My only intersection with Ginger Baker became one of the most amazing nights of music I’ve ever seen.

Released 15 years ago today, Tom Waits’ ‘Real Gone’ is like your favorite pair of jeans: well-worn, full of character and hard to improve upon.

Released 10 years ago this week, Mark Knopfler’s ‘Get Lucky’ offered us a compelling distillation of his thematic and musical storytelling.

The Muse returned 10 years ago this week with a fun album that paid tribute to their many influences. Does anybody remember fun?

‘In the Hills of California,’ released 10 years ago today, was culled from various Greg Brown performances at the Kate Wolf Memorial Music Festival.

Issued 15 years ago today, Björk’s ‘Medulla’ jettisoned every-day instruments in favor of the purest one: the human voice.

Jimmy Page, the Edge and Jack White debuted in a film 10 years ago today that brought out my inner guitar geek.

I probably would have loved the record Patti Scialfa issued 15 years ago this week, even without the weight of the past chiming in.

Before ‘Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King’ arrived 10 years ago today, I had pretty much given up on the Dave Matthews Band.

Two hours, spent with Pat Metheny during a solo show in New Hampshire, and I was exhausted.