My Taste in Music

Songs of the day, albums of the month, and why I like them

live music

  • Song of the Day June 5th, 2025

    Let the Good Times Roll/Franklin’s Tower/Gimme Some Lovin’/Wharf Rat – Live at the Omni 3/28/89 – The Grateful Dead Part of what makes The Grateful Dead so beloved is their differentiation of setlists and improvisational skills. No show was ever the same, which is why the market for live Dead shows is so incredibly large. Read more

  • In Memory of Dickey Betts

    My experience This past weekend I had the honor to attend the “In Memory of Dickey Betts” concert in Macon, and I figured I’d give a few points and observations. I really hope they do an official release of the performance. The energy and creativity displayed during the show was outstanding. I feel extremely lucky Read more

  • Album of the month – November 2024

    It’s Too Late to Stop Now – Van Morrison Apologies for the late post. Per usual, I’ll highlight my three favorite tracks from the album with potential bonus tunes. Van the man. I’ve written about him before, actually in my second post ever, featuring his song “Caravan” performed live from The Last Waltz, so I’ll Read more

  • Song of the day November 22nd, 20124

    Lady – D’Angelo In today’s age, there are a lot of artists, but not a lot of vocalists. My friend made this comment to me at work today, and while there are plenty of new and amazing vocalists out there, in terms of the charts today, I think that is a great hot take. Even Read more

  • Song of the Day October 29th, 2024

    Miss You – Alabama Shakes Alabama Shakes are/were one of the best groups to come out of the South, ever, regardless of their current lack of catalog. Southern rock n soul will forever have my heart. I remember the first time hearing Brittany Howard‘s voice; I believe it was a performance of their song “Hold Read more

  • Song of the day October 7th, 2024

    Werewolves of London – Warren Zevon Stand In The Fire – recorded August 1980 at The Roxy in West Hollywood Happy Monday! As the previous post mentioned, I’m only doing live tracks this week. Warren Zevon, one of my absolute favorite artists and people of all time. He had a great sense of humor, and Read more

  • Song of the day July 22nd, 2024

    Wait So Long – Trampled By Turtles The first time I heard this song was actually performed live by TbT themselves, opening for Zach Bryan the first time I saw him in May 2023. I had no idea who these guys were (shame on me) and was enjoying their music, but hadn’t really given much Read more