Category Archives: Café Mouffe

Sara Bareilles: Saint Honesty

Sara Bareilles – Saint Honesty (Official Audio) | Saint Honesty – Sara Bareilles – Live from Here Sara Bareilles – Brave (Official Video) | Brave – Sara Bareilles with the National Symphony Orchestra | Sara Bareilles What’s Inside album release … Continue reading

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Safe Passage, Gordon Lightfoot

Even when I couldn’t raise a radio station out of Thunder Bay or Sault Ste. Marie, his songs played in my mind on long Lake Superior canoe trips. Cold, wet, pockets full of sand. I’d stand on the beach and wonder whether to launch or stay. If the fog lifted, the wind would rise. Flat water wouldn’t last. So I’d best be on my way in the early morning rain. Continue reading

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Ann-Margret Is Finally Living Her Rock ’n’ Roll Dream

“It’s only now, at the improbable age of 81, that Ann-Margret is getting the chance to assert herself as a full-on rock ’n’ roll goddess — if a winking one. On Friday she will release “Born to Be Wild,” the first album in the star’s career of 60-plus years to focus squarely on rock standards, all of which she handpicked, including Steppenwolf’s biker anthem referenced in the title and “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree,” which Elvis famously gyrated through in his own version.” Continue reading

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Journey in Peace, Wayne Shorter

The jazz saxophonist Wayne Shorter died this morning at age 89. His compositions and virtuosity propelled the evolution of jazz for six decades. He performed with other jazz giants like Art Blakey, Miles Davis, Lee Morgan, Herbie Hancock, and Weather Report. One of my favorite Shorter compositions is ““Ponta de Areia” from his 1974 “Native Dancer” album. Continue reading

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Dark Side of a Half-Century

I remember sitting in a strobe-lit dorm room where someone passed a joint and said, “You have to hear this.” I remember time-warped kinesthesia, but I can’t tell you how many times the ritual was reenacted. So, for Pink Floyd’s 50th anniversary, here’s the Dark Side track that moved me most. Still does. “Another Brick in the Wall”. Kids singing in a chorus nail it every time. Continue reading

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Feats Don’t Fail Me Now

Happy Presidents Day! The holiday reminded me of a favorite album cover from the 1970s, Little Feat’s Feats Don’t Fail Me Now. Marilyn Monroe snuggles up to George Washington for a drive through the stormy mountains. How can America take a wrong turn with this First Couple? There’s room for everyone on this ride. Listen on YouTube. Continue reading

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