In the summer of 1987, when I was 21, I got to see Johnnie Ray at a tiny little dump called Cozy Morley’s Club Avalon in Wildwood New Jersey. He was close enough to us that his sweat rained down on us. And sweat he did. The cat really brought it, much to the delight …
Excellent piece on nostalgia for an old bar, here in today’s Times.
The author of the seminal Our Band Could Be Your Life, and the recent bio of Bob Mould weighed in a few years ago on this holiday classic. few people write this well about music.
It’s true! The Christmas Coyote is real! He came to our backyard this morning! It’s a Christmas Miracle! First I will write a song about him, then a children’s book, and then Stephen Spielberg will make a movie based on the book. I will be rich
…right off your shoes. Happy holidays, ladies, gentleman.
There’s a new Jimmy Cliff record coming out, the first in seven years. This is good news. But the cover of the Clash’s song “Guns of Brixton” is sort of a letdown. This remains the best cover of the classic:
I enjoyed this, from the Times, regarding sheds men use for getaways. Man Sheds.
Buffalo Tom Sheehan’s 1986. Photo by Richard Bonanno From my latest post for Boston Magazine: This Thanksgiving weekend my band, Buffalo Tom, will be playing three shows at the Brighton Music Hall (the erstwhile Harper’s Ferry) to commemorate 25 years of existence. We formed in Northampton in 1986 while students at UMass Amherst. Here is …
Buddy, Matt Brennan writes about our late friend Joe and associated stories at this blog, showcasing Joe’s great photography. The latest post touches on the formation of Buff Tom. For the record, the near drowning/attempted murder occurred in Northampton circa 1988.