Once again I stuck my hand into the section of my LP’s that belonged to my mom and what did I pull out??? The soundtrack to The Wizard of Oz. Just couldn’t do it. A second dip in nets us The Manhattan Transfer! I remember growing up both of my parents loving them. I have […]

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That’s what this post today was supposed to be. I was supposed to have gone to see Geographer and three other bands last night. Geographer, who I love!!! What happened? I bailed. *hangs head* I was tired! It was so cold! There were three other bands before Geographer! I had to get up early this […]

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The very first in this series. I’ll be listening to and writing about Johnny Mathis’s Warm. It came out via Columbia Records, in 1958. In the U.S. it charted at #2 on Billboard and #6 in the UK. I am a Johnny Mathis noob, but this man has been prolific during his recording career. Here’s […]

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I was hoping to have a new album review for today, even yesterday but you know what? MEH. Hipster music snob what? YES. I AM. WE ARE. Have something I’m overlooking that I should be checking? Let me know. I will listen to anything once, even if it has me curled up and worried as […]

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I was completely, entirely stoked to see Dessa live. I’ve been aware of her for about a year and a half and have missed her the other times she’s been to Chicago. Was not going to let this time pass me up. Oddly though I almost did. It wasn’t until last Saturday night that I […]

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