Arts and Entertainment

Harvey Schmidt died this week. Who? Along with lyricist Tom Jones (not that Tom Jones), Schmidt was a composer for several musical theatre productions, including The Fantasticks, the longest-running show…

Used to play this for my daughter when she was little.  She'd jump around to it. Called it 'jumping music'. It sure was. Still is. Doesn't hurt that the 'little…

Hey, guys, it's not my fault that the vast majority of tunes this month are from female artists.  Up your game, and I'll feature you. Afraid of a little competition?…

Big Joe Turner got jazz immortal Coleman Hawkins and several of Count Basie's top players into the studio for this album.  Big Joe was one of the really important, but…

DAMN I love jump blues:

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?:

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…

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,…

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

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…

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…

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..

Nathan Arizona closes out a great week: "The best band of the 1990s Brit-pop era and one of the best guitar-rock bands ever. The Gallagher brothers who led Oasis feuded…