I wandered into Crazy Music today, purchased a blue capo, and played exclusively Radiohead and Bonnie Prince Billy the entire afternoon. And by played, I mean “tried to play.” Not even “learned to play,” as that would indicate that I retained any of it.
I’m not a musician. A mood strikes every few months (or years), [...]
Conway, Missouri’s Starvy Creek Bluegrass Festival offers 3 days of pickin’ and singin’ (and plenty of grinnin’). And, though their website might indicate otherwise, it’s a very clean, well-run festival that just finished its 24th year. It reminds me of the Roots N’ Blues N’ BBQ Fest in Columbia . . . if the median [...]
“The right tune whistled in a doorway or lifting up from the circles and grooves of a record can change the weather…”
—Toni Morrison, Jazz
Toni Morrison’s jazz begins as gossip and quickly evolves into a composition. The narrator sets the atmosphere, the mood and the motivation of the people and the city culture, saying, “Do what [...]
My emergence on the Maneater scene will be for the last issue. Ha, that’s funny. And I’m already interviewing rock stars! That’s what you get for being in love with the paper’s arts and entertainment editor.
You can find my article on The Sounds at the Maneater site. You can find The Sounds in Columbia at [...]
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