Archive for January, 2012

27 Jan

Complicated Shadows: The Life And Music Of Elvis Costello

Have you read this book? Elvis is King. That’s the message he inserted oh-so-cleverly over and over on the cover of his first album. Of course, there was that other Elvis too, but Costello burst on the music scene full of himself and full of potential. His uber-catchy songs and stunning way with lyrics made [...]

26 Jan

Two Videos! More Concrete Blonde At Ace Of Spades

Yes, I already posted about this show, but I am adding a couple video clips from the show. The original post is below this one, and here are the videos:

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22 Jan

Music We Own: The “W” Stuff (as of today)

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

21 Jan

Concrete Blonde At Ace Of Spades

Note: for photos from the show and the full set list, click on the “continue reading” below… Another note: I had this posted at SacMusicBlog too. Veteran rockers Concrete Blonde were at Sacramento’s Ace of Spades last night and brought down the house with an energetic and spirited show that had the audience cheering and yelling [...]

19 Jan

The Best Albums Of 2011 – Or Not?

Finally! And only a few weeks late! Here are my picks for the best albums of 2011. Well, at least for the moment. And by “best” I mean that I liked them best! What did you like? (continued…)