Patty Griffin image ©Suzanne Cordeiro/REX/Shutterstock image link Patricia Jean Griffin (b. 3/16/64) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. She is a vocalist and plays guitar and piano. She is known for her stripped-down songwriting style in the folk music genre. Her songs have been covered by numerous musicians, including Emmylou Harris, Ellis Paul, Kelly…
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Women Music March 2023 – Day 13 – Yumi Zouma
Yumi Zouma (l.-r. Olivia Campion, Josh Burgess, Charlie Ryder, Christie Simpson) Photo Credit: Aaron Lee Our music references the places we’ve been to a lot as a group (recording on Southwark St, staying in Yoncalla, etc), but the sound is definitely inspired by New Zealand. Coming from such an isolated country at the bottom of…
Women Music March 2023 – Day 12 – The Linda Lindas
The Linda Lindas (l.-r. Lucia, Mila, Eloise, and Bela) The Linda Lindas are a rock band from Los Angeles. The all-girl group comprises Bela Salazar (guitarist/vocalist,) Eloise Wong (bassist/vocalist,) Lucia de la Garza (guitarist/vocalist,) and Mila de la Garza (drummer/vocalist.) In January 2018, Eloise Wong’s father Martin Wong was contacted by an acquaintance, asking if…
Live Music — Flexadecibal and Echoes of Pink Floyd on 031023
Last night a friend and I went to see Echoes of Pink Floyd that I think is touring to highlight the 50th anniversary of the release of Pink Floyd’s, “Dark Side of the Moon” album. Not only that one our local bands and one I’ve mentioned before, Flexadecibal, opened for them. We got to the…
Women Music March 2023 – Day 11 – Melissa Aldana
Melissa Aldana photograph by Paul Morigi/Getty Images for the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz For some reason it always natural to be a bandleader,” she said. I didn’t get to play with the elders as much as I would have liked. But I thought by having good gigs and hiring people who play better…
One Tasty Cake — The Beatles Forever
To me, being asked to write about The Beatles is like being asked to write about the air or the sky or water. They are like elements of nature, so immersing and vast it is difficult to grab on to a small enough aspect to be able to articulate it in words. Ever since Max…
Black Belt Eagle Scout: “Spaces” — Turtle Talk — Day 10 Part 2
Add in for Women Music March 2023. Katherine Paul from Black Belt Eagle Scout. Will feature her more fully in another year. To learn more about her for now, go here.
Tao Talk 