Union Glue: Time to stick the country back together
Okee dokee folks… I remember seeing a political cartoon from the 1860s showing Abraham Lincoln patching up the United States with Union Glue — a perfect visual analogy for what […]
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Listen to the Music Play: Live music heats up as the temperatures cool off
Okee dokee folks… Back in 10th grade I spent a good deal of my school time sitting on the floor in the hallway playing guitar. I would skip class or […]
Dire Straits: The economy suffers when music events are cancelled
Okee dokee folks… I have been languishing in Facebook detention for more than a week now, and I still have three weeks to go before I am free to speak […]
Precarious Pandemic Predicament: Dying for music, but don’t wanna die for music
Okee dokee folks… I am in a bit of a precarious pandemic predicament. One one hand I REALLY want live music to start happening again; I want to get back […]
Check on Your Venues!: Struggling spots can use your help
Okee dokee folks… I sincerely hope that none of you reading this are getting complacent about COVID-19. It is far from over. You still need to wear a mask and […]
The Buzz: Musicians discuss how they’ve weathered the pandemic
Okee dokee folks… Two months ago when the virus cases started to increase and all hell broke loose, I asked a few local musicians how they were navigating the pandemic […]
Video Killed the Radio Star: Our binge-watching expert recommends a few favorite music docs
Okee dokee folks…I haven’t had much, if anything, to write about as of late. Concerts are canceled. I haven’t had a lot of motivation either. This is all very depressing, […]
Quarantime: Why not learn to play an instrument?
Okee dokee folks… Last week I wrote about the way social distancing and the show cancellations that came in its wake have affected artists. If you didn’t have a chance […]
Music in the Time of Corona: Musicians talk about the impact of losing gigs during social distancing
Okee dokee folks… “Splendid Isolation” is a song by the late, great Warren Zevon. Seventeen years after his death it has now become a theme song for most of the […]
Brit Floyd Comes to The Vets
Okee dokee folks… Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour turned 74 years old a couple of days ago, and Roger Waters is 76 as is Nick Mason. Founding members Richard Wright […]