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Song Of The Day: Nov. 3, 2017

By El Somnambulo November 3, 20173 Comments

My musical sweet spot is indeed the Sweet Soul Music of the 1960's and early '70's. The soundtrack to my life. To this day, I never tire of hearing those…

Bulo’s Fave Tunes: October, 2017

By El Somnambulo November 1, 2017

Just when I thought the year was winding down, just when I'd begun to shift my attention to my Best Of The Year list, along comes a month filled with…

Song Of The Day: Nov. 1, 2017

By El Somnambulo November 1, 2017

I told you this was gonna be free-association. When Paul mentioned Pink Floyd's 'Grantchester Meadows' yesterday, I immediately thought of one of my fave British folk rock songs of all…

Song Of The Day: Oct. 31, 2017

By El Somnambulo October 31, 20173 Comments

So, I'm listening to the vaguely ominous jamming, perhaps while under the influence of Jamaican herb, barely paying attention, when...well, you either know, or don't know, what comes next. A…

Song Of The Day: Oct. 30, 2017

By El Somnambulo October 30, 20171 Comment

When Walter Becker died, I sampled a lot of his and Donald Fagen's solo stuff and, of course, listened to a lot of Steely Dan. While this song was on…

Song Of The Day: Oct. 29, 2017

By El Somnambulo October 29, 20176 Comments

A great lost (IMHO) Paul Simon classic. From a not-well-received album, Hearts And Bones, released in 1983. Talia Schlanger played it on the World Cafe a couple days ago, first…

Song Of The Day: Oct. 28, 2017

By El Somnambulo October 28, 2017

A new free-association musical treat brought to you daily. I first saw Buckwheat Zydeco do this at a festival the day before I hopped a plane to a conference in…

Jazz Master Brings Creole Soul To Arden Gild Hall

By El Somnambulo October 24, 2017

No, I'm not the producer, but this Etienne Charles is damn impressive. The Guggenheim Fellow brings his 'Creole Soul' project to the Arden Gild Hall this Friday night at 8…

Happy 100th To Thelonious Sphere Monk!

By El Somnambulo October 10, 2017

He's on my musical Mount Rushmore. Perhaps Donald Fagen put it best: "The ET in my bedroom was my Thelonious Monk records." There was no one like him. Not to…

‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: September, 2017

By El Somnambulo September 30, 20176 Comments

Was starting to get a little concerned, but the last week of the month saved me. As always, some real great stuff: http://www.npr.org/2017/08/10/542441711/songs-we-love-chain-and-the-gang-rome-wasn-t-burned-in-a-day (Do NOT pass this one by. It…

‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: August, 2017

By El Somnambulo September 6, 20172 Comments

Quantity down this month. I like the diversity, though... Shelley Short: Death: https://shelleyshortmusic.bandcamp.com/track/death OK, one more from this irresistible group (I smell booking opportunity):

Open Thread For September 5, 2017

By El Somnambulo September 5, 20172 Comments

Russia CAN'T Have A Pee Trough of Compromising Trump Video...Can It? The most maligned part of the Steele dossier may just be true. Guess Who Will Make The DACA Announcement. …

“Old Man Trump”

By El Somnambulo August 16, 20172 Comments

I had no idea that Woody Guthrie had written a song about Trump's racist father. But he did. Here are Woody's lyrics: Old Man Trump Words by Woody Guthrie, Music…