“Give me the beat boys
and free my soul;
I wanna get lost
in your rock ’n roll
and drift away.”
Music
Concert notes, set lists and personal impressions fill this category. From the dreamy Americana of Lord Huron to Coldplay’s stadium spectacle and intimate performances at the Dakota jazz club, I share what moved me in the moment.
Listening to CD from Greg Merkle. Very good!
Jazz on Street
I’ve been thinking about putting up more photos that I take. I played with the idea of a photoblog, but decided I didn’t have enough something to make that happen right now. So, I’m going to start putting some individual photography on the site.
I took this picture while walking around downtown Minneapolis a couple weeks ago.
Big Smith & Blue Mountain at The Bottleneck
(Lawrence, Kansas) Tammy and I are hanging out in Lawrence, Kansas this weekend. We are here to fulfill her New Year resolution to see Big Smith play again. It’s been about 10 years since she saw them last, and I’ve never seen them. After scouring their tour schedule she saw that …
Keep reading · 2 minutes: Big Smith & Blue Mountain at The BottleneckThe Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová show sold out in less than an hour!
Watching the Oscars out of some odd feeling of obligation. What the heck!?
Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova playing on the Oscars. Yeah! Definitely getting tickets for their show at the Orpheum.
Congratulations to Diablo Cody! A Minnesota Oscar winner!
Back in hotel room. TV doesn’t work in this room. I find the failed TV more annoying than I think I should. Listening to Pandora instead.
One of the tweets highlighted in my MarketWatch Farewell Video.
Winnipeg Folk Festival Finale Study Guide
I have given myself and a couple of my friends (him and him) a task for the upcoming Winnipeg Folk Festival. There is a tradition on the final night that all of the performers at the festival come on stage and conduct the finale. The three songs that comprise the finale are The …
Keep reading · 5 minutes: Winnipeg Folk Festival Finale Study GuideButterball!
Tammy and I had a great time last night at the Butterball! Through the generosity of my friend Dan Grigsby, Tammy and I as well as the Tangen’s got on our best Black & White and headed out for a night of fun. The evening was packed. The Butterball sold out and raised a nice …
Keep reading · 2 minutes: Butterball!iTunes Social Edition
I’ve become a huge fan of iTunes. I’m pretty sure this is the biggest about face that I’ve ever done on a piece of software. For years I eschewed iTunes. I even insisted on using 3rd party applications to load music on my iPod. I resisted because I didn’t like the idea of being …
Keep reading · 2 minutes: iTunes Social Edition