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Cultural bookends highlight a fun weekend

It is Saturday night and I have just returned from the final concert of the season for the Victoria Symphony Orchestra’s 35th season. I had heard several good things about the Symphony and Music Director/Conductor Darryl One – it is all true. This was one of their Master Series featuring guest artists. Yuqing Meng, the [...]

They just don’t write ‘em like this anymore

“I’ve seen you smiling in the summer sun I’ve seen your long hair flying when you run I’ve made my mind up that it’s meant to be Someday lady you’ll accomp’ny me Someday lady you’ll accomp’ny me Out where the rivers meet the sounding sea You’re high above me now You’re wild and free ah, [...]

Romance can be funny

“I never met someone Who hit a guy in the eye, like the way she came to me Yeah, yeah, yeah And in my best defense I coulda swore that she was looking back at me Yeah, yeah yeah And everything, everything will be Everything will be oh so sweet White picket fence, a new [...]

985 – Talking indie music with Hap Mansfield

Chris Doelle sits down with Hap Mansfield to discuss indie music plus play out some podsafe blasts from the past. Click to play, right-click for direct MP3 download (Time: 28:38) Call in and leave a voicemail for the show! 713-568-6361 Subscribe in iTunes RSS Feed Subscribe at PodcastReady

Guitar man

I haven’t mentioned it yet because I am unsure about how fast I will pick it up but it is official – I have started my quest to become a “guitar man.” I am doing it for several reasons – 1) I have been meaning to learn guitar for a very long time – 2) [...]

George Strait said it best…

“You’ve got to have an ace in the hole A little secret that nobody knows Life is a gamble, a game we all play but you need to save something for a rainy day You’ve got to learn to play your cards right If you expect to win in life Don’t put it all on [...]

Can you believe this? A new PMC Top10!

I had to exclaim “Holy Macaroni!” when I looked down at my iTunes directory and spied a PMC Top10 episode downloading! Yes, thanks to my good friend and fellow music enthusiast, the PMC is NOT dead. That is indeed a brand new show you see coming down the pipe! The delay has been painful for [...]

Lyrically speaking…

Get your music on – free and geeky, just like I like it

I am really starting to like Last.FM I liked it quite a bit when I first discovered it back in 2004. Being a statistical nut, it was right up my alley. I could see how many times I played songs, charts of my most played for the week, month, all-time etc. Seriously, this was good [...]

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