Talisman concert update
Made it to the Talisman concert this afternoon. Was a short concert (only an hour), but good. Lovely voices, lovely...
Archive for Music
Talisman concert today (Sunday)
As I mentioned in passing a couple months ago, I first encountered Talisman A Cappella [link updated in 2015] when...
Here Comes Another Bubble
Cute and entertaining music video: "Here Comes Another Bubble" (as in tech bubble), by the a cappella group The Richter...
’80s hits in iTunes Store
A while back, I mentioned that the famous video of "Take on Me" (possibly the first music video I ever...
Video roundup, part 2
Here's the promised second set of videos. If you're short on time, skip down to the cute pet videos at...
Video roundup, part 1
It's been a while since I've posted a collection of videos, and the links keep rolling in. So here's a...
Cowboys Are Frequently Secretly
Back around the end of March, I bought Willie Nelson's recording of the catchy gay cowboy song "Cowboys Are Frequently...
Earworm: Somewhere That’s Green
The other day the song "Somewhere That's Green" (from Little Shop of Horrors, though I have the movie soundtrack rather...
R.I.P., Cynthia McQuillin
Just discovered that filksinger-songwriter Cynthia McQuillin died two weeks ago, on January 14, of renal and respiratory failure, at age...
More on McCutcheon
When I tell people about John McCutcheon, I always forget to mention the one song that people who aren't parents...
John McCutcheon tonight in Santa Cruz
Folksinger/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist John McCutcheon is having his annual concert in Santa Cruz tonight, at the First Congregational Church, at 900 High...
California Winter: The Album
It occurred to me Sunday morning, after being awakened by a windstorm that was related to the flooding that's happening...