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Precocious Concertgoer
I was a precocious concertgoer, beginning with Shawn Cassidy at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles in 1978. Like many third graders, I was bowled... Read More
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January
2019
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Books About Music 2017
For the third consecutive year, I’ve read more than enough music-related books to fill up a blog post. So, hot on the heels of Books... Read More
16
January
2018
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Deadhead Phase
I heard the studio version of Uncle John’s Band in Mike Lowe’s car on the way home from high school during my sophomore year. Mike,... Read More
10
October
2017
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Overlooked Masterpieces
I knew lots of songwriters during my time in New York City in the late 90s and early 00s, a number of whom had or... Read More
13
June
2017
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Books About Music 2016
At the beginning of 2016, I wrote about five of the books about music I read in 2015. Three of them were memoirs (Unfaithful Music and Disappearing... Read More
13
January
2017
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David Bowie
David Bowie and I have a long history. I was introduced to his music by my first guitar teacher, Terry Keller, who advised my parents... Read More
13
February
2016
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Son Volt’s Trace
The reissue of Son Volt’s classic first album includes a Bottom Line show that I attended on February 12th, 1996. I went to The Bottom Line a... Read More
12
November
2015
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Peter Case
Peter Case hit my radar in the early eighties, when The Plimsouls released “A Million Miles Away.” They were well known in Los Angeles, even... Read More
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May
2015
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Jack Hardy
My good friend, the songwriter Jack Hardy, died four years ago. He wasn’t a household name, but he was important enough to merit a not-short... Read More
02
April
2015
