“Night of the Crescent Moon” by Zana Brown March MadnessIt’s the season when skin flakes and bones ache. When one is cast away in a sea of snow and watery grey. It’s the season when moon pares to silver arc. A time when one slings mad hope at it with lasso’s faded memory of summer’s…
Women Music March 2025 – Day 3 – Maddy Prior/June Tabor (Silly Sisters)
Silly Sisters ‘Terry (Pratchett) has listened to our music from way back,’ said Maddy Prior. ‘He was introduced to Boys of Bedlam as a young man and when you read his books you recognise references to our work. He quotes lines from our songs and you sort of recognise them. So he uses ‘you love not where…
Women Music March 2025 — Day 2 — Valerie Simpson
Valerie Simpson Valerie Simpson (b. 8/26/46) was born in the Bronx, New York City, Valerie Simpson learned to play the piano by ear by the time she was five. Ray Simpson, lead vocalist for the Village People, is her brother. A warm, quiet multi-faceted avatar of gospel-influenced, sophisticated romantic soul music, Valerie Simpson was, in…
From Hobo Moon Cartoons: I Stand With Ukraine
The image below is a collage of a dream I had back when Russia invade Ukraine. I saw a giant snake and road with many pair of baby shoes on it. I have this saved as “lozenge pattern from Ukraine”
Women Music March 2025 — Day 1 — Dar Williams
Hello Dear Readers and Listeners! I’m excited to say that today begins the 6th year of Women Music March. This month of a-female-musician-a-day many times introduces these talented individuals to myself as much as to you. The list of musicians grows organically. As I hear –and hear about– female musicians I add them to my…
FFF 60 — Lucius: “Gold Rush”
Lucius Lucius is an American four-piece indie pop band. The group was founded in 2007 by lead vocalists Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig, joined by drummer Dan Molad, guitarist Peter Lalish, and, formerly, multi-instrumentalist Andrew Burri. Originating in Brooklyn, the band relocated to Los Angeles in 2015. They have released three studio albums with Mom + Pop Music, including their most recent, Second Nature,…
dVerse — OLN 379 — Caw
CawIt’s only taken a decade or so for her to trust me.How long do crows live, anyway? Maybe she’s theoffspring of original, distant murder who observed kindness of a human and decided to chance it.She’s visited the compost heap. I hear her callwhen the feeders are filled. Sometimes I leaverolled oats, raisins, and other tidbits…
Tao Talk 