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Song Of The Day: Aug. 31, 2018

By El Somnambulo August 31, 20182 Comments

Roots wunderkind Sarah Jarosz more than does justice to this under-the-radar classic from Dylan's 1989 'Oh Mercy' album:

DL Endorses Jordyn Pusey And Dave Carter For New Castle County Council

By El Somnambulo August 30, 20187 Comments

Two superior community activists are running for NCC Council. They are both committed to the public interest, and they are uniquely qualified to serve. Jordyn Pusey is running in NCC…

Song Of The Day: Aug. 30, 2018

By El Somnambulo August 30, 20181 Comment

Her voice may not soar like it once did, but nobody imbues songs with more empathy than Bettye Lavette. This Dylan valentine to former girlfriend Suze Rotolo is, IMHO, one…

DL Endorses Tizzy Lockman, Nnamdi Chukwuocha And Sean Lynn For General Assembly

By El Somnambulo August 29, 201816 Comments

Delaware Liberal endorses two newcomers and one fearless progressive incumbent in their respective primaries. Rep. Sean Lynn is a progressive treasure in Dover. Name the issue and he fights on…

Song Of The Day: Aug. 29, 2018

By El Somnambulo August 29, 2018

One of the great underappreciated soul giants turns Dylan's 'Girl From The North Country' into quite something else:

Still On The Fence About Kerri Harris & Chris Johnson?

By El Somnambulo August 28, 201817 Comments

Maybe this will seal the deal. When Carper was elected to the Senate in 2000, the Washington Post profiled all the new senators, including Carper. Carper was coming off of…

Song Of The Day: Aug. 28, 2018

By El Somnambulo August 28, 2018

Jason nailed it. While I know it's tough to be 'under the radar' with over 140 million views, I'd never heard it. Just a wonderful version of this Dylan tune,…

Song Of The Day: Aug. 27, 2018

By El Somnambulo August 27, 20181 Comment

I'm digging deep for Dylan covers that you haven't heard a million times before--and that are good, or at least intriguing. I've got some fascinating ones, but I'm open to…

Kerri Evelyn Harris For United States Senate

By El Somnambulo August 27, 20184 Comments

Tom Carper has long since abandoned even the pretense that he legislates on behalf of the average Delawarean. Time after time, issue after issue, when faced with a choice between…

Song Of The Day: Aug. 26, 2018

By El Somnambulo August 26, 20183 Comments

We close out 'Thoroughfares Week" with Side 1, Cut 1 of my fave Springsteen album (it'd be your fave Springsteen album too if you heard it blasting out of your…

Song Of The Day: Aug. 25, 2018

By El Somnambulo August 25, 2018

'...way up on way up on way up on way up on...the avenue of trees':

Song Of The Day: Aug. 24, 2018

By El Somnambulo August 24, 2018

'Don't go to Gibsom 'cross the river'. From the insanely-talented Laura Nyro:

Song Of The Day: Aug. 23, 2018

By El Somnambulo August 23, 2018

Song (and the video) gives me chills. As does the story behind it. 'Dreaming of Mercy Street': Inspired by this poem by Anne Sexton, who committed suicide, on her 5th…