The Daily Music Break often re-posts from earlier in the site’s run. This post originally appeared on April 24, 2012. It is the only video the site has ever posted that has nothing to do with music. One of the great things about running your own website is that you can break any...
Music on Main Street is returning to seven Thursdays in Flemington, N.J starting May 31…A Little Positron Music features music made by electrons’ anti-matter twin — with the help of Domenico Vicinanza. Not much is spent on rehearsal space…A review at Seattle PI of...
Big Head Todd and the Monsters have a nice big sound. Here is the band’s website, a compilation of set lists, its Facebook page and a bit of a profile. The band is touring this summer with Bare Naked Ladies, Blues Traveler and Cracker. Songs by Big Head Todd and the Monsters...
Mountain had a dual personality. It was a great and influential power trio that played at Woodstock and had a direct link to Cream, the ultimate super group (bassist Felix Pappalardi produced three Cream albums). It created Mississippi Queen, one of the most recognizable songs in the...
Thomas Wright “Fats” Waller was a riot, a great musician, the prototype of the vested fat stride piano player and an important figure in the history of jazz. Not bad for a guy who died at age 39. At least two of his songs — The Joint is Jumpin’ and Ain’t...
Here are some books to check out.
Duke Ellington brought class, sophistication and style to jazz which, until that point, was proudly unpolished and raucous. His story is profound. The author, Terry Teachout, also wrote "Pops," the acclaimed bio of Louis Armstrong. Click here or on the image.
What else is there to say? Here is the story behind every song written by The Beatles. Click here or on the image.
The Grateful Dead don't get enough credit for the profound nature of its lyrics. Many of the band's songs are driven by a deep and literate Americana ("I'm Uncle Sam/That's who I am/Been hidin' out/In a rock and roll band" and "Majordomo Billy Bojangles/Sit down and have a drink with me/What's this about Alabama/Keeps comin' back to me?").
David Dodd's exhaustive study tells the story, song by song. Click here or on the image.
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