Now blue ain't the word for the way that I feel…
I had a rocky relationship with my dad. The outlaw country of Waylon, Willie, Kris and Bocephus was one of the few things we could agree on. My dad also kept a more conventional hits collection by Ray Price in regular rotation. I've continued to love those songs in the two decades since my dad died. I saw Price for the first time at Knuckleheads in 2007. Although I was "working," I shed simultaneous tears of joy and grief during much of the legend's vital concert. Here's a representative performance. Price died earlier this week.
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I reviewed concerts by Steel Panther and Stone Temple Pilots.
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I played music by Terri Lyne Carrington, Bobby Rush, Brandy Clark, Frank Wess and Stik Figa on KCUR's Up To Date yesterday.
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Guitarist Dave Higgs, a founding member of Eddie and the Hot Rods, has died. (Tip via Big Steve.)
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My favorite tracks on the The 12 Days of Christmas (and Voting) compilation are by the Doo-Dads and Making Movies.
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Because the Internet is the first Childish Gambino recording that speaks to me. RIYL: emo rap, sad guys, Kid Cudi.
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I can't stop thinking about last month's spectacular Kanye West concert. An intriguing detail- ambient music including Burial's "U.K." provided the low-key soundtrack to the construction of the imposing mountain that served as West's backdrop.
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There will always be a place in my life for albums like Scott Hamilton's Swedish Ballads… and More. RIYL: Ben Webster, moldy figs, Coleman Hawkins.
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"As the Palaces Burn", the new documentary about Lamb of God, looks great.
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Kansas City Click: My official picks are published here.
(Original image by There Stands the Glass.)
