that change lives. RTKids was launched …
Update: Yoko Ono’s groundbreaking new album, “Warzone” drops 10/19. Here’s the preview for 9/3.
People of America, when will we see? It’s now or never, we’ve no time to lose. People of America, when …
Some of the earliest recorded sounds of patriotism are up for adoption—just in time for 4th of July.
The Univesity of California, Santa Barbara (USCB) Library, with funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the Grammy Foundation, …
Fireworks memories & 5 things to know about this year’s Macy’s 4th of July Spectacular.
In the 50s and early 60s, when I was a kid growing up in Council Grove, Kansas the 4th of …
Artists: Learn to better protect your work. Join a no-fee clinic from the Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance.
If you’re involved in creating artistic works of any kind, here’s an invitation from GBCA to make note of. To attend, …
Think you know music? Check out Seth Rudetsky. He KNOWS music & his song deconstructions are a riot.
In the autumn of 1970, I showered, brushed my teeth and hair, and put on just a smidge of bronzer …
Peabody’s Aeris Brass Quintet creates some of the most joyous sounds of the Holiday Season.
From WBAL TV in Baltimore, Season to Celebrate—a program capturing the sights and sounds of the holidays and featuring local …
Lincoln Center invites you to enjoy a jazzy, big band holiday celebration—in New York or online.
Enjoy Big Band Holidays, in NYC or where ever you are! Dec 13, 7pm Dec 14–16, 8pm Dec 17, 2pm …
A Thanksgiving Tradition: Based on an actual event from 1965, Arlo Gutherie’s Alice’s Restaurant
According to Wikipedia,”Alice’s Restaurant was first performed publicly with Guthrie singing live on Radio Unnameable, the overnight program hosted by Bob …
At Baltimore’s Center Club: A 4-course dinner and 3-sets of jazz featuring Nico Sarbanes. Perfect.
As a kid, I became a devoted fan of jazz and the standards. Years later, I discovered the supper club …
Driving to work, I heard a duet that I hadn’t heard in many, many years. And, it was a mood changer.
I anticipated a busy Friday. I left home a little early and headed toward the JFX—that’s I-83 on a map …
