Capital Radio 11-11-24: Crenshaw and Coping
A bumper crop of birthdays means two hours of great music from Marshall Crenshaw and XTC’s Andy Partridge, both turning 71, to Dave Alvin, 69; Chris Dreja of The Yardbirds,…
Capital Radio 11-4-24: Voting and The Q
News this morning of the death of the Quincy Jones at 91 had us scrambling to find a handful of his tracks showing the breadth of his work over the…
Capital Radio 10-21-24: Season of the Witch
A handful of takeaways from Saturday’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction brought tracks from the MC5, Cher and Big Mama Thornton, among others. Then it was time to…
Capital Radio 10-14-24: Cissy & Native Peoples
After noting her 91st birthday on this show just two weeks ago, we bid farewell to Cissy Houston, who died last week, with a survey of her work, solo, and…
Capital Radio, 10-7-25: October Wartime
The arrival of the 10th month brought 11 songs about October. Then there were birthdays to note for Thom Yorke of Radiohead, turning 56, to John Mellencamp, who is 73…
Capital Radio 9-30-24: Adios, Kris Kristofferson
The death of Kris Kristofferson Saturday at 88 triggered a tribute that included five of his songs sung by himself, and five song by others, as well as collaborations with…
Capital Radio 9-23-24: Charlie Burton Tribute
The death last week of one of my favorite, but still largely unknown, performers led me to a lengthy tribute of Charlie Burton, whose music has fueled me as his…
Capital Radio 9-2-24: Labor Day, County Fairs
Labor Day means songs of work — getting a job, finding a job, losing a job, and gathering a union, from artists ranging from the Miracles, to Talking Heads, to…
Capital Radio, 8-26-24: Highlights from the DNC
Music abounded at the Democratic National Convention last week, in the scattershot riff-a-thon by DJ Cassidy and in live performances by Jason Isbell, Stevie Wonder and a Prince cover band…
Capital Radio, 8-19-24: Elvis Week and More
It’s a little maudlin to celebrate the anniversary of the death of Elvis Presley every year, instead of just on his January birthday. But that’s when the recently completed Elvis…