Arts and Entertainment

I was going to go with something a little more spiritual for Sunday, but when I heard about this cover of Ned Sublette’s “Cowboys Are Frequently, Secretly (Fond of Each…

Saturday is the only night of the week I like the true blues, the sad, soulful kind sung in pain. But Saturday is also the night I'm most in the…

I guess El Som didn't want to break the news that it was only me playing guest DJ for his week off. I'll warn you now that I have ridiculously…

This is from the Richard & Linda Thompson infamous "Tour From Hell". Richard had taken up with another woman, but contractual obligations forced them to tour together following the release…

RT and Bonnie Raitt perform one of Richard's most beautiful songs:

Looks like it's Richard Thompson Week.  When he performed at the Gild Hall, it was truly a mesmerizing concert.  Top-notch songwriter, one of the best guitar players on the planet,…

In which Richard Thompson creates one of the most unsympathetic narrators of all-time (h/t to XPN's Julian Booker):

Well, not a summer shower, exactly, but still...  

Haven't heard this in a long time.  Sets the perfect mood for today:

Self-explanatory.  Why should we suffer alone?  Let's all suffer together:  

This is our country.  Vote like it tomorrow:

I liked the results I got from programming alphabetically by artist, so I'll stick with it for another month: