Archive for October, 2011

30 Oct

Get Happy! More Elvis Costello In Reno!

Earlier this year I posted about going to see Elvis Costello in Reno (read about it here and more here). Well, I finally got around to posting more of the videos that I took at the show.

Check out the links below for video of Elvis doing four more songs from the great Spinning Songbook Tour in Reno Nevada.

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26 Oct

Gavin DeGraw And David Cook In Reno

Last weekend we drove up to Reno, NV for a quick getaway and a concert. Sure, we gambled a bit too but mainly we were there for the music. Petra likes both the artists and so we went to check them out. First on the bill, and starting 20 minutes early (!) was (continued…)

23 Oct

Our Latest 48 Music Items

Here is the latest update. Some we bought, some were gifts, a few we burned. Do you love any of these? Hate any of them? Or are you just confused? Take a look and then leave me a comment… Read all the way to the end and then leave me a comment! ARTIST – TITLE [...]

13 Oct

Music We Own: The U Stuff (As Of Today)

Hello again friends, family, and music lovers… This is the twenty first in a series of posts about the music we own. We sort-of collect items by certain artists, as you may notice. And yes, we are both still obsessed with music! Artists are listed as last name, comma, first name. If it is a band [...]

06 Oct

This Must Be The Place For Talking Heads

Have you read this book? It’s called “This Must Be The Place: The Adventures of Talking Heads in the 20th Century”, written by David Bowman and published in 2001.

First off, I really like this band. A lot. Talking Heads took pop, punk, art, funk, and quirkiness and cooked up something unique and innovative, while at the same time catchy and infectious. No one else sounds like them. They pushed musical boundaries with nearly every song, but the music was so good it would be stuck in your head for weeks. (continued…)

02 Oct

The New Airport Terminal And The Public Art

We took the granddaughters out to the airport to see the new Teminal B, scheduled to open on this coming Wednesday. We got tickets to a preview so we could see it early. We wanted to see the new one billion dollar terminal but also all the public art that is in it. The kids [...]