Which later became Cover of the Whenever.
December 25, 2009 I was saddened to hear of the passing of the great American singer/songwriter, Vic Chesnutt, who passed away last night or early today. Vic’s records had a huge impact on me. I brought out all of the following CDs while we were touring back in the mid-‘90s: West of Rome Little About …
Hey all — I did an interview with Swiss radio about the CoTW project. You can listen in. Details below: From Andrea Ragazzo: Sunday, December 13th, at 15:00, and Thursday, December 17th, at 17:00 PM, both Boston time. The channel is: Rete Tre – RSI (Switzerland) (you can listen to it on streaming on this …
Peter Gammons announced he is leaving ESPN today after two decades at the network. One of the great benefits of playing with Buffalo Tom for just a bit longer than that, is that I have had the privilege to meet guys like Peter, people who are fans of the band. Peter, along with Jeff Horrigan …
Note on 3/18/2019: As with all of these posts, this was the original, from 2009. I have seen a bunch of people post this video since I wrote this. But back then, it was not all over social media yet. Have you seen this video? It has been passed around on the web for a …
[April 2019 update: The below essay and its predecessor were combined and edited and published by my friend, Ken Kurson in The Observer in 2013, when Ken was editor there. I would recommend reading the published piece over the below blog post. I have not proofed or edited this post since the original.] Not much …
Cover of the Week 54 Cry Baby Cry and Part II of the Miami Saga Read More »
I’m going to start off this week by putting the cover song right at the top, to save you from scrolling down if you don’t feel like reading a book. [Removed — download/stream new file at music services] I’m not sure if writing all this that follows here is appropriate. And I almost feel the …
Cover of the Week 53 Waters of March and Some Words About Losing Someone Read More »
I guess it has been a full year of these. Not quite, as I believe it counts a couple of bonuses. I don’t think I specified that I would only do it for a year, however. And while it has not always been easy to crank one out during some particular weeks, it has not …
This is for all of you who requested a Faces cover, though I don’t believe anyone asked for this song. It is my favorite Faces ballad and, probably, my fave number overall from them. I am a sucker for the descending chord sequence; instant melancholy. Autumn in New England is also instant melancholy. Just mix …
[Updated and reposted September 19 in response to this insanity.] I used to play “Rocket Man” during some solo acoustic sets in the early/mid-’90s. The only places I recall playing it are in the U.K. Specifically, I remember a set in Wales. I think this is because there might have been a recording of …
Kay Hanley and Lori McKenna at Hot Stove Cool Music, January 2008, with me grinning appropriately for a part time man of rock. One of my favorite pictures. Oh yeah, please let me know who took it, so that I may give credit. I am not yet convinced that Twitter is worth the hype. But …