Joe Sample – Old Places, Old Faces
I made a trip down to the Fifth Ward of Houston on Friday. No offense to the people who live there, or who are from there, but the “Five Spot” is not my normal...
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Springsteen but no Lillyhammer
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band – The Woodlands, Texas, May 6, 2014 On a recent trip to see good friends in Hawaii (yes, this story does start on a beautiful island), after...
Rush concert – A Flashback to those Head Banging Days
In the late 1970s and early 80s, the race to get primo concert seats was physical, not electronical. Bob, Tom, Dan, Slim, myself and a varying cast of others would wait outside of Joske’s,...
Review of CLOCKWORK ANGELS by Kevin J. Anderson – on SFSignal
My review of CLOCKWORK ANGELS by Kevin J. Anderson, based on a story and lyrics by Neil Peart, is up on SFsignal.com. An excerpt: REVIEW SUMMARY: A fable of Order vs. Chaos fighting for...
RUSH – Clockwork Angels
Clockwork Angels is the 20th studio album (including the EP Feedback) from the best power trio in the world, Rush. It has been five long years since Snakes and Arrows, the band’s last studio...
Great concert – Houston Homegrown 3G: Three Generations of Houston’s Best Jazz Artists
Friday, May 11, 2011 (The Hobby Center) — Three generations of Houston Jazz musicians provided a sold out audience with a once-in-a-lifetime concert, highlighted by the ending set: a duet from pianist Joe Sample...
Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage
Before I “discovered” Rush, before DVDs like Beyond the Lighted Stage were even a thing, my brother, sister and I were in high school in San Antonio. Growing up in San Antonio in the...
David Byrne and Brian Eno together again
The Talking Head’s live album “Stop Making Sense” was the staple at our Rugby games, the tunes that got us jazzed up to play. The movie of “Stop Making Sense” (cue the visual of...
Congrats, Hakeem Olajuwon
Hall of fame recently and statue honoring his career dedicated today. And impeccable taste in hardware. After the break is a video of my favorite Hakeem moment (and, as we had season tickets through...
tunerev: The Red Piano by Elton John
Last year, it was a trip with our friends Monte and Margaret (from Munich) to Oxford, England to see Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds…and a fantastic trip it was. This year, it was Vegas...