Music and Musings

Honeyboy Edwards–'Worried Blues'

Originally posted to Instagram, January 21, 2021 Being a legend is hard. You attract attention. You make enemies. If you’re really...

Paloma Alcalá

Jan 25, 20212 min read

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Originally posted to Instagram, December 30, 2020 People often ask me why the blues is my musical genre of choice. If I had to give one...

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Jan 25, 20212 min read

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“I may be getting older,” he sings, “but I’ve got young-fashioned ways.”

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Jul 21, 20202 min read

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The hype sticker describes Kiah as having "a voice that will capture your heart and punch you in the mouth".

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Jul 21, 20202 min read

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Originally posted on Instagram, April 4, 2020. Shortly before coronavirus brought the world to a screaming halt, I worked out a deal for...

Paloma Alcalá

Jul 21, 20202 min read

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It doesn't refer to Texas radio, but to the big beat... the blues that Jim would listen to on the road that leads out of Alexandria, VA.

Paloma Alcalá

Jul 21, 20201 min read

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Kingfish's songs of love, heartbreak, and life in small-town America are neither specific to his generation, nor relics of a mythic past.

Paloma Alcalá

Jul 21, 20201 min read

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