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http://media.blubrry.com/echoespodcast/www.xpn.org/podcasts/echoes/echoes20100331.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSThe Best from Robert Rich, One of 20 Icons of Echoes. Few artists have cut a creative swath over the last thirty years as consistently and with as much innovation as Robert Rich. Each one of his nearly 40 albums is a meticulously crafted, creatively conceived work that…
Jeff Beck is Eternal. I always felt like Jeff Beck owed me one. The last time I saw him live was in the summer of 1969 headlining a day at the Newport Jazz Festival. This was the Jeff Beck Group with Rod Stewart and Ron Wood. They followed powerhouse performances by Ten Years After, Jethro…
There is a lively conversation going on in the Hypnos forum regarding my Blog on Karaoke electronic music concerts, Metheny Mecanique and Karaoke Koncerts. It’s in the topic called Robert Rich Tour Blog and starts toward the bottom of the first page.
Philadelphia band Dutch release debut album Summer is near and I’m glad winter’s gone, but I still have to embrace A Bright Cold Day, the debut album from Dutch, a Philadelphia duo of Stoupe (Kevin Baldwin) from Jedi Mind Trick and singer Liz Fullerton. A Bright Cold Day is sweeping epic songs of heartbroken love…
The Man Who Revolutionized Finger-style Guitar. Tonight, May 20, 2010, we feature Michael Hedges, #12 among 20 Icons of Echoes. All of his instrumental albums set the standard for modern acoustic guitar playing. Here are my favorites. Five Best Michael Hedges CDs, Plus One 1 Taproot This is a middle period Hedges album and a…
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https://media.blubrry.com/echoespodcast/echoes.org/podcasts/EchoesPodcast-PatMetheny2010.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSWhat’s the difference between a concert and Karaoke? The specter of plug ‘n’ play concerts has reared its pre-wired head again. I’ve been confronted with another spate of contrasting concerts. On the one hand, there’s music that’s played live and in the moment and on the other, music…
HANK JONES-Jazz Great-R.I.P. Press Release Hank Jones, pianist and jazz legend, beloved husband of Theodosia, dear uncle to his nieces and nephews across the country, friend to music, inspiration to countless musicians, died May 16, 2010 in New York City, after a brief illness. He was 91 years old, and would have been 92 on…
Enya: #12 of 20 Icons of Echoes Late last year, Echoes listeners voted Irish singer Enya, #12 among 20 Icons of Echoes. The voice of Enya has become ubiquitous on television commercials and film soundtracks. Whether heard in American Express ads or the movie, “The Age of Innocence,” her ethereal choirs and Celtic cadences seem…
I caught a great new song by Moby for an NPR thing called Project Song. They invite an artist in to compose and record a song in two days. Moby came in with singer Kelli Scarr and they recorded a gorgeous song that stands up to materiel on Moby’s Wait for Me on which Scarr…
IT’S A SLEEPY HOLLOW MOTHER’S DAY 6-8AM ON WXPN A few Facebook Echoes Fans helped out with the Mother’s Day playlist for my 6-8AM shift Sunday Morning, May 9 on Sleepy Hollow. There’s often a delay for posting my playlists so, in simple form, here it is! Sleepy Hollow is a local show on WXPN,…