MOLESOME, Tom & Tiger (Rothhandle, 2019) Call it “ethereal.” Call it “otherworldly.” Call it “spacious.” But whatever you do, do … More
Author: cirdecsongs
(Nearly) full-time musicologist with a regular job. Author of I CAN'T BE THE ONLY ONE HEARING THIS: A LIFETIME OF MUSIC THROUGH ECLECTIC EARS. There are only TWO kinds of music: good and bad. Come on in! Let’s play some tunes!
A Third Ear for PANAMERICA
STICK MEN, PANAMERICA: Live in Latin America (MoonJune, 2019) PERSONNEL TONY LEVIN, Chapman Stick and Vocals MARKUS REUTER, Touch Guitar … More
Sometimes Music Isn’t Enough
It’s been a helluva week. The murder of George Floyd at the hands of the Minneapolis Police Department — in … More
A Few Days in the Life (April 30, 2020)
April 30, 18:00 The Sonic Sanctuary I haven’t done one of these in awhile. It’s amazing how fast semi-retired time … More
Eighth Notes: A Few Quick Reviews
Here’s a quick look at a few new releases to cross the CirdecSongs. Some are not the newest records, merely … More
The Planned “New Normal”
These are strange times. The world is in the midst of trying to straighten itself out in the midst of … More
I Hear Things: A Few Music Tidbits
Even in semi-retirement, my time is valuable. Between the Bernie Worrell biography (which is now in the research stage) and … More
They’re Icons, Whether You Like Them or Not
(Photo by Jeff Kravitz) In more than a couple of ways, social media groups make me a little crazy. I … More
Nate Chinen: The CirdecSongs Interview
(Top photo by Michael Lionstar) I have a lot to learn. CirdecSongs interviews are not conducted to put the focus … More
“Planks,” Revisited
Ideas tend to run in circles around my brain. Now, an older idea has made its way back to the … More
