Let’s pretend that the cover of Bob Dylan’s 1990 album Under the Red Sky doesn’t depict one of the most recognizable musicians of the last 50 years. What is being presented in this black and white photograph? The setting is the Mojave Desert, probably near Palm Springs. But it has the feel of any ofContinue reading “The Guy on the Cover of Bob Dylan’s Under the Red Sky”
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Dirty Three’s Love Changes Everything
Nick Cave famously called Dirty Three his favorite live band. He went on to say about the Australian instrumental band composed of Cave’s fellow Bad Seed violinist Warren Ellis, guitar player Mick Turner, and drummer Jim White: “When I watch them, they ignite something, I start having grand plans and hundreds of lyrics leap intoContinue reading “Dirty Three’s Love Changes Everything”
Interview with Brendan Greaves on Truckload of Art: The Life and Work of Terry Allen – An Authorized Biography
Despite releasing multiple records over his career and receiving generous critical acclaim as a visual artist, the work of Terry Allen in both music and the visual arts has felt like a secret that his fans keep in reserve to share with only those deemed worthy. The semi-obscurity of Allen’s work can partially be attributedContinue reading “Interview with Brendan Greaves on Truckload of Art: The Life and Work of Terry Allen – An Authorized Biography”
2024 Big Ears Festival in Knoxville, TN – March 24, 2024
Click here to find all of Recliner Notes’ coverage of 2024 Big Ears Festival. It’s the last day of the 2024 Big Ears Festival! Which means it’s the last day of managing one’s day around the festival schedule, wondering when there will be time to grab lunch in between acts. It’s the last day of putting offContinue reading “2024 Big Ears Festival in Knoxville, TN – March 24, 2024”
2024 Big Ears Festival in Knoxville, TN – March 23, 2024
Click here to find all of Recliner Notes’ coverage of 2024 Big Ears Festival. The rain let up at some point on Friday night, so attendees of 2024 Big Ears Festival were spared a second day of soaked clothes and dampened spirits. Because your humble narrator “overran his coverage” for my first day at thisContinue reading “2024 Big Ears Festival in Knoxville, TN – March 23, 2024”
2024 Big Ears Festival in Knoxville, TN – March 22, 2024
Click here to find all of Recliner Notes’ coverage of 2024 Big Ears Festival. The following is a conversation between a middle-aged father and his 21-year old daughter overheard at on Friday, March 22, 204 at the 2024 Big Ears Festival: Daughter: “I don’t mind free jazz, as long as it’s good.” Father: “But allContinue reading “2024 Big Ears Festival in Knoxville, TN – March 22, 2024”
Bob Dylan in Asheville, NC – March 21, 2024
I unexpectedly attended Bob Dylan’s performance at the ExploreAsheville.com Arena in my hometown of Asheville, NC last night. I am fortunate to be covering the 2024 Big Ears Festival in Knoxville, TN this coming weekend (watch this space for my day-after reviews), so did not think that I would have the opportunity to take inContinue reading “Bob Dylan in Asheville, NC – March 21, 2024”
2024 Big Ears Preview
The Big Ears Festival returns once again March 21 – March 24, 2024, bringing together an impressive diversity of musical artists and bands to Knoxville, TN, that rivals any other festival in the country. That it is presented indoors without any requirement to camp in a pasture or a desert with hundreds of other festival-goers,Continue reading “2024 Big Ears Preview”
LCD Soundsystem’s “All My Friends”
On February 29, 2024, I participated in the storytelling series Listen To This: Stories and More on Stage. The theme for the show was “That Night a DJ Saved My Life” – true tales of times when music made a difference. Below is the full version of the piece I told onstage. I want toContinue reading “LCD Soundsystem’s “All My Friends””
Occapella
This piece was written in 2015 for a now-defunct arts publication. It starts with bass and drums. Three notes on the bass and then repeated with the same three notes. The drums are in lock-step with the bass. The first five seconds of the song could be looped for a 15 minute song resulting inContinue reading “Occapella”
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