Musical Monday: The Wheel

This song has been running through my head quite a bit these past couple of weeks. It could be that I’m in a particular mood lately (see last Monday’s post), or it could be I’ve been listening to a lot of the Grateful Dead’s 1976 summer tour, where this song was in the rotation quite […]

Musical Monday: Lake Street Dive

Howdy, all. Well, after an encouraging weekend with temperatures well above freezing, it looks like we’re in for another nasty shot of winter, with the mercury plummeting to near zero again by Thursday or Friday night. This is the tough time of year in climates like this one, where you can see the end of […]

Musical Monday: Kaleidoscope Heart

Another entry from the marvelous Sara Bareilles. The video is jumpy (no, I wasn’t the one who shot it), but man, can this woman sing. And hearts do have colors, don’t they? I appreciate the input I’ve received so far as far on Friday’s post. Please, keep it coming! Blogger is not exactly great for […]

Musical Monday: Lily Kershaw

Heard this song on the radio (yes, that’s right, the radio. Yes, I had to stream it, but there actually are stations out there playing new music!) last week and really liked it. This track is from Ms. Kershaw’s debut album. Melancholy mood music for a Monday in late October, it seems. Enjoy. Lot’s of […]

Musical Monday: Change In The Weather

This Musical Monday is brought to you by Mother Nature, who has seen fit to flip a seasonal switch in this little corner of the world. First, a shout-out to the Catbird and her teammates and coaches on the cross country team–they won their conference championship meet on Saturday!  On Friday at the office I […]

Musical Monday: Neil Young

Wow. I’m much more tired than I thought. I should know by now that it’s the day after the day after that leaves you feeling like you got hit by Miley Cyrus and her wrecking ball (not to fear, folks, Cyrus’s video is not forthcoming from me; but did you see the words of advice […]

Musical Monday: “New”

For once, some new music, though it’s from an old source, and has a very familiar sort of sound. Kind of appropriate for our first full day of a new season. I love fall. One of the things that’s so great, aside from the colors, is how much everything seems to change from day to […]

Musical Monday: Birdhouse In Your Soul

They Might Be Giants–a quirky band if ever there was one. I remember seeing them on TV somewhere before I’d ever heard them on the radio and thinking, “Who are these guys?” They make me think, which is good, and they make me smile, which is even better. This song contains what may be the […]

Musical Monday: Still Fighting the War

Heard this on NPR’s folk program last night. When I was kid, if I heard someone refer to ‘The War’, it meant WWII. Twenty-five, thirty years after the end of that conflict, WWII still shaped so much of the world, and my perceptions of it. We had the Cold War as a direct result of […]

Musical Monday: Mountain Sound

Making a second appearance on Musical Monday is Of Monsters and Men. This tune has gotten some radio play in these parts. Nice stuff. I’m impressed with all of you out there who are plowing through your “A-Z” entries. I confess, it’s hard to keep up with you all! Not much else to say right […]