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Riley Mulherkar’s love of the trumpet started at an early age and grew into an incredible career. Performer, bandleader, composer, arranger, and music educator, this jazz cat seems bursting with endless energy. February 26th at Universal Preservation Hall, his Jazz At Lincoln Center (JALC) production of The Songs We Love will bring the magic […]
I (Rob Smittix) was super excited about the Rye Bread Family Day for a couple of reasons. For one I feel like I was a part of it because Nick Batto hired me to design the poster for the event. I have made fliers and posters for numerous events in the past but this poster […]
How to get an alternative band from Minneapolis to write a song with your name as the title, thus procuring your status as a rock icon. The fickleness of the record buying public is only outdone by its short attention span. People forget. People move on. Art is disposable unless you associate that art with […]
The list of songs Sam Cooke has written is astounding. Some of the best loved music for generations has been composed by this legend. A performer whose emotional delivery can make you swoon or comfort your heartache, and a voice like none other. In addition to his talent on stage, Cooke’s creativity, spirit, passion and […]
I (Rob Smittix) never seen The Disco Biscuits live in concert before last Friday (02/03/2023) and I realize that I am late to the game but hey it’s never too late, is it? A new project from Michael Travis (The String Cheese Incident) and Aaron Johnston (Brazilian Girls, David Byrne’s American Utopia) called Snakes and […]
One music that never fails to soothe me is Celtic music. I can just feel the stress and the tension of the day wash off, and something crisp and green take its place. It is always welcome, and in turn always welcoming, and there’s a heaviness and a frivolity that can dance with each other. […]
Who is Merle Travis? Unless you are a guitar geek, or an original country music fan, you may not know. He was not just a guitarist, but a man who popularized such a unique style, they named the use of the thumb and index finger to play both bass and melody at the same time […]
I met Brian O’Connell by taking online bass lessons from him and was instantly fascinated with his technical ability and passion for all things music. Performing bass in two innovative jam bands, Dead Man’s Waltz and Arukah, he’ll be spending two weekends in a row at the Rustic Barn in February – and will undoubtedly […]