Tag: Music

Back from Pittsburgh …

… and oh, will I have some stories for you. We left at 8 a.m. It should have been a six-hour drive. Instead, we walked into the 8 p.m. concert at 8:07 and were lucky we got there at all thanks to weather and numerous stops to sit in stalled traffic for crazy amounts of …

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Kay Hanley rocks the vote

One of my all-time favorite bands is Letters to Cleo, and their singer, Kay Hanley, still launches solo songs into sexy, sassy orbit with THE hottest voice in rock music. Photo by Justine Ungaro Her new album, Weaponize, features plenty of guitar and production by USA Mike, her husband and fellow Letters to Cleo graduate. …

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Plover! Plover! Plover! Plover! Plover!

PLOVER! It’s here! Glen Phillips, who wrote and sang the songs for Toad the Wet Sprocket and still makes amazing solo records oozing wisdom and warmth! My good friend Garrison Starr, who has a voice and a style like NO ONE ELSE and writes songs that will leave you suspecting she knows you better than …

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