Jason Ricci, His Band…AND A Complimentary Libation! And One More Thing…
Not only are you gonna see the greatest blues harp (aka harmonica) player in the world with his band, not only are you getting a great opener in Reed Turchi,…
Song of the Day 4/2: Georgia Satellites, “Keep Your Hands to Yourself”
Think they'll be playing this one at Joe Biden's campaign rallies? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdpAop7gp0w The Atlanta band never had another hit after this song reached No. 2 in 1986, but they're still…
Song of the Day 4/1: The Doobie Brothers, “What a Fool Believes”
"What a fool believes, he sees. No wise man has the power to reason away what seems to be." The song is about a long-past love affair, but those words…
‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: March, 2019
If you're seeking musical diversity, this is the month for you. We've got pretty much everything but death metal and show tunes. Presented, as almost always, in alphabetical order by…
Song of the Day 3/31: Rolling Stones, “Dead Flowers”
The Rolling Stones have postponed their North American tour because Mike Jagger is undergoing medical treatment for an unspecified reason. So for now we'll have to make do with YouTube…
Song of the Day 3/30: Shades of Blue, “Oh How Happy”
The sweet soul music of the '60s was so intoxicating that lots of white groups tried their hands at it, giving rise to what became known as blue-eyed soul. Even…
Song of the Day 3/29: Matthew Sweet, “I’ve Been Waiting”
Let's cheer things up with a little '90s power pop, courtesy of one of its top practitioners. "I've Been Waiting" was the second single from Sweet's 1991 album "Girlfriend," declared…
Song of the Day 3/28: The (English) Beat, “Stand Down Margaret”
British pop lost another voice this week when Ranking Roger of the English Beat died of cancer at just 56 years old. The Beat was at the forefront of England's…
Song of the Day 3/27: The Walker Brothers, “The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore”
UK music critics and fans are mourning the March 22 death of Scott Walker, pop idol-turned-avant garde composer. He's most widely known as lead singer of the Walker Brothers, a…
Song of the Day 3/26: Was (Not Was), “Somewhere in America There’s a Street Named After My Dad”
When Detroit natives David Weiss and Don Fagenson formed Was (Not Was), they both adopted the surname Was and combined to create music based on a simple philosophy. In the…
Song of the Day 3/25: Jay and the Techniques, “Keep the Ball Rollin’ “
Most soul music of the '60s came out of Detroit, or Memphis, or Chicago. But sometimes it came from the most unlikely places, like Allentown, Pa. That's where singer Jay…
Song of the Day 3/23: Linus of Hollywood, “Don’t Fuck It Up”
Musicians who record power pop must realize by now that it's almost impossible to make a living at it, so Kevin Dotson, better known as Linus of Hollywood, keeps lots…
Song of the Day 3/22: Stevie Wonder and Tom Jones, “A Place In The Sun/Uptight/It’s Not Unusual”
"Ebony and Ivory," the duet by Stevie Wonder and Paul McCartney, hit the top of the charts on both sides of the Atlantic in 1982. But it wasn't the first…