U2 Ignites Paris
I just watched U2's "Innocence and Experience" concert on HBO. That's the show which was originally scheduled for November 15, but postponed because of the terrorist attack in Paris two days earlier. It finally took place on December 7th, and was nothing less than...
Best Thing I’ve Read Today
In Rolling Stone, Patrick Doyle profiles blues legend Buddy Guy: At this point in his life, Guy is the greatest living Chicago bluesman, and one of the most influential guitar players ever. But for more than 50 years, he's also been a club manager. He started managing...
Black Violin
My wife and I recently went to The Sheldon, acoustically one of the best concert venues in St. Louis, to see Black Violin, a duo of immensely talented violin and viola players (Kev Marcus and Wil B) accompanied by a terrific drummer and a deejay working the...
An Evening With Tony Bennett
My thoughts after finally getting to see 89-year-old music legend Tony Bennett in concert.
The Wrecking Crew Movie
Three years ago, I wrote about Kent Hartman's biography of The Wrecking Crew, the studio musicians who played on thousands of hit records in the 1960s and 1970s. At the time, Denny Tedesco -- whose father Tommy was one of the leads guitar players in the crew -- had...
My Grateful Dead Experience
I was never a Deadhead, but I liked the Grateful Dead’s enough to attend an epic outdoor concert when I was in college. Here’s the story.
Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me
I missed the documentary "I'll Be Me" when it hit theaters last fall, but saw it on CNN last night and can't get it out of my mind. It's the story of music legend Glen Campbell, who was told in 2011 that he had Alzheimer's, and follows him over the next year as he...
A Piece Of The Sun
You know those silly commercials offering you a chance to name a star after yourself or a loved one and have it included in a "star registry"? Now there's a woman in Spain who wants to sell you a piece of the sun. She says that while there is an international...