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Category Archives: Performance
Bonus Post: Thursday’s Do’s and Don’ts*
*I’m not at all confident about those apostrophes.
Not Gonna Miss You
©Capitol Records 1978
Glen Campbell is finished with music. Continue reading
Warning: Guaranteed Nightmares Ahead
Happy Halloween, all! Below is the scariest scene from “Pan’s Labyrinth,” the most terrifying thing I’ve ever seen, so if you’re not into being scared silly, DO NOT WATCH IT. Instead, click here. Continue reading
Drones and Red Umbrellas
I thought we could all use a palate cleanser after yesterday’s heartfelt post about Hurricane Sandy Continue reading
Flowers in Concrete
“I like it when a flower grows through a crack in the concrete. It’s so heroic.” – George Carlin
Vocal Colors and Lush Musical Landscapes
Twin Cities composer Stephen Paulus passed away yesterday. Continue reading
Trojan Horse
Mostly Wordless Wednesday
If you happen to catch sight of me jitterbugging by, it’s because this is playing on a loop in my head! Continue reading
Papa Can You Hear Me?
©Mosaert Records
“Tout le monde sait
Comment on fait des bébés
Mais personne sait
Comment on fait des papas” – Papaoutai by Stromae
(translation: Everyone knows how to raise a child, but no one knows how to raise a father)
Cheap Flights! (An Irish Ballad)
Sssssh. No talking. It’s Wordless Wednesday. Just watch this, and try and keep the hooting down to a minimum! Continue reading
The Real Glitteratti
Logan Hardcore is even beautiful up close!
On September 6, all the professional sometimes-ladies put on their best finery and walked the runway at the Ice Palace at the Cherry Grove Hotel in Cherry Grove, Fire Island, New York, and once again, my camera and I were there! Continue reading
Pulp Fik Shun
Baby-faced boy makes good. Continue reading
On Shakey* Ground (*misspelling intentional)
Alejandro Rose-Garcia
In honor of Sherry, our lovely house guest from Austin, TX, today’s OBT is one of the many musicians who have made her hometown’s music scene what it is today. Continue reading
You’ve Got (Snail) Mail!
Janice MacLeod
This started out being a post about a great idea, some very appealing art, and a lovely gift that my mother would have loved. But the more I read about Janice MacLeod, the more interested I became in her story. Continue reading
Hey Kids, What Time is It? Wrong! It’s Drag Time!!!
The wonderfully talented Porsche ©Donna Kramer
Not Just the Weepies…
I pride myself on my playlists. Continue reading
Sick of Frozen? Let it go.
You can’t quit the song forever until you’ve heard this young lady belt it out. Meet the adorable and excessively talented Carrie Hope Fletcher. Continue reading
Major Talent in a Minor Key
©Chase Holfelder
Singer Chase Holfelder is spectacularly talented at sucking all the happy out of happy songs. Continue reading
Street Art for Your Ears
What is it about a girl in a fedora? Continue reading
My OBT 