Blue Songs, Part 3: Nick Drake, “Way To Blue”
Having a mellow Saturday morning? Our “blue” songs series (celebrating the University of Kentucky basketball team’s trip to the Final Four!) is here to help. Today’s installment: “Way To Blue” by the...
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R.E.M., Metallica, U2, The Beach Boys, KISS, Cat Stevens and Herb Alpert’s Tijuana Brass!
View ArticleCongratulations to the Dallas Mavericks
Celebrate with one of the all-time great Silver Jews songs! (I can only imagine that this is the song that was blaring over the speakers as the Larry O’Brien trophy made its way into what appears to be...
View ArticleNight Ranger’s best song? (Hint: It’s not “Sister Christian”)
If you’re like me — and everyone else on the planet older than 30 — the first thing you think of when you hear Night Ranger‘s name is the ’80s band one major hit, “Sister Christian.” “Sister Christian”...
View ArticleHappy Thanksgiving!
I’m thankful for a lot of things personally, but as far as this blog goes, I’m thankful for those of you that read my words, watch the videos, listen to the music, look at the photos and just generally...
View ArticleWeigh in on standers blocking the view of sitters at concerts!
At the end of my Norah Jones review in last week’s GO! Magazine, I addressed an issue not directly related to the performance, but certainly tangentially related to attending a concert at Les Schwab...
View ArticleMeet Tyler, the Creator superfan Grady MacMillan
At noon today, I drove by the Midtown Ballroom in Bend and noticed one kid sitting in a lawn chair by the door, presumably waiting to get into tonight’s Tyler, the Creator show. Doors to the show open...
View ArticleFollowing up: Grady and Tyler
On Friday, I introduced you to Tyler, the Creator superfan Grady MacMillan of Bend. So … did he get to meet his hero? He did! (via Grady’s Twitter) And he got to give Tyler the toys and snacks he...
View ArticleFun fact about me
The last song I ever played on WRFL in Lexington, Kentucky (where I had a radio show for three years) was “Svefn-g-Englar” by Sigur Ros, in December of 2000 or January of 2001, I can’t remember for...
View ArticleThis is my favorite comment on KTVZ’s “no more free concerts at Les Schwab...
Here is a comment on this story: As a reminder, here is Michael Franti’s current single:
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