Category: Music

My youngest son is obsessed with John Lennon and related dilemmas

Quinn asked me to load some Beatles on his iPad recently and I finally had a moment to do it this morning.  He has been really into Here Comes the Sun and chose this song as our first tune of the day.  Not a bad way to start a Sunday, I'd say. As the music … Continue reading My youngest son is obsessed with John Lennon and related dilemmas →

A nightmare and two dreams or how I spent my February break.

Our lice thing turned into a week of laundry and hair combing and ultimately a prescription lotion, Ovide, which I elected to use prophylactically on the entire family.  FYI: if you ever need to get this lice and nit killing potion, start at the pharmacy at Walmart because that was the only place that had … Continue reading A nightmare and two dreams or how I spent my February break. →

Florence + the Machine – SPAC, 9/16/12

Last weekend may have been one of the best weekends ever.  The weather was outstanding, the Wine Bar was beautifully busy, Lark Fest was once again a joy, and I got to take my middle son to SPAC to close out the season.  Yep, pretty friggin' awesome. When the show was first announced, I decided a … Continue reading Florence + the Machine – SPAC, 9/16/12 →

Mayhem? Yes. Music? I’m not sure.

Tuesday afternoon I headed back up to Saratoga for another musical experience.  Unlike the Allman Brothers or Santana, the bands on the bill were completely new to me.  The event, Mayhem Fest, was essentially a Heavy Metal extravaganza, a genre I have very little no experience with, truth be told.  But there I was, me … Continue reading Mayhem? Yes. Music? I’m not sure. →

Allman Brothers and Santana at SPAC – 7/27/12

I had a chance to finally get to a show last night at SPAC - first of the season.  Despite all the rain we've had recently the lawn was in good shape and the crowd was definitely there to have a good time.  The Allman Brothers sounded fantastic.  Gregg's voice was in tip-top shape and … Continue reading Allman Brothers and Santana at SPAC – 7/27/12 →

Notes on film and music

That title sounds pretentious, doesn't it? Apologies. I've consumed a movie and a cd recently and, while I had distinctly different opinions of the two experiences  there were similarities in the strength of my response to each of them, And the fact that the two primary artists involved, Johnny Depp and John Mayer, are beginning … Continue reading Notes on film and music →