Arts and Entertainment

Instant Halloween. Just add a sinister laugh, a wheezing cough, and/or screams from the basement:

We continue our mini-Halloween marathon with this unfortunate slip of the blade:

What better way to evoke the spirit of Halloween than with this 'Voodoo church'-inspired slice of ominosity from the Night-Tripper?:

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…

RIP: Tony Joe White. Swamp-rocker who wrote these essential classics:

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…

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:…

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…

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…

This person has developed a bad bad cold. Only one musical (comedy) remedy for that:

The Staples Singers, responding to the horrors of 1968:

I LOVE stuff like this. Take a trip to the Land Of Noir:

Kaia Kater is a wonderful all-purpose musical threat: singer, songwriter and banjo-picker deluxe.  She's coming to the Arden Gild Hall on Sat.,  Nov. 3. While I'm not producing the show,…