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One of the highlights to my trip to Abu Dhabi was an evening concert on Corniche Beach by Addictive TV. I hadn’t heard of these guys before, but once they got started I realized I was in for a real treat. They create wonderfully fun, danceable electronic music, and they do it by mixing together [...]

Before I moved to the San Francisco Bay area I used to always hear about Yoshi’s Jazz Club in Oakland on the radio, and what amazing performer was currently playing there. For some reason only a few of those performers ever came to Seattle. I was sad. Since moving to SF I’ve taken frequent advantage [...]

Are you watching “Keeping Score”? If not, you’re really missing out! This PBS mini-series, hosted by Michael Tilson Thomas (MTT) of the San Francisco Symphony, is designed to help demystify classical music. Each episode (of which there are only three!) takes on a big piece of classical music: Beethoven’s Eroica, Stravinsky’s Rite of Sping, and [...]

It’s been awhile since I’ve listened to Weird Al… I remember when I was a kid, setting up my audio cassette recorder to record Dr. Demento at midnight, then listening to it the next day. I loved that show! But in recent years Weird Al and I have parted ways. His new album has been [...]

As long as I can remember, I’ve been drawn to sound. Some people have acute senses of smell, or vision, or touch, and their memories are all impacted by this. For me, it’s audio. Whenever I visit a new place the things I remember most are the sounds: ravens in a Kyoto park, scooters on [...]