It’s birds of feather in this episode–Gary Peacock joins us to talk about a live date from 1999 featuring his long-time colleagues, the late great Paul Bley and Paul Motian. But first is Brandee Younger, one of the bright lights in today’s music vanguard, and the hippest harpist since Dorothy Ashby and Alice Coltrane.
From leader, to side gigs, and mix tape compilations, it’s an endless list that proves how in demand Younger is. She’s paid her dues with the likes of Clark Terry, Jackie McLean, and Quincy Jones, and cut her teeth with John Legend, Makaya McCraven, and Postmodern Jukebox. Her Soul Awakening is a wake up call to anyone craving something from the celestial crossroads–its somewhere in-between hip-hop in the classical world, but with the backdrop of jazz.Continue Reading …
Dan Parrella tells Pedro Lima (and Chris Crespo) all about the Frankish Kings, from Clovis to Charlamagne. It is Franks versus Brats in this show, plus a question of the whereabouts of the real Excalibur. Enjoy!
This week on The Meat Limit, the gang is back after a two week hiatus, celebrating Scarlet not being sick by discussing the best movies and TV shows to watch when you’re sick and stuck at home. Also, Scarlet loves her new water bottle, Leon gives mad props to Ryan Newman, and Matt has his middle name revealed. Enjoy the show!
In episode 124 of The Simon Time Trivia Show, Chris gets three rounds of generalized trivia questions from Simon, and he ends up leaning on guest co-host Jen quite a bit to eek out a respectable final score, so play along at home and see how you stack up against Chris and Jen in this week’s show!
