Arts and Entertainment

Some days the song comes right to you. Especially on a languid Saturday morning:

Quite simply, the greatest doo-wop recording of all-time:

Doo-wop don't get much better than this.  Actually, it's a doo-wop/jump blues mash-up:

Asked my wife to give me the first song that came into her head. She said that she and my oldest daughter both like this song.  Me? I'd never heard…

Man, I find some intriguing stuff on the internets.  I want to hear more from former Carolina Chocolate Drops cellist Leyla McCalla.  This will work for starters:  

These guys reportedly KILLED it at SXSW.  I totally understand why.  My new favorite group?:

My fave Sondheim song--at least for this week.  One of the great songs about obsession ever. OK, I just can't quit Sondheim Week w/o the amazing Act 1 finale to…

Hey, it's St. Paddy's Day. Which can only mean one thing.  My fave 'Danny Boy' of all-time:

Sondheim Week rolls merrily along with two from Sweeney Todd.  We start with Sweeney's love song...to his razors: In  this scene, Toby, who does not trust Sweeney Todd, promises to…

The Ballad Of Booth from 'Assassins'. If you ever get a chance to see this show, go. You won't soon forget it.  Victor Garber, unbleepingbelievable:

Nobody does Sondheim like Bernadette Peters.  This song is from "Merrily We Roll Along", initially a flop that featured a great Sondheim score, one of his greatest in fact.  The…

Hey, it's my Birthday Week, and I'm gonna celebrate it with some Stephen Sondheim.  He's on my Musical Mount Rushmore.  I've perhaps spent more time listening to Sondheim than any…

This one's for Alby.  Reminds me of 'Blinded By the Light':