By Thacher Schmid The turning point of the sold-out Shy Girls show at Doug Fir Lounge on Jan. 25 came during the start of the next-to-last song, “What If I Can.” “This is one of my favorite songs on the … Continue reading Shy Girls’ Minimalist Electro R&B Silences Chatty Doug Fir
In 1948, America’s greatest folk musician, Woody Guthrie — known for “This Land Is Your Land” and numerous other songs about American life and the plight of working people — penned a piercing ballad about Oregon’s worst disaster, Vanport. “Vanport’s … Continue reading Lost Woody Guthrie Song Tells Story of ‘Vanport’s Flood’
This article about reggaetón music ran in Aqui Milwaukee in 2006. The magazine was started by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and later sold to the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Wisconsin for $1. Click on the image to view as … Continue reading Bad Rap
These are just a couple of the dozens of articles I wrote for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel during the 1990s and 2000s as one of their main freelance music reviewers. (Click on the image to view as a separate jpg … Continue reading Calexico and Mary J. Blige
After the Show This is a new track by Star Witness, featuring Fern Capella on lead vox and Chris Allen on drums and producing, plus Kenny Karales on bass, Trevor Oswalt on keys and me on viola. Check out the website at myspace.com/starwitness. Continue reading “After the Show” by Star Witness
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