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"Writing about music is like dancing about architecture" — variously attributed to Martin Mull, Frank Zappa, Elvis Costello, Thelonius Monk, Miles Davis, Laurie Anderson, and Steve Martin, among several others. There are 600 entries here. You can use the Search This Blog box or check out the Labels on the lower right to find something of interest.

Friday, February 28, 2025

Dwight Yoakam Brighter Days 2024

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In 1993, Dwight Yoakam made one of the best records ever, This Time . And not just country records, but best records ever, period. Every son...
Monday, February 24, 2025

Eva Cassidy I Can Only Be Me 2023, Walkin' After Midnight 2024

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I wrote about Eva Cassidy before, covering her Live At Blues Alley and the 2015 expansion of that record, Nightbird . In the Blues Alley r...
Saturday, February 15, 2025

Overlooked Gems

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Katie Love's Ready Or Not from 2015 is a pure pop/soul gem. According to her Facebook page, it was pressed on vinyl. It's really fi...
Saturday, February 8, 2025

Louis Cole nothing 2024

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In my Best of 2024 post, I described this record as "Jazz fusion/pop/funk/electronic/orchestral music" and believe it or not, tha...
Monday, January 27, 2025

Todd Snider Trouble 1994

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Todd Snider is a brilliant and successful songwriter and performer who can pen humorous songs as well as heartbreak and serious social comme...

Lonnie Mack The Wham of That Memphis Man! 1963

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Like there could actually be someone who invented blues/rock guitar soloing. Well, if anyone should get credit for such an honor, it's L...
Monday, January 20, 2025

Nick Lowe Indoor Safari 2024

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Nick Lowe made four excellent "crooning" records between 1998 and 2011. They were fine outings each one, and established a disting...
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