I was a punk kid who was into Pink Floyd. What I really wanted to do was be on the radio. I thought I was going to be the next Howard Stern or, more likely, the next Steve and Garry (two Chicago radio legends). I had worked at the tiny AM station […]
Every week I rave about Chicago radio station WDCB and what they do. I can’t help myself. Here in Chicago, our options are very limited when it comes to listening to jazz on the radio. At one time the local NPR outlet, during the nighttime hours, used to broadcast classic jazz music. […]
It is Saturday morning. It is a good morning for me because I have found some new music to love. You see, and as you may have noticed, I am more of a jazz guy than a blues guy. Why? Well, I fell in love with jazz first because of the […]
I love writing this blog. When I started, I just hoped a few folks who were devoted to, primarily, jazz would stop by and read a few things and I would have been happy. However, I have been surprised by how much this site and this blog has grown. I was delighted […]
It can be tough to write for b5media. I love this forum and this topic and I love writing for them. I think the people who work for and run b5media are great and their bloggers are some of the coolest writers out there. At the same time, sometimes I run across things I want […]
Well, folks and fellow Chicagoans, we have made it to yet another weekend. I am planning on continuing to enjoy my Sad Salamanders CD and relaxing as much as possible. I am also somewhat looking forward to the warmer weather that is predicted for this weekend. I may actually be looking forward to the thunderstorms […]
One of the best places to find great jazz and still listen to it in your car is the radio station I have written about and steal from all the time. This is the radio station WDCB located at the College of DuPage. This is is the western suburbs of Chicago. The dial number is […]
I admit, again, that I am cheating a bit here. I have written before about the struggles jazz fans in the Chicago area have when it comes to listening to jazz music. Sure, there are always iPods and CDs and such, but there is something about being able to listen to an actual radio station. […]
Finding jazz on the radio has become a very difficult thing. Essentially, if you want to listen to grea jazz music, you need to listen online or to your own CDs or maybe your MP3 player. There’s nothing wrong with that, of course, but I am a guy who still enjoys actual radio shows. This […]
Its another freezing cold day here in Chicago and the entire city is waiting to awaken encased in ice by tomorrow morning. That means it was tough to drag my sorry flabby behind to the computer to write tonight. You know what that means, right? Yes, it means taking the easy way out and going […]
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