“The Seven Last Words of the Unarmed”
“Why do you have your guns out?” – Kenneth Chamberlain, 66 “What are you following me for?” – Trayvon Martin, …
Category Archives: Music
The Music of Strangers — Bringing Down the Walls
You don’t want to miss seeing, and hearing, The Music of Strangers, a fresh breath of air in this season …
The Rest is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century
After you have read The Rest is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century by Alex Ross you will never hear concert …
Oh What a Lovely War! — Irony and WW I
When Richard Attenborough’s movie, Oh What A Lovely War! appeared in October, 1969 I didn’t see it. Regardless of his …
Living Is Easy With Eyes Closed
Just saw this a second time. Nothing changes in the review! It’s out now on the regular circuit… Stop the …
War Requiem – Music that Moves the Soul
I’ve been wanting to be at a full performance of Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem ever since I first heard about …
Holding on to the Music in WW II London
Bach, Grieg and World War II would seem to make an odd trio if you went no further than scanning …
Stride Piano at SF Jazz
Wow! I had not been to the new SF Jazz center which opened this past January until Sunday night when …
Toshi Seeger Gone
What a great woman and companion Toshi Seeger was! A good life lived. Toshi Seeger, whose husband the folk singer …
Stop The War (The Cats Are Killing Themselves)
Michael Herr mentions this old classic in the opening pages of his Vietnam war memoir/reportage, Dispatches. Stop The War (The …
Dueling the Devil on a Ranard-Ek in Thailand
The tale of a possessed guitar player dueling with the devil to reclaim his soul is well known among American blues fans. …
Ry Cooder’s Election Special: We have to hurry up and be smart.
Friend brought by Ry Cooder’s Election Special album. Sometimes the beat is so infectious is obscures the story the lyrics …