Happy Fourth of July, PaisleyWorld. With everyone from the GOOG to NPR focusing on Woody Guthrie as our greatest national treasure, don’t think that we’re going to drop the ball. Actually, instead of posting about anything in particular, we’re taking most the day off. Enjoy your holiday. [itunes id=”2603434″].
Category: Acoustic
Fishin’ Hole Theme – 1960
Boob-tube hero Andy Griffith has died today. Griffith stood tall as a model citizen and right as a compassionate and firm hollywood father. We will miss him but will never forget the purpose his show gave Herbert W. Spencer, Earle Hagen, and Everett Solane and the resounding impact of their collaborative endeavor on generations, far beyond those […]
King Charles: Daytrotter Session
Not to step on ShuaiBaJ’s toes, but one of my current favorites stopped by Daytrotter this morning (9am EST) and gifted the world three more simple gems. Since releasing his first full-length album, Loveblood (which apparently we never reviewed!?), King Charles has been continuing his never-ending European tour and, as he is European, we cannot […]
Mal Blum: Every Time You Go Somewhere
My brain is young, my heart can’t think. Mal Blum is 23 years old. Blum sings with a smile, laughing between lines and bantering with the audience during live sets. It reminds me considerably of another NY singer/songwriter at the beginning of her career: Buffalo native Ani DiFranco. Though, I doubt that Blum wants to hear that […]
Chris Sand
The headshot shows a stubbled chin with unkept but appropriately short hair, the quiet comfortable eyes and a pinched smile say, “I’m being well paid for the work and I enjoy it.” The plain blue T atop a plain white-T says, “there are more important things than a collard shirt.” and the white background says, […]
The Ultimate Bearhug
While browsing the internets, I thought I’d catch up on the musings of an old buddy, Guitaradcliff. To my great relief, he’s still deep in the music scene, writing, playing, producing, and most helpful, listening. While I pondered the ramifications of posting Birdman’s Tin Soldier (2000) on his page, I poked about his recommendations and found this Southern California Group, […]