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For a biz-free weekend: some music, without the packaging.

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(Warren Haynes, Derek Trucks: Old Friend)

A good day to appreciate being with family or friends, and to remember that not everyone has that luxury. Have a good one, if you can. A little Peggy Lee:

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Something mellow for Sunday Morning:

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This is an open post - talk about what you want, if you want.
I’ve been craving some theorbo music but didn’t find just the thing, so I’ll give you a little Michael Hedges instead. He’s been on my mind. I’ll do him better justice later, but this is my mood right now. I miss him [...]

What kind of musician would think of using a music contest as a way to get exposure? Oh, right. I forgot. If you’re not totally burned out on the concept of art as competition, check out the International Blues Challenge. Here, you get to vote on the early rounds from the comfort of your local [...]

Taylor Hicks band opens for Earth, Wind and Fire again tonight, this time in Wantagh, NY. A careful listener in NYC reports hearing New York’s Q104 say they will air an interview with Hicks at 9:00 PM eastern. The classic rock station streams here. In the mean time, open season on comments and boogying:[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weimdhfeYrc]

Tonight, the Taylor Hicks band takes on a different role: opening act for Earth, Wind and Fire in Bethel, NY, site of Woodstock. Hicks, of course, had lots of experience as opener in his earlier career. It’ll be interesting to see how that plays out in his set. This will be an open thread [...]

Weekend again, so open discussion. If you’d rather listen than talk, the excellent blog I am Fuel, You are Friends has some very interesting stuff from a Jeff Tweedy benefit house concert to listen to or download. It’s like being in the room when your friend’s playing, except, none of my friends play this well.
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I’m not thinking about music right now, I’m thinking about discussions going around (again) about whether a negative AI stigma is still hanging on Hicks, and whether the “soul patrol” label is a reminder of that connection. Fans have been talking about this long and hard behind closed doors, both those who consider themselves part [...]

We’ll just let things slide easy all weekend. Do some downloading, hang out, whatever. And because there can never be too much bass or too much Boogie:
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November, 2006.