Tag Archives: Music

Three Quotes: Art, Music, and Modern Culture

“The only thing I know is that I paint because I need to, and I paint whatever passes through my head without any other consideration.” – Frida Kahlo This is what I aspire to in art and music, my ideal. … Continue reading

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Built To Spill

My youngest son and I went to see and hear Built To Spill at the Showbox last night (the only all ages show). Doug Martsch is a true mad genius of rock. He and the band are all business on … Continue reading

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River of Dreams #20:Goat’s Milk and Bluegrass

Chapter 6 Meanwhile Back at The Ranch Emmylou Finegold moved with steady grace up the walk to the old farmhouse that used to be the main building of a school and before that a farmhouse of a retired police chief … Continue reading

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River of Dreams #6: Rockers, Angels, and A Black Bird

Chapter 4 Continued more Behind the Red Door They mixed gin and tonics after they had gone for pizza down the street. Lin had asked about pizza, and Steve said, “You have to have pizza to understand what America is … Continue reading

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Aranansi #16 and 17: An Audience in Search of a Play

May 23, 2010, 09:28 Act I Scene II Announcer: Monkey felt his way up and ever upward. How long he climbed, he could not tell for nothing in the darkness changed except the rocks he climbed and they measured time … Continue reading

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