Écoutez! It’s a summer playlist These are the songs have been playing during the soundtrack of my summer. They go especially well with a Piña Colada and the smell of the salty sea air. I used to make loads of mixed tapes for my friends. I remember one time, my friend Jessica (who liked country music) was …
Cyndi Lauper: Still Unusual, Still Totally Fabulous!!
Cyndi Lauper is currently on her She’s So Unusual thirtieth anniversary tour. She turned sixty last week and has accomplished mountains in the last thirty years, having won countless awards…Grammy (with 14 nominations), Emmy, and most recently a Tony. What an unbelievably successful career! Cyndi is the first female artist to have four top ten singles on …
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Steve and Edie: ‘Love Has Come For You’
You may remember the original Steve and Eydie. Now there’s a new modern version, Steve and Edie. Two dynamite entertainers that come together making simple and beautiful melodies. Steve Martin, 67, plays tinkling bluegrass sounds on his banjo mixed with Edie Brickell, 47, who has a delicate Texas folk sound. They compliment each …
Top Ten Musically Inspired Ways to find your Zen during the holidays
You know that scene from National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation when the doorbell rings as the in-laws arrive…the ding dong gets louder and the tone becomes more dramatic by the minute? That’s the feeling the holidays bring…you hold your breath and hope for the best. Most people have high stress during the holidays due to family …
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Madeleine Peyroux’s Summer Wind blew into Dallas
“I don’t have a reputation for happy songs” said Madeleine Peyroux Thursday night at the Wyly Theatre. That may be true but I wouldn’t have her any other way. Before she began she said, “I sing three types of songs…sad songs, love songs, and drinking songs. Sometimes I don’t know which is which.” This set …
Christmas Time is Here
One of the greatest Christmas albums of all time is A Charlie Brown Christmas. It is so pleasant that you can really listen to it any time of year. My husband gives me a hard time for doing this, but he knows he married someone who wanted to name …
Head Over Heels For The Go-Go’s
The Go-Go’s make me feel nostalgic for the ‘80s. Their songs are happy, feel good music and always made me hungry for fun! You can tell the Go-Go’s clicked together as friends; you can just feel their sisterly energy. My friend Jen and I used to make mixed tapes for each other and I remember …
Edie Brickell: My First Musical Love
Do you remember your first music concert? The memory is a bit like the feeling you experienced from the rush of your first infatuation … that delightful, dreamy feeling you never wanted to end and it always holds a special place in your heart leaving a mark on it forever. My first concert was Edie …