Arts and Entertainment
Song Of The Day: Nov. 3, 2018
Heard this great soul classic on the way home from work yesterday. BTW, if you want to know why white boys should be discouraged from covering these songs, check out the Rolling Stones’ version which, out of empathy for my listeners, I will not post here:
Song Of The Day: Nov. 1, 2018
Leyla McCalla’s coming to the Arden Gild Hall on Sat., Jan. 12, 2019. Here’s the title track of her new album. Recorded in N’Awlins, as if you couldn’t tell: Hey, if you buy tix to the show, just go to the bar, tell ’em that El Somnambulo sent you, and your first libation will be […]
Song Of The Day: Oct. 31, 2018
Instant Halloween. Just add a sinister laugh, a wheezing cough, and/or screams from the basement:
Song Of The Day: Oct. 30, 2018
We continue our mini-Halloween marathon with this unfortunate slip of the blade:
Song Of The Day: Oct. 29, 2018
What better way to evoke the spirit of Halloween than with this ‘Voodoo church’-inspired slice of ominosity from the Night-Tripper?:
Song Of The Day: Oct. 27, 2018
We take requests here at Song Of The Day. But we only honor them when the songs are as memorable as this one. The original ‘Caravan’, done by Barney Bigard & His Jazzopators. All the musicians in the Jazzopators were members of Duke Ellington’s Orchestra. Ellington plays piano here, with Cootie Williams on trumpet, Juan […]
Song(s) Of The Day: Oct. 26, 2018
RIP: Tony Joe White. Swamp-rocker who wrote these essential classics:
Song Of The Day: Oct. 25, 2018
So much for my forays into classical music. The least number of page views for Song Of The Day ever. Had the World Series on my mind (sorta) when I chose this one:
Song Of The Day: Oct. 24, 2018
Well, not a song, but a sonata. Perhaps the most difficult notable sonata ever written. By a guy named Beethoven. But not difficult in a showy way. This, from Quora: But the “Hammerklavier” is deceptive nonetheless, since it doesn’t sound like a flash-technique showstopper. That is what makes it Beethovenian: all its extreme demands subserve […]
Song Of The Day: Oct. 23, 2018
One of the most fascinating jazz compositions of all time–with a truly compelling story about the recording sessions. The ambitious piece was almost impossible to play, despite the participation of hall-of-famers Sonny Rollins and Max Roach. During the sessions, both bassist Oscar Pettiford and sax player Ernie Henry ‘checked out’ from time to time. I […]
Song Of The Day: Oct. 22, 2018
Long before I ever started booking concerts, this guy and his band did the first show for what was to become the Arden Concert Gild. Actually, he was on a double-bill with Tony Trischka, who’s coming back to Arden in December. What a way to kick off a run!:
Song Of The Day: Oct. 21, 2018
This person has developed a bad bad cold. Only one musical (comedy) remedy for that:
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