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JazzFest

I am one of those who doesn’t usually attend JazzFest because it is a little too heavy on the blues and too light on jazz for me. Besides, I invariably seem to have kids involved in other day-long activities the same weekend. That said, I strongly encourage anyone in the area to check it out. […]

Music and books

My two favorite things combine in this weekend’s New York Times Book Review with a cover graphic of Bruce Springsteen (unfortunately, done so poorly I didn’t realize it was him until I read the cover).

There’s a two-page spread on seven books on or about Springsteen. The lead items are actually short story collections — […]

The Times Are A-Changin’

First it was a Victoria’s Secret ad and related custom compilation CD. Now Bob Dylan has signed a deal with Starbucks giving the corporate barista an 18-month exclusive on a CD release of a 1962 NYC performance previously available only on bootlegs.

Guess this lends an entirely new meaning to “One More Cup of Coffee.” […]

Struggling to find a 2004 album of the year

Okay, we’re past the summer solstice, the music released in 2004 is at least half a year old and I’m still struggling with my personal pick for album of the year. For a while, the lead contender has been Steve Earle’s The Revolution Starts…Now. It’s a work that’s grown on me but I still can’t […]

Well, at least it ain’t Barney

Not sure what to think about this. Chicago’s Field Museum is joining forces with a children’s music publisher to release a CD described as a “musical birthday party in celebration of Sue the T. Rex’s 5th anniversary” at the museum. For those who don’t know, the bones were discovered here in South Dakota in 1990 […]