“We need priests and pastors to remind us that someday we’re going to die and we need musicians and poets to remind us that we’re not dead yet.” - G.K. Chesterton Linford Dettweiler, of the band Over The Rhine, blessed us with these words during the course...
[vc_row][vc_column width='1/3'] This weekend I finally watched the documentary on Stephin Merrit, "Strange Powers." It was a very good film about the very talented and extremely prolific songwriter. I have really enjoyed his music, ever since my brother gave me a cd of the Magnetic Fields...
As I was driving around one evening, listening to All Things Considered on NPR, I unexpectedly heard the ubiquitous song, All the Single Ladies come pumping through my speakers. Except here, Feist was substituted for Beyonce...
I remember it like it was yesterday. "What music do you like?", asked Mike Hahn, as he brushed his too long, skater hair from his face. in my mind, he was one of the coolest kids on the block, because he could do HoHos, and...
My Morning Jacket Concert - Berkley, CA 09/19/08 It was shaping up to be a wet, drizzly night, as people continued to pour into Berkely's Greek Theatre open-air venue. Not even the wet weather seemed to deter this eclectic crowd of people, determined to have a...
So I have been listening to the latest album from My Morning Jacket (One of my favorite bands of late) on their My Space for a while now, and just downloaded the album from iTunes. It's such a good album. It continues on with some...