Catfish Vegas presents...

I started this blog on Jan. 2, 2004, dragged just as I was into most technology/internet things by Mr. Chair , curious yet not really sure w...

I haven't posted a mix in ages, but here goes. Porch/Life (sendspace is full of ads now - look for the blue box that says "click...

Here are, to my ears and in no particular order, the best and the next best of 2012: Chuck Prophet, Temple Beautiful (Yep Roc) A lo...

It's been a little over four years since I got the sweet new Macbook and began converting all of my music into mp3 and m4a files, and my...

The Ballad of Jesse Kelly , imbecile extraordinaire:

Today's song, in honor of the great Arlo Guthrie:

Ben Folds headlines a concert for the Fund for Civility, Respect and Understanding Ben Folds cleared his schedule, dropped all other projec...

Live, Big Meridox is the "beast" he calls himself in rhyme, tense and confrontational as he roams the crowd and delivers lines w...

1. Tom Waits, Bad as Me (ANTI-) If you agree—in any way—that "Hell Broke Luce" in 2011, then Bad as Me is the record to turn t...

As the more-thoughtful Oasis brother, Noel Gallagher's best moments tended to turn up on hit singles as well as around the band's ...

The Roots' Undun is a character study and album-length epitaph of the fictional Redford Stephens, whose short inner-city life of crim...

I'll be posting my list of the top albums of 2011 a bit later, but in the meantime here are 13 songs from other albums that really stood...

Dark humor rules in this new video of "'67 Cutlass" from Murs album Love & Rockets, Vol. 1: The Transformation . The video...

Murs concludes the Hip Hop and Love Tour with a hometown performance Instead of a shout-out to his neighborhood or hometown, Murs opens his ...

The first thing to notice about Dum Dum Girls is the attitude—that audacious, flirtatious cool, with their don't-follow-the-rules pos...

The storytelling gifts that Tom Russell has brought to songs for 35 years have reached new peaks on Mesabi , another stunning album of South...

The versatile Will Johnson finds himself in a hard-driving, Centro-Matic phase these days Will Johnson is a songwriter who works in bursts....

Download my new mix, Needle on a Hill. 1. Sugar - If I Can't Change Your Mind 2. Fiery Furnaces - Here Comes The Summer 3. Built to Spil...

Plush welcomes The Inspector Cluzo, the self-proclaimed 'original funk 'n' roll duo' When the bass player quit, The Inspecto...

The pairing of Mates of State and Generationals guarantees hooks and harmony galore—an abundant display of how to make pop songs shine. Bo...

I'll have a full review of last night's Mates of State & Generationals show in the Tucson Weekly on Thursday, but today I have t...