I was born on November 8, 1966. Sixteen days after John and Bobbie Hendrix welcomed their firstborn into the world,…
“You and Your Music!” Yeah, Isn’t it Great?
Last Saturday, I’m reasonably sure I convinced some of my co-workers that I had completely lost my mind. I was…
Baltimore Jazz (So to Speak)
I didn’t go to two records stores in Baltimore solely to buy jazz CDs. It just kind of happened. With…
My Favorite Zappa: The Roxy Years
Frank Zappa was a genius. It seems obvious, but I feel as though that statement needs to be made. Frank…
Two Record Stores in Baltimore
When I got on the plane taking me from St. Louis to Baltimore (by way of Atlanta), I didn’t have…
One You Missed: Spectrum Road
From where I sit, fusion has never gotten its just due. Jazz purists revile it for its use of electric…
A Rapid, Rigorous Radiohead Retrospective
Radiohead, it seems, is an all-or-nothing band. People either love them or hate them. I fall firmly in the former…
