The Daily Music Break presents a short video each week on a music video of note. Embedded video and podcasts can’t contain copyrighted audio, so above is...
Category - Gospel/Spiritual/Religious
Blitzen Trapper, a band from Portland, OR, has been around since 2000. The high point was a two page feature in Rolling Stone in 2008. The band seems to be on...
“People Get Ready” is special for three reasons. First, simply is that it is a terrific song. The second is that it’s deeply universal...
Listening to gospel as music comes with a bit of tension. Performances actually are part of a religious service. it also is a religion of which I am not an...
There is something profound about the refrain of the song “Jesus is on the Mainline.” It is not going to church or synagogue to find god. It is...
Musicians of all stripes, when asked about their influences, put cite gospel high on the list. It is a cornerstone of American music. It feels sometimes odd to...
When it really gets going, there is nothing as great as good old fashion gospel music. It’s not just a musical thing, of course. Though the folks...
[contextly_sidebar id=”bVJ3b1rv1rN5RLIeib5upBPOEVsyNAOC”]The Gothamist has the fascinating story of Lipa Schmeltzer, a member of the Skver sect of...
This post actually focuses on two people: Eva Jessye and Mari Newland, and features an interview with the latter. There are a lot of extremely important people...
[contextly_sidebar id=”1h19M1x743dhOOQAufuj29A8fub1JLaB”]This is what One This Day In Jazz Age Music says about Eva Jessye, who was born on this...