Was 1979 the best year for music? Sometimes I think so. Exhibit A. Buzzcocks from Hammersmith Odeon in March. That's about six months be...

I got some Sam & Dave for Christmas and have been on a kick ever since. This take of Sam Cooke's "Soothe Me" was released...

So many live performances by the Abominable Showman on the shelf. A few random selections are presented for your enjoyment: Here's one...

In 1993, I picked up 'Live at the Longbranch Saloon' by the Modern Lovers at a home store in rural Japan. Yep, this CD was just a fe...

Let's listen to some live performances this week. This show from 10,000 Maniacs at the Greek in Los Angeles on June 3, 1993, would be on...

Bob Stanley is one of the great champions of indie pop (along with many other genres), and he rounded out his status as Renaissance man with...

Last Sunday afternoon I watched my 12-year-old son's weekend band play a jazz club in the Columbia City neighborhood of Seattle. I love ...

It was like manna from heaven... or maybe crispbread would be more apropos. After vanishing for 15 years, legendary Swedish trio Red Sleepin...

This place is starting to feel like the obituary pages, but Ranking Roger deserves to be remembered and celebrated. Pull out something from ...

bye-bye bitter winter here's the sun welcome back at last that day has come another year of joy just begun... These are the openi...

We lost one of the greats the other day with the passing of Wrecking Crew alumnus Hal Blaine. In the early '90s, I really got into the d...

The Monochrome Set Barboza, Seattle March 5, 2019 What with dinner, dishes, homework, kids' lunches and a 6AM alarm call, it takes s...