Sleep Well, Ukraine…Q&A with Anthony Glise
St. Joseph, Mo. native Anthony Glise is a world-renowned classical guitarist, composer, and author. He has won many awards and
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Music
Q&A with The Nace Brothers Band
Led by Jimmy and David Nace, The Nace Brothers Band has been on “A Life Long Roadtrip” for over 40
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Good Bait from the Coltrane Station
I recently acquired a lot of new music, on vinyl and CD. My mother moved out of the house we’d lived
in since 1958, and gave me a lifetime’s collection. The vinyl included some iconic recordings from my
childhood. There are albums from Jonathan Winters, Frank Sinatra, and the Baja Marimba Band, not to
mention Beethoven and Bach.
D&G Keeps Rocking and Rolling During Coronavirus Pandemic
By Shannon Bond As St. Joseph natives wait out the coronavirus pandemic in their homes, it’s nice to know that
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Cold Weather Brings Out Forgotten Favorites
Oh, the best laid plans. I had three stops to make on a recent Saturday night. Unfortunately for all involved, Mother Nature reared her ugly head and blasted us with artic temperatures and everybody’s favorite, freezing rain. I actually fired up the old “Bone-mobile” and scraped the windshield clean to make an attempt, but before I went even a dozen blocks, the clear spot had reduced to a football size hole and I gave up the ghost and turned around.
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The Butterfly Effect: Post-WWII Music Part 1
Music, probably more so than any other art form, is driven by technology. Early 20th century composers like Ferruccio Busoni envisioned a time when music would be able to “follow the line of the rainbow” by not being tied to any rules or the specific instruments of his time. With the invention in 1906 of the triode aubion tube, music slowly, but very surely, began losing the “weights” and laws previously applied to it. But it wasn’t until the invention of magnetic tape recording that the dream of a truly “free” music began being met…
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