There’s a good reason that “Kid Charlemagne” debuted on the Citizen Steely Dan Tour in 1994 and has never left the setlist.

This lineup has played together longer than any incarnation of Steely Dan, so the results overall are excellent.

If Projekt Gemineye’s forthcoming ‘In the Year of 3073: Book II’ continues the theme and musical glory of this first single, we are in for a treat.

I’ve reached the end of this collection of great Donald Fagen songs with mixed feelings.

Unfortunately, “The Goodbye Look” from Donald Fagen’s ‘The Nightfly Live’ just tries too hard to recreate perfection.

Infidelity, bottle-throwing, love and loss swirl around ‘Shoot Out the Lights,’ recorded 40 years ago this month by Richard and Linda Thompson.

The title track from Donald Fagen’s acclaimed 1982 album ‘The Nightfly’ is not quite as road-tested as “New Frontier.”

Shanti and JoAnn Pfeiffer joined Preston Frazier to discuss writing and recording the powerful first album from Atlanta’s Exquisite Gender.

A fellow Something Else! Dan-ophile once argued that “New Frontier” was one of Donald Fagen’s best songs. I didn’t agree then, but my mind’s been changed.

This live version of “Maxine” is a worthy addition to the Steely Dan canon, and the most robust early performance on Donald Fagen’s ‘The Nightfly Live.’