Without having to drive all around St. Louis for high school pickup, soccer practices and games, and baseball practices and games, I have found myself with a little time on my hands. Other than writing more on the ol’ blog, I have also picked up the bass and poked around on the piano more often…

I have been enjoying watching James Taylor on this season of The Voice. He is a rock and roll hall of famer through and through, and I have appreciated his comments to the relatively young musicians on the show. When I hear a James Taylor song, I always think back to the good times we…

If you haven’t had a chance to check out the first Saturday Night Live ever filmed at home from last Saturday, check it out on your DVR, on demand, on YouTube, on whatever. It was really excellent and showed some pretty amazing creativity from some of the best in the business stuck at home like…

Happy Easter! For those of you who celebrate Easter, I know this is a weird one. Back in high school and college, I would have played at a couple masses by now, but today, churches around the world are empty. That Easter Eve midnight mass at Holy Angels was always a fascinating, head-turning experience. For…

Yes, I know it’s April 12th, and I’m a day late on this one, but I did have a song in mind yesterday so I wanted to make sure to share it. I try to keep my ears open to new music regardless of the genre. We let the kids control the radio from time…

It was way back in 1997 when a group of us took the train into the city for 93XRT’s Free 4th of July concert which was our tradition for many years. I mean, who wouldn’t want to hear some great free music surrounded by all of the restaurant vendors at Taste of Chicago? And, the…

Those of you that know us well know that Donnell and I love going to concerts. We actually met at a Mr. Blotto show at Otto’s in DeKalb. We talked through the entire show so I have no memory of the music from that night, but clearly, Donnell and I hit it off! We talked…

Today, we’re going all the way back to 1959 for our Song of the Day. As many of you know, I played trumpet in high school – A LOT of trumpet. It was a really great time to be in to trumpet. Dizzy was still actively playing. Miles was still pushing the envelope as he…

I was really hoping I would not have to write about John Prine and COVID-19 and death, but the news came tonight that COVID-19 has taken John Prine from us. To honor John and share one of my absolute favorite songs of all time, today’s Song of the Day is “Angel from Montgomery” written by…

As we start another week under nearly nationwide stay-at-home orders, it is difficult to find good news. One of the beautiful things about music is there is a song for every occasion, and even sad songs can spark a good memory. Now, today’s Song of the Day is not a sad song by any stretch…