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Song Of The Day: Feb. 28, 2018

By El Somnambulo February 28, 20184 Comments

DAMN I love jump blues:

Song Of The Day: Feb. 27, 2018

By El Somnambulo February 27, 2018

If you ever saw Dan Hicks & the Hot Licks in concert back in the day, you never forgot 'em. Check out this mash-up of a great song and...Buster Keaton?:

Song Of The Day: Feb. 26, 2018

By El Somnambulo February 26, 20181 Comment

I love this band. I love them so much that I've booked them at the Arden Gild Hall for April 7. Voted Best Band at the Freshgrass Festival. Perhaps more…

Song Of The Day: Feb. 25, 2018

By El Somnambulo February 25, 2018

Heard this song on XPN yesterday, really liked it. At first, I thought it was Todd Rundgren, but it wasn't. It was from another Philly-based legend, though. For some reason,…

Song Of The Day: Feb. 24, 2018

By El Somnambulo February 24, 2018

That pernicious Russian influence is everywhere. Even...the Song Of The Day? From Russia with love for Elvis:

Delaware Political Weekly: Feb. 16-22, 2018

By El Somnambulo February 23, 20188 Comments

Man, what a week. 1. Rep. Bryon Short Retires. The Special Election that propelled Short into the General Assembly was a watershed event for the Democratic Party, especially for the…

Song Of The Day: Feb. 23, 2018

By El Somnambulo February 23, 20182 Comments

I know why Alby didn't like yesterday's selection. He's not a fan of any sort of country/rock hybrid. He's a fan of trad country. He's a purist. As in, "Son, there's…

Song Of The Day: Feb. 22, 2018

By El Somnambulo February 22, 20186 Comments

Did I mention something yesterday about great country music coming out of west Texas? If I could only choose one album to represent that spirit, it would be Joe Ely's…

Carney To Prospective Breast Cancer Patients: Drop Dead

By El Somnambulo February 21, 20185 Comments

OK, even I grant you that the headline is a bit alarmist. But not much. John Carney has proposed parking the state mammography van. Alleged savings: $277,000. Because this brain-dead…

Song Of The Day: Feb. 21, 2018

By El Somnambulo February 21, 20185 Comments

One of the more unlikely concert pairings I ever saw. This guy opening for...Husker Du: Hey, they both were on Warner Brothers at the time..

Gene Truono Seeks R Senate Nod To Challenge Carper

By El Somnambulo February 20, 201813 Comments

Here's his website: https://votetruono.com/ It's not clear to me why he's running. He basically tries to out-Carper Carper. To wit: "Early in his career, Gene saw firsthand how the burdensome…

Song Of The Day: Feb. 20, 2018

By El Somnambulo February 20, 2018

Saw this obit in the NYTimes. Arthur Robinson...: ...or Mr. Okra, as pretty much everyone called him, who rolled each day through the streets of New Orleans in a loudly…

Song Of The Day: Feb. 19, 2018

By El Somnambulo February 19, 20184 Comments

Feeling nostalgic for Obama on this Presidents' Day? How about some Chicago soul wishing we could just turn back the hands of time (h/t to Alby)?: