The first time I was able to see U2 play live was September 25th, 2006. This was the first game the New Orleans Saints would play in the Superdome following hurricane Katrina. I was lucky enough the get last minute tickets for free and my brother-in-law and I hurried to the Superdome and made our…
Before I write a review of the show, I want to share a bit about how much The Alarm has meant to me since the very first time I heard them and how much they still mean to me today. The first time I saw the video for “The Stand”, I was blown away! Acoustic…
And How has a new “SOLO” album out? Although And How is already a one-man-band, this album does have the feel of a solo album from an indy rock band’s lead singer. With very minimal instrumentation and production these songs have nowhere to hide. All of the humanness, subtleties, and detail are uncovered and vividly…
Just when I started knowing some of the words and was able to sing along to some gems from And How’s Seven, I received a notice that Sean Severson had released another album. I guess that should not come as a surprise since Sean’s M.O. is to release an album every few months. Before discussing…
I just finished reading Jesus Triumphant, the latest book in the “Chronicles of the Nephilim” series by Brian Godawa. I’m not one who searches the modern Christian section on Amazon to find something to read much less browse the “Christian Fiction” section. The “Chronicles of the Nephilim” series sits head and shoulders (pun intended) above…
One of my musical highlights last year was seeing The Waterboys live for the first time. They were on the Fisherman’s Blues box set tour. The live set jammed in as many classics as they could and they played one new song. The songs was called “Still a Freak”, a straight up blues number. With…
I have been wanting to see Bill perform again for a long time. The last time I caught him live was sometime around 1996 with The Vigilantes of Love . I have really enjoyed his WPA (Works (in) Progress Administration) series and was excited about seeing him perform in the stripped down fashion of the WPA releases. (read the rest…