As a musician, Einstein couldn’t keep time very well.

Over the river & through the woods…for good reason!
Five years ago… On a snowy day just before Christmas, my wife, Sarah, and I came to visit my parents. Actually, it was my wife and I and our dog, Sam. We were allowed to visit without him, but we had the good sense not to. We realized early-on in our marriage that my parents viewed Sam [...]

Column: An awesome singer to the right ears
As the CD of my new song plays, my singing sounds more soulful than Marvin Gaye. My voice has more character than Bruce Springsteen’s.  My harmonica wails sadder than Junior Wells’.  And I write better songs than Joni Mitchell. In truth, I sing more like Bob Dylan and my harmonica squawks like…Bob Dylan. (Why didn’t his [...]

Interview with Dramarama’s John Easdale
John Easdale loves music. In some form or another it’s always been, and probably always will be, a central focus in his life. He has worked in record stores and he’s owned a record store. (And yes, back then they were known as “record stores,” selling vinyl disks that excited Easdale with every turn.) [...]

Marcia Ball assesses her voice
Boogie-woogie piano, swamp rock, bluesy ballads and zydeco all go into the gumbo that is singer-songwriter Marcia Ball’s tenth studio album, “Peace, Love and BBQ.” Ball’s voice is featured prominently on the release. “Peace, Love and BBQ” also marks the return of Tracy Nelson who sang on Ball’s 1998 album, “Sing It” which also featured Irma [...]

Soaring from note to note in my head
By Gene Myers I’ve been thrilled by music since my earliest memories. I’ve always wanted to take part in the magic somehow. So I took a few guitar lessons in the second grade-enough to play “Old MacDonald” in a recital, and I played the keyboard in a band in high school-enough to play a few [...]