Category Archives: Music

Obama Sings Sweet Home Chicago…

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Sam Kornstein

…with B.B. King and Mick Jagger! Via James Fallows:

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We Need Your Help!

Posted on February 11, 2012 by Sam Kornstein

Over the past few months I’ve been playing the guitar in Vanessa Kafka’s band. Vanessa’s written some great new songs since her last album, and we’re raising some money on Kickstarter to go record an EP: If you’d like to support the … Continue reading →

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Jeff Tweedy Walks Away With Olive Oyl

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Sam Kornstein

Thanks to James Spector and Dean Toulan for sharing this. It’s the first hand-drawn Popeye cartoon made in over thirty years. And it’s the music video for Wilco’s Dawned On Me off The Whole Love. Classic:

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Gillian Welch & David Rawlings at the Wilbur Theater – December 13, 2011

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Sam Kornstein

I’ve had a good week of music. I saw Ryan Adams last Thursday, the White Owls Monday, and then Gillian Welch and David Rawlings Tuesday. It was the last show of Gillian and David’s tour, and they put on a … Continue reading →

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The White Owls at Toad – Dennis Brennan and Tim Gearan

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Sam Kornstein

I saw them the other night at Toad with a friend visiting from Austin. I’d say Tim Gearan is one of the best guitar players in town. If you haven’t seen him, his band plays every Friday night at Atwood’s … Continue reading →

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Vanessa Kafka and The Unnamed – Live at Sally O’Briens

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Sam Kornstein

I played a show with Vanessa Kafka, Matt Beals, and Aaron Pearsall at Sally O’Brien’s last Saturday. Thanks to everyone who came to see us perform. We had a great time. Here’s one track John DeTore caught on his iPhone: … Continue reading →

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David Rawlings is Super-Human

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Sam Kornstein

Ryan Adams at the Orpheum (December 8, 2011)

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Sam Kornstein

I was lucky to catch Ryan Adams’ solo show at the Orpheum last night. It was just Ryan, two acoustic guitars, and a piano. His performance was warm and dynamic, with songs ranging from soft ballads such as ‘Dirty Rain’ … Continue reading →

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The Head and the Heart

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Sam Kornstein

This band reminds me of Dr. Dog, only the singer is a bit more tolerable for long periods of time: The song is “Cats and Dogs”. The video is from YouTube user VacuumPacked13.