Thanks All Around
For some 30 years Lou Pallo was the steady rhythm guitarist supporting Les Paul's incandescent leads in the…
Of The Word, Dark Secrets and Inconvenient Truths
A review of gospel authority ANTHONY HEILBUT's new book of incisive, informed essays, The Fan Who Knew Too…
‘I’m a Servant at Heart’: Anthony Brown’s Gospel Music Journey
ANTHONY BROWN & GROUP THERAPY have released their debut CD and the gospel world is taking note. Bob…
Rewarding and Unpredictable: An Appreciation of Elliott Carter (1908-2012)
ELLIOTT CARTER: AN APPRECIATION--America's greatest living composer died on November 5 at the age of 103. Herewith an…
Found Sounds and A Cry of Conscience: Filastine Takes It To the Streets (Literally)
At the intersection of unabashed globalism and bass music, the wandering arts instigator FILASTINE takes dance music to…
A Thanksgiving Celebration in Song
Reflections on Thanksgiving in song. Music by Larry Yazzie and the Native Pride Dancers, Douglas Spotted Eagle, Johnny…
Man of the Forest (1933)
Man attraction: Man of the Forest, a classic 1933 western starring Randolph Scott and Verna Hallie. Directed by…
A Day With Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Ever wonder what it would have been like to spend a day with, say, Felix Mendelssoh? Especially a…
‘You’ve Got To Chase the String While You Can’: Paula Poundstone Gains Wisdom From Her Vast Squadron Of Cats
Paula Poundstone has 16 cats. She loves cats. In the new installment of Talking Animals, the 'Wait, Wait,…
A Woody Guthrie Centennial Moment: Woody and Moses
Folkways founder MOSES ASCH regarded WOODY GUTHRIE as a meaningful artist, but Woody's undisciplined ways agitated him. A…