
Now we're getting to the really fun part. I'm excited as hell to say that I'm gonna see the Neville Brothers on Friday! As I mentioned in another post, I saw them at a cool festival in May 1996 called Laguna Seca Daze at the Laguna Seca Race track in Monterey, California (a festival that also included a "Being There"-era Wilco). I remember a really amazing moment as they were playing a version of the Dead's "Fire on the Mountain" as the sun was setting (nope, not "Fire on the Bayou"). There were rolling green hills behind the [...]
Fat Tuesday is approaching. As I have discussed before on the these pages, Daniel Lanois' unique production style leaves it's unique fingerprints on any project he touches, no matter the genre, no matter the artist. In the case of Yellow Moon that meant fonky R&B courtesy of the Crescent City's native sons, The [...]