I first met Roy McAdams over 40 years ago, probably at the old Driftwood Lounge (where Driftwood Pizza is now). Back then, the Driftwood was a late night hangout for musicians who would stop in to have a cocktail and…

It was a shock last Saturday to wake up to the news of Jimmy Buffett’s passing. This year of 2023 that has seen the passing of way too many music legends has claimed yet another. This one, however, is just…

2023 has claimed yet another music legend — Robbie Robertson, guitarist, songwriter, and erstwhile leader of The Band, has passed away at the age of 80. Robertson was one of the greatest talents to emerge from the early Canadian rock…

This really should be the Golden Age of Music. Recorded music is so easily available. Nearly any commercial recording is available online as a stream or a download from your favorite music source (now if we can only figure out…

At the risk of sounding like a grump, I’m going to relate a story that, sadly, happens all too often at concerts these days. Before that happens, here’s a bit about the concert.

It was wonderful. The Doobie Brothers extended…

My friend, local musician/singer/songwriter Billy Davidson, recently posted what he called a rant on Facebook. Based on the very pertinent (to musicians) subject matter, I don’t see it as a rant — it’s just a statement on the sad state…

(From July, 2022)

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street band are touring again, hitting the road for the first time post-COVID. When tickets for the American leg of the tour finally went on sale, there was quite a bit of…

(This was written upon the release of David Crosby's For Free album, which I absolutely love to this day.)

David Crosby is a total jerk. At least that’s what many of his old bandmates say. A founding member of the…

I just got back from a week in Music City, USA — Nashville, Tennessee! Every time I go there, I’m able to (ever so briefly) tap into the energy of that town. Everyone who’s anyone has recorded and played in…

I first heard Mark Knopfler the way just about everyone else did, on the Dire Straits song “Sultans of Swing” back in 1978. Upon first impression, and it wasn’t just mine, I wondered who was playing those cool Fender Stratocaster…