Manitas De Plata - Juerga! (Originally released in 1963) I originally bought this album for the cover. I mean, LOOK at that. My first...

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WHO WOULD WIN IN A FIGHT? by Chris Wanstrath & Ric Hickey The orchestral kestrel or the selfish shellfish? The sharp carp or the stout...

Black squirrel on the playset Sadly, this building has been torn down. LOTS of frogs here. Cars & Coffee last Saturday of the month April...

My allowance was 25 cents a week as a kid so it took a month to save up for a 3-pack of Certron C-90 blank cassettes at K-Mart. Calling...

George Cables “Looking For The Light” Muse FX Records 2003 Looking For The Light is the 18th release for pianist, composer and bandleader...

DAY 10 Saturday May 11th 2002 Well, Juarez is just a fucking ghetto. Now I can say that I have been to Mexico. But I would also have to...

"The Rhythms of the 'Roo" originally appeared on CityBeat.com on June 28, 2006. ~rh Some fear and very little loathing at this year's...

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I was a fan of the Red Hot Chili Peppers back then. I saw them many times back in the day. But I went to their show at Bogart's in 1987...

Monty Alexander & Ernest Ranglin “Rocksteady” Telarc Records 2004 This record is like the first blazing hot day of summer: though not...