i'd always just kind of assumed that john cage was a black man. possibly this is because i first heard about cage from a jazz musician and so i assumed he was an avant jazz musician and in my head all avant jazz musicians look like milford graves. or maybe it's because when i heard about 4′33″, i just envisioned an afro'd black man sitting at the ( Read more... )

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And with this I again have to wonder if I'll ever get a chance to perform a karaoke version of Coin-Operated Boy. Why do I have to wonder this? I just do. It's what I do. I was in San Francisco on Friday, attending an alumni reunion of sorts, and met the Russian for dinner after, and after that "dragged" him to The Mint. (He did select a ( Read more... )

Returned to the open mic yesterday, and a correction is in order: the name of the acoustic blues guy with whom I am now 2/3 in love is Peter Chung.

There was another blue jeaned white t=shirted acoustic blues guitar playing fellow there yesterday as well: Casey Wickstrom (or Casey M. Wickstrom). Though I guess they fall under the same heading, ( Read more... )

Heard this song at the open mic (different performer, obvs*). Had to look up the lyrics to find the artist name and the title and am now listening to it on repeat. (It goes well on my mental playlist with the, ahem, Taylor Swift song Speak Now**. So, apparently, I'm having a dorky-girly moment.)

Amber Rubarth - You will love this song***

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So I heard from the lady having the private party, and I guess the dance gig is a thing that will happen. Of course, I won't completely believe it 'til she sends me a confirmation email, but if words mean anything ten the event is set ( Read more... )

For the past couple of weeks, there was a Fiona Apple song I was forgetting. The memory of it kind of tickled at my brain. I would want to sing a Fiona Apple song, the standard ones would come to mind, and then I'd realize that a page was missing from the mental Rolodex. I knew that it was a song I had memorized, that it was probably on her ( Read more... )

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I guess my email address is on the station website or something. (I've never given it out over the air.) I just received the following email ( Read more... )

Am now listening back to Saturday's broadcast. Have just reached a song transition that could, I think, aptly be called ( Read more... )

I have never made brownies in my life. But I was in Walgreen's the other day and I saw that pan that allows you to make "perfect brownies" every slice of which has beautiful crusty edges. And I want it ( Read more... )