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Wanted on CD

One home project over the last month resulted in me browsing through numerous LPs (yes, actual vinyl) I acquired over the years. I came across and thought of various LPs that have yet to appear on CD. Several of the artists has a variety of other albums reissued (and remastered) on CD but not these. […]

SFJB

I was pleasantly reminded again last night of the importance of the Sioux Falls Jazz & Blues Society to cultural existence in Sioux Falls.

While best known for its JazzFest each summer, SFJB kicked off the sixth year of its Concert Series Friday night with jazz singer Dianne Reeves. Each year, the series brings in […]

Bruce on the artist’s role

As I prepare to head off for the St. Paul installment of the Vote for Change tour, I thought it worth mentioning the recent Rolling Stone interview with Bruce Springsteen about the concerts.

An excerpt:

I don’t think the audience are lemmings. They get their various points of view from a lot of places. […]

Dylan

With the first installment of his autobiography on the way, Bob Dylan makes the cover of Newsweek, whose online site also has the interview and an excerpt.

Red Willow

Returned a bit ago from the Red Willow Band performance at the Washington Pavillion. My main reaction: those of us from the era when they dominated the South Dakota music scene were very damn lucky.

Most of the times I saw Red Willow in college was at a bar. By the time the band started […]