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Who is Another Old Guy?
I've loved music since I was a child. I worked at a radio station in summer camp when I was 11, became obsessed with music in my teens and had the privilege to work at WPRB-FM when I was in college. But rather than follow that passion, I became and continue to be an attorney.
A few years ago, I started writing about music for Star Maker Machine (as J. David), and then for Cover Me.
Now, I've decided to start my own blog, to write about music, television, politics and whatever. Recent Comments
Tag Archives: Old 97’s
Year End Roundup
Pat Metheny Group: Better Days Ahead [purchase] If a blogger doesn’t blog, is it really a blog? I’ve started drafting a few things for this space since July, but most of them were political screeds about issues that were discussed … Continue reading →
Posted in Cross-Post, General
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Tagged Adam Schlesinger, Amanda Shires, Ben Lee, Concrete Blonde, David Byrne, Drew Barrymore, Eddie Van Halen, Frank Sinatra, Gang of Four, Gretchen Menn, Hannah Becker, Hugh Grant, Human Sexual Response, Jackson Browne, Joe Biden, Joe Flaherty, Judy Garland, Leonard Cohen, Lera Lynn, Letters To Cleo, Lloyd Cole, Madeleine Peyroux, Merle Haggard, Neil Young, Old 97's, Our Native Daughters, Pat Metheny, Paul Carrack, Phoebe Bridgers, Poolside, R.B. Greaves, R.E.M., Sarah Silverman, SCTV, Smithereens, Sufjan Stevens, Talking Heads, The Grateful Dead, The Highwomen, The Jayhawks, Titus Andronicus, Whiskeytown, Zepparella
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You’d Think
You’d think that being stuck at home with diminishing work to do would have resulted in more writing on this blog, but you’d be wrong. When it became clear that I’d be back to working from home–this time, with my … Continue reading →
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Tagged Al Green, Amythyst Kiah, Aretha Franklin, Art Neville, Billy Bragg, Billy Preston, Bob Marley, Dave Bartholomew, David Bowie, Del McCoury, Dr. John, Duane Allman, Gary Numan, Gerry & The Pacemakers, Hall & Oates, Hüsker Dü, Jawbreaker, John Hiatt, King Crimson, Loudon Wainwright, Magazine, Magnolia Electric Co., Mick Jagger, Mike Oldfield, Miles Davis, Old 97's, Our Native Daughters, Paul Simon, Peter Tosh, R.E.M., Redbird, Rhiannon Giddens, Richard Thompson, Robert Earl Keen, Rockpile, Smokey Robinson, The Beat, The Blues Brothers, The Decemberists, The Feelies, The Inmates, The Ramones, The Standells, Tom Waits, Tubeway Army, U2, Yola
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My Favorite Music of 2017
My favorite music of 2017, better late than never Continue reading →
Posted in Music Reviews, Videos
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Tagged Aimee Mann, Allison Moorer, Arcade Fire, Bash & Pop, Black Keys, Bob Dylan, Brandi Carlile, Chuck Prophet, Courtney Barnett, Cry Cry Cry, Dan Auerbach, Dave Cobb, Earl St. Clair, Fairport Convention, Golden Smog, Hiss Golden Messenger, Hurray For The Riff Raff, Jack DeJohnette, James Walbourne, Jason Isbell, Jay Farrar, Jeff Tweedy, Jerrod "Blind Boy" Paxton, Joan Osborne, Joan Shelley, John Medeski, John Scofield, Johnny Irion, Josh Ritter, Kami Thompson, King Crimson, Kurt Vile, Lady Gaga, Larry Grenadier, Laura Marling, Linda Thompson, Loose Fur, Lucius, Lukas Nelson & Promise Of The Real, Margo Price, Mark Knopfler, Matthew Sweet, Mavis Staples, Max Abrams, Mondo Cozmo, Nicole Atkins, Offa Rex, Old 97's, Phoebe Bridgers, Portugal. The Man, Prince, Raul Malo, Ray Davies, Real Estate, Rhiannon Giddens, Richard Thompson, Sarah Lee Guthrie, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Shelby Lynne, Son Volt, Spencer Tweedy, Teddy Thompson, Tedeschi-Trucks Band, The Band, The Decemberists, The Drive-By Truckers, The Jayhawks, The Lone Bellow, The Mavericks, The Mountain Goats, The National, The Rails, The Replacements, The War On Drugs, This Is The Kit, Tommy Emmanuel, Tommy Keene, Tommy Stinson, U2, Van Morrison, Willie Nelson
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Cover Me Cross-Post: Desperate Times–Songs of Old 97’s
Here‘s my review of a new collection of Old 97’s covers, which benefits charity:water. You can get it at the Pledge Music site.
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