This Mix Tape isn’t like the one you made for little Mary Mooseknuckle in the 9th grade; there is no mystical common denominator that threads the songs into a existential
Well here we are at the second posting from my recent trip to LA for vacation in early April. Last week’s post, Friday For the Foodies – L.A. Adventure 2011 Pt 1: Hamburgers & Hot Dogs, was all about my trips to The Apple Pan, Umami Burger and Carney’s. This week I thought I’d do the logical followup with this post describing some of the sweets I enjoyed on the trip.
First off, I did NOT eat at the three locations listed above all on the same day (really). READ ON for more about the sweet side of Los Angeles…
If you went to see Emmylou Harris perform at the El Rey Theater in Los Angeles last night, hopefully you got there early as Ryan Adams played a surprise set
Austin City Limits takes us back in 2008 this weekend as the program airs a repeat of a fantastic episode featuring HT faves My Morning Jacket. The band was promoting
Wanda Jackson, who is credited with being the first woman to ever record a rock and roll song—”Let’s Have a Party” in 1958—was convinced by her friend Elvis Presley to
Jeff Beck’s Rock 'n' Roll Party is worth having even though it constitutes a marked digression from the fusion forays the British guitarist began with 1975’s Blow By Blow. Even more than the main concert footage, the bonus segments give varied perspective on the heartfelt sentiment involved in this tribute to Les Paul as well as valuable insight into the psyche of Jeff Beck.
Paper Airplane, like the rest of Alison Krauss and Union Station's albums, is meant to please their diverse musical needs and equally diverse fan base. Nothing on this album is going to satiate their fans’ desire for the old stuff, but even after seven years away from the studio, the band’s reputation as country music’s most unpredictable jukebox is intact.
