Bassist's new band plays area show this Saturday night.
What piece of art changed your life? How did it affect you?
The Temptations’ In a Mellow Mood album opened my musical sensibilities, especially songs like “A Taste of Honey,” “Young Lovers,”...
Toshi and her mother, the legendary Bernice Johnson Reagon, perform at the Creative Alliance tonight.
What piece of art changed your life? How did it affect you?
In 1976, the American Folk Life Festival lasted all summer on the mall. My mother (Bernice Johnson Reagon) produced a section called the...
Grammy-nominated, poetry-loving pianist in town next Thursday.
What piece of art changed your life? How did it affect you?
Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass. I was blown away by his breath of humanity, American/Buddhist philosophy, and ecumenical outlook. Also,...
Innovative saxophonist plays two area shows this week.
What piece of art changed your life? How did it affect you?
The pivotal moment for me musically was an all-night concert just outside of Bangalore in 1994. I was in India performing at the...
Pioneering indie rocker, influenced by The Beatles, coming to town Saturday.
What piece of art changed your life? How did it affect you?
Seeing The Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show had a big impact on me. I remember making a cardboard "guitar" shortly after that, and soon...
What piece of art changed your life? How did it affect you?
The first time I heard John Prine sing “Sam Stone” I knew that something inside me'd shifted. I knew I'd heard something that altered the...
What piece of art changed your life? How did it affect you?
Alan Lomax's The Land Where the Blues Began.
I first read LWBB when I was a sophomore in high school. It opened me up to a whole world of...
What piece of art changed your life? How did it affect you?
A short story called "Hot Ice," by Stuart Dybek. It was set in what was essentially my father's home neighborhood in Chicago and was the...
What piece of art changed your life? How did it affect you?
As odd as this might sound, Saturday Night Live circa ‘79-‘80 changed my life. I already loved music and wanted to be in a band, but...
What piece of art changed your life? How did it affect you?
This group right here (see video above). The X-Ecutioners, because they showed that the art of Hip Hop can work as an ensemble beyond the...
