If you know where to surf on the Web, you can find downloadable concerts. Conventional wisdom is young people don’t care.  Maybe that’s only because they’ve never seen an act as vibrant as the J. Geils Band live. Before they shortened their name to "Geils".  Before they switched labels and started making MTV fodder.  Before […]

Somewhere back there Rickie Lee Jones lost her way. I’ll vote for the second album.  Sure, the first was great, I loved "Weasel and the White Boys Cool", but the second, "Pirates", begins with a one-two punch that’s undeniable, it knocks you out cold, you wake up on the floor, staring at the ceiling. We […]

The best track on "Tumbleweed Connection" is "Come Down In Time". It’s not my favorite.  That’s "Where To Now St. Peter?"  But "Come Down In Time", following the opener, "Ballad Of A Well-Known Gun", is like walking into your dark house after a party.  It’s suddenly quiet, you’re alone with your thoughts.  Every time I […]

Who knew? EVERYBODY! My inbox is overflowing with messages from people who are not only aware of Ms. Jackson, but are testifying how she’s still on the road and still got it, tells great stories, is a survivor. So, sorry to put her six feet under! But that’s the problem with museums, you think it’s […]