Articles by: Mark Saleski

Sparks Fly On E Street: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Live at Mohegan Sun Arena (2014)

Sparks Fly On E Street: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Live at Mohegan Sun Arena (2014)

Emotions were running high in anticipation of this last pair of 2014 E Street shows. Tickets for the tiny Mohegan Sun Arena were a tough get. We felt lucky to be in the building. Oh right, the building. Approaching the complex, our friends commented that when you first see theRead More

(Cross the) Heartland: Pat Metheny, "Are You Going With Me?" (1981)

(Cross the) Heartland: Pat Metheny, “Are You Going With Me?” (1981)

This song has become The Anthem at live shows.

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The Friday Morning Listen: Bruce Springsteen – High Hopes (2014)

As reported a few months back, tickets for a block of Bruce Springsteen shows went on sale on February 14th. You May Also Like: Jack Bruce and Robin Trower found new success with old sounds on Seven Moons Reevaluating Bruce Springsteen’s ‘The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle’

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One Track Mind: Ideal Bread, “Crops” from Beating The Teens (2014)

Ideal Bread have made a career of lovingly presenting the music of the great Steve Lacy. On their previous records, The Ideal Bread and Transmit, the group trafficked in more or less straight readings of Lacy’s music. You May Also Like: Adam Hopkins’ Crickets, “Grounded” (2023): Something Else! One TrackRead More

WTF?! Wednesdays: Ryuichi Sakamoto and Arto Lindsay, "We Love You" (1990)

WTF?! Wednesdays: Ryuichi Sakamoto and Arto Lindsay, “We Love You” (1990)

What do you get when you unleash pianist/composer Sakamoto and noise merchant Lindsay on this early Rolling Stones track? You May Also Like: Arto Lindsay – Cuidado Madame (2017) Is This the Best-Ever Prince Cover?

Sparks Fly On E Street: Bruce Springsteen, "Jesus Was An Only Son" (2005)

Sparks Fly On E Street: Bruce Springsteen, “Jesus Was An Only Son” (2005)

No parent wants to outlive their children.

(Cross the) Heartland: Pat Metheny, "Barcarole" (1981)

(Cross the) Heartland: Pat Metheny, “Barcarole” (1981)

I had a guitar player friend who, when the topic of Pat Metheny came up, would say that he bought a copy of Offramp when it first came out, but didn’t like it all that much because he could never figure out when Metheny was playing the guitar. You MayRead More

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The Friday Morning Listen: Bruce Springsteen – Born In The U.S.A. (1984)

The problem with the wide range and ubiquity of our networks is that we’re aware so much of society’s goings on…maybe too much. You May Also Like: No related posts.

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One Track Mind: Tigran, “Erishta” from Shadow Theater (2013)

For whatever reason, we don’t often see the collision of pop music and art rock anymore.

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Bobby Avey – Authority Melts From Me (2014)

There have been times in the recent history of jazz when I thought that the MuseumAuthority™ would win out. You May Also Like: Bobby Avey – Inhuman Wilderness (2016) Ben Monder, Tony Malaby + Tom Rainey – ‘Live At the 55 Bar’ (2021) David Ake – Humanities (2018)