Shimmering Lights, the debut record of Yale Strom’s Broken Consort is now available from Arc Records! With this album, klezmer musician Yale Strom presents new arrangements of Hanukkah songs from around the world. Representing a multitude of styles and tongues, Shimmering Lights captures jaw-dropping musical and cultural diversity. As a member of Broken Consort, I’d like to […]
Road to Nowhere: Covering a Classic
What’s the first CD you ever bought? Back in the 80’s, when those shiny new laser disks appeared in elongated cardboard packages, my first purchase was Talking Heads’ Little Creatures. I enjoyed the entire album, but I particularly liked to play the final track, “Road to Nowhere,” on endless repeat. ABOVE: Watch David Wallace & Friends perform […]
Harbingers of Awesomeness
I just invented a new hash-tag: #HarbingerOfAwesomeness (plural: #HarbingersOfAwesomeness). Simply put, Harbingers of Awesomeness are unforeseen portents of good things to come. Twitter doesn’t recognize this hash-tag yet, though it does know #HarbingerOfTheMundane. Since that sounds rather awesomeless, let’s tweet our #HarbingersOfAwesomeness and start a better trend. But first, here’s some inspiration to get you […]