Arts and Entertainment

Alby's Tribute to Dr. Ronny inevitably led to today's tune:

Just a song that I love:  

Yes, she performed at the Arden Gild Hall, and yes, she sang this song. Must've been inspired by the food we served. Or perhaps the cook.  I understand he was…

I spent an evening at the Broken Spoke in Austin, TX some 30-plus years ago.  A great Texas honky-tonk. Couldn't master either step of the Texas Two-Step. Guess I should'a…

Headed over to the Hazardous Waste Disposal event at Mt. Pleasant Elementary this morning.  Car's loaded up with about 50 years of half-used paint cans. Just for context:

Wake up!:

Dave Alvin is one of my musical heroes.  When I'm searching for a song of the day, he's a perfect musical default:

Inspired by Kathy McGuiness' chasing of that LLC lucre. Oh, also Motown's first hit record  See if you can catch the couplet about Ernie Lopez:

Another great song from Be Bop Deluxe. Guitarist Bill Nelson is one of the most unjustly-overlooked players of the era:  

OK, this was an album that accompanied one of my three acid trips back in the mid-70's.  A great trip, I might add. Let's see how it holds up...:

Shoulda guessed that there would be great surf music from  Australia (Randy Newman: 'They got surfin' too'). Why they're called the Atlantics instead of the Pacifics is beyond me. Great…

The King Of Surf Music was in his '60's when this video was made.  Other examples of Dick Dale's genius are welcome here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRH_70_Foow

Oh, sure, I could have played the Chantays'  version of this surf rock classic.  But El Somnambulo is after bigger game: