A few days ago, I talked about the best music of 2008 on Dan Rodricks' radio show . Here's a link to the segment and my list of personal faves (plus a few extras). Happy listening.
Al Green: Lay...
What piece of art changed your life? How did it affect you?
When I was five years old, my Dad took me to see a movie with Louis Armstrong and Danny Kaye. It was called The Five Pennies. I saw Louis...
Last Thur-Fri's Baltimore Round Robin shows at Sonar were a blast—well run and adventurously programmed. Beach House, Santa Dads, Double Dagger, Smartgrowth, and Dan Deacon were among the many...
After playing various major cities around the country, the Baltimore Round Robin Tour (finally) comes to Baltimore the next two nights. With an impressive line-up of local indie acts—Beach House, Dan...
This is my daughter at Ike's house. He's showing her how to play "Rocket 88." No kidding.
What piece of art/music changed your life? How did it affect you?
When I saw Pinetop Perkins, he was with Sonny Boy Williamson. We were comin' home from school, and we heard this music. Ernest Lane'...
Ten years ago, I spent a few nights at Ike Turner's house. I was writing a profile of Ike for The Oxford American magazine, and I arranged to stay at his house outside San Diego. He and his wife,...
A few years ago, I was in New York writing about Baltimore native Joe Holtzman and his amazing magazine, Nest. While there, I got talking to Nest's hotshot graphic designer, Tom Beckham, who doubles...
What piece of art changed your life? How did it affect you?
When I was about eleven years old, I fell in love with the legends
of King Arthur, Robin Hood, and Sherlock Holmes. From King Arthur, I...
What piece of art changed your life? How did it affect you?
Back in 1987 I had the opportunity to get to know the Japanese composer Toru Takemitsu while performing his concerto “To the Edge of Dream...
