Welcome to Concert Memories May! All of my Monday blog entries this month will be about memorable concerts.
Toadies had to tread a long and winding road on the way to getting their second full-length album released. That's a strange…
May 15 2021
Concert Memories - Local H at Newport Music Hall in Columbus, Ohio
Welcome to Concert Memories May! All of my Monday blog entries this month will be about memorable concerts.
This time we're going to party like it's 1999... well, because this show happened in 1999.
The third Local H album was …
May 7 2021
Concert Memories - Our Lady Peace on consecutive nights in Dayton
Welcome to Concert Memories May! All of my Monday blog entries this month will be about memorable concerts.
Oh look, what do we have here?
That's right, a superstar Canadian band, who were accustomed to playing arenas and stadiums in…
May 3 2021
Concert Memories - The Cranberries at Veterans Memorial in Columbus, Ohio
Welcome to Concert Memories May! All of my Monday blog entries this month will be about memorable concerts.
Once upon a time, I was somewhat obsessed with The Cranberries. Not only did they have a tastefully named bassist, their Irish…
Apr 25 2021
Amplified: Emmrose
Remember when I told you that you should listen to the Duet or Don't podcast, hosted by Baby Molly? If perchance you took me up on that advice, you've already heard from Emmrose. This talented young artist…
Apr 15 2021
DAOTW7: Rush - Exit...Stage Left
Dad's Album of the Week is back. This is the series where I briefly review my late father's vinyl.
Rush - Exit...Stage Left
Dad was a drummer. He loved Neil Peart and his work, as…
Apr 12 2021
Amplified: Elyssa Vulpes
Let's get international again over here on Amplified. Today we meet an Italian... an Italian who hosts a podcast called Dare to Be Seen. This podcast features independent female singer-songwriters and lets the world into their individual stories, songs…
Apr 8 2021
DAOTW6: Al Di Meola - Elegant Gypsy
Dad's Album of the Week is back. This is the series where I briefly review my late father's vinyl.
Al Di Meola - Elegant Gypsy
The name of this album has aged poorly, as I understand that the Roma people…
Apr 1 2021
Amplified: Chris Keats
Chris Keats is the first British person to appear here on this interview series. After the picture, let's amplify his voice... and as I did with our Canadian guest recently, I have left the English spelling unchanged.
1. Let's…
Mar 25 2021
Songwriting Story - Baile Conmigo
I had this bass line in D major around for awhile. It was fun enough to play through that it deserved to have a song written around it, even though I don't generally write in major keys. The bass line…
Mar 22 2021
Thoughts on disappearing
Let's say I vanish. How long would it take before anyone noticed? That's a little personal mental game that I have been playing for decades now. Here are three editions.
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I'm not here
This isn't happening
Not only is…
Mar 18 2021
DAOTW5: Return to Forever featuring Chick Corea - No Mystery
Dad's Album of the Week is back. This is the series where I briefly review my late father's vinyl.
Return to Forever featuring Chick Corea - No Mystery
Another fusion album from my father's collection. There is funk here. There…