A Life of Music Posts

Regina Spektor, Private Performance, Amazon Campus, Seattle, WA, January 9, 2017 This show took place on my first day on the job at Amazon. The company has an event space in the main building of their Seattle campus, which is wher…

A Bowie Celebration, livestream from Rolling Live Studios, Studio City, CA, January 8, 2022 (the 75th Anniversary of David Bowie's birthday) Some of the show and several of the highlights have made it onto YouTube and are included here, but the a…

A Prairie Home Companion, Paramount Theatre, Seattle, WA, January 7, 2017 As for so many others, A Prairie Home Companion was the soundtrack to many a-Sundays: for long drives, brunches, cooking marathons in the kitchen, or just otherwise backgroun…

Joan Stiles, Jazz Gallery New York, NY, January 5, 2012, Second Show There were two shows this night for the release of Joan's CD, Three Musicians. This recording, from my personal archive, is of the second show. The band is Joan Stiles (pi…

Happy Hallowe'en! Are you dressing up this year? Giving out candy? Going to a party? Maybe a concert? I'm getting a COVID booster. Spooky! I have seen quite a few concerts on Hallowe'en over the years, though. This one was my first.  I was (a…

Insomuch as Dead Heads have consensus around anything, there is general consensus that 1988 was a very good but not great year for the band. There were some tight, high energy shows but little of the deep psychedelic exploration that many fans sough…

There was a time in my life when September meant "Fall Tour" and "Fall Tour" meant taking the train to New York City a couple of times a week for the Grateful Dead's annual residency at Madison Square Garden. The band once held the record for most s…

The Globe Theatre in Norwalk, CT was a classic. I only saw this one show there, but I loved the room: great sight-lines, great sound, and if my hazy memory serves me well, a short distance to the bar. This last point mattered a lot at the time. The…

Well I'll be, a show where three of the four musicians on stage have been guests of the podcast. I think we need to get Justin Guip on, if only to collect 'em all... The various incarnations that Hot Tuna (and Jorma Kaukonen) have appeared under th…

Over the last 30 years or so, Derek Trucks has gone from nepo baby child prodigy, to adult virtuoso, to grizzled American Road Dog. He's even an avid fisherperson. And he still has a lot of life and career ahead of him.  In interviews, he seem…