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I was only familiar with Joe Russo’s work as drummer of what is probably the preeminent Grateful Dead cover band, which is Joe Russo’s Almost Dead or JRAD. Turns out he also writes bendy interesting music as well.

I saw this artist live last night at the Hollywood Palladium, one of my favorite venues. She has been touring in support of Chvrches, an excellent electro-pop band from Scotland, and her set blew me away. Aside from her own great material, she covered “Fake Plastic Trees,” one of my favorite Radiohead songs. Now IContinue reading “#590 – Lighter by Donna Missal”

I used to be really into jazz fusion, but it’s been years since I really looked for new music in that genre. This is a fantastic album by a Brazilian modern jazz great.

After yesterday’s Caravan selection, Spotify pointed me towards this group from the same era. It’s just another reminder of how many unknown great artists from the past I still have to discover.

I had previously listened to another of Caravan’s albums, but this one, with its delightful title, just had to be explored. Great cover art, as well.

This is a great electronic artist that Spotify suggested to me.

Not sure what to say about this album, besides it bearing the hallmarks of the standard ‘80s albums, right down to the glorification of the cocaine scene. I mean, the title is Lines and the cover art features a scene where the lines have just been finished.

This is one of those niche artists that has a cult following in certain circles – namely the psychonaut/edm world – and is completely obscure outside of that.

Just watched the Jagged Little Pill doc and, besides being reminded just how amazing that album is, I realized how many albums she has that I am not familiar with.

A couple days ago I was working on an event at Disneyland. We were set up right in front of the entrance to Tomorrowland, which if you haven’t been there, is an extremely busy thoroughfare. Additionally, their holiday festivities are in full swing, which added the less-than-delightful constant loop of Christmas songs. In case you’reContinue reading “#582 – Reachin’(A New Refutation of Time and Space) by Digable Planets”