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Anechoic Chamber Music · Petrichor Cherry Blossom Rain - Kyoto by Gregg Chadwick 24"x18" oil on wood 2023

by Gregg Chadwick Review: The Gospel of The Hold Steady: How a Resurrection Really Feels  by Michael Hann and The Hold Steady  Craig Finn and The Hold Steady The Hold Steady, described by many as the world’s best bar band outside of E Street, releases a new book on July 25, 2023 that delves deeply into the stories behind the band and its loyal fans. The physical book is gorgeous. The story of the band and their passionate fans blazes across the volume from the first page to the last. Over two hundred expertly composed photographs capture The Hold Steady on stage and off with a proper smattering of confetti strewn floors.   The history of The Hold Steady is told through interviews with the band members and those who were there behind the scenes. From their Midwest roots to their adopted Brooklyn home, the members of The Hold Steady open up about the struggles and triumphs of creating, performing, and promoting their music. Lead singer and lyricist Craig Finn opens the...

Music video for The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte by Sparks, from the new album of the same title.  Starring Cate Blanchett

From NPR: "As a rapper, Trina has been pushing P since before her successors were even sitting up in Pampers and her wild ride of a Tiny Desk concert, 25 years after making her rap debut, only further proves why she is the blueprint. Decked out in leather, diamonds and a wavy jet-black bussdown, the vet got comfortable behind the Desk quickly, ready to give fans the best of her sprawling discography. Trina temporarily fought back tears as she recited "Mama," a dedication to her late mother who died of cancer in 2019. The crew made the breakup anthem "Here We Go" feel even more aching. The energy in the space made a seismic shift when the band took on the bass-bumpin' classic "Da Baddest Bitch," infusing the live arrangement with nimble guitar, charismatic drums and background vocalists so entertaining, their delivery felt like epic narration from the chorus of an ancient Greek play or, just as epically, a group homegirls hyping up their friend at ...

“New York Comeback” (Feat. Bruce Springsteen & Patti Scialfa) Gregg Chadwick New York Minute 74"x44" oil on linen 2013 Private Collection, Orinda, California

Gregg Chadwick Changes - David Bowie 41.5"x25.5"pastel on paper 2016 On January 8, 1935 Elvis Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi and in Brixton, London on January 8, 1947, David Bowie was born. Bowie's decades of groundbreaking music and his shapeshifting persona inspired so many of us little aliens in suburbia to fight against conformity and become our true selves. My artwork looks back on Bowie when he released his haunting song "Where Are We Now?", which is as much a painting in soft greys as it is a song. A quiet rhythm of drums and synth warp and weft with minor key piano chords and Bowie's plaintive, elegiac voice. Set in a Berlin of memory and dream, Bowie's voice and lyrics question the themes of human bondage, release, freedom, doubt, ageing, and death. Bowie lived in West Berlin between 1976 and 1979 in the Schöneberg district in a house with Iggy Pop while Brian Eno and Tony Visconti were helping record Bowie's Berlin trilogy of album...

by Gregg Chadwick I do remember the 21st night of September. September is one of my favorite Earth, Wind & Fire songs and of course resonates with me on this date every year. Seeing Earth, Wind & Fire at the Capitol Center in Landover, Maryland was one of the most memorable musical events during my high school years in the Virginia suburbs of Washington DC. A friend's father had season tickets for the venue and graciously let his daughter take a group of friends along to the concert. It was the Bicentennial Summer of '76. A sense of possibility and freedom filled the arena that August night and mixed with the funky smell of parsley cut weed. The Emotions, a soulful sister trio from Chicago opened the night with songs from their album Flowers . Their huge hit Best of My Love would arrive the next year. But that night belonged to Earth, Wind & Fire. They opened their show with their band name spelled out in lights above the stage. A synthesizer riff offset with mock ...

Favorite Robert Johnson Song - "Love In Vain" Created a painting with the same title in honor of Johnson. Favorite cover - Cassandra Wilson – “Come On In My Kitchen” pic.twitter.com/1Xm8GUDX47 — Gregg Chadwick (@greggchadwick) May 9, 2022

  My Opera loving Dad will appreciate this quote from Bruce:   "And I had an interesting moment — I got to know Luciano Pavarotti a little bit before he died. I went to his apartment one night and he made me and my wife spaghetti. And so we're sitting and eating and he invites me to the opera. So I go to the opera, which I've never been to in my life, and I watch him perform. And after the opera, we're out having a drink and he says, "What do you think, Bruce? What did you really think of the opera?" I said, "Well, it was incredible." You know, there's no mic; he came out, his voice was, to me, still in fantastic shape. And he says, "Well, yes, but the popular singer has it over the opera singer." I said, "Really? Why is that?" "The popular singer sings the way people speak." I thought about Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett, and I thought: Yeah, that's true; they sing colloquially, the way people speak to one an...

Let’s Goooo ! Rock + Roll https://t.co/nc0JEaKldX — Chavis Flagg (@chavisflagg) July 11, 2020 I love and appreciate all of you all https://t.co/N1NFNAk9Hs — Chavis Flagg (@chavisflagg) July 11, 2020

pic.twitter.com/36UFw26jJG — Calling All Astronauts (@CAA_Official) April 27, 2020

Bravo! ❤️👏🏾 This school district's annual Choral Festival was canceled, so the students all sang their individual a cappella portion of "Over the Rainbow" in their separate homes, and put them together to create this masterpiece. pic.twitter.com/ch58d819uw — FierceWarriorNStilettos (@InactionNever) March 20, 2020 Chino Valley Unified School District's annual Choral Festival was canceled, so the students all sang their individual a cappella portion of "Over the Rainbow" in their separate homes, and put them together to create this masterpiece.

When French opera singers go on strike (Turn volume up) https://t.co/3zpRId5vRj — Sophie Pedder (@PedderSophie) December 17, 2019

St. Vincent & Dua Lipa share the stage for mashup performance of their respective songs, 'Masseduction' and 'One Kiss.'

The Amazing Michael McDermott Gets Honest With Himself In 'Tell Tale Heart': Video Premiere.  https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8494905/michael-mcdermott-tell-tale-heart-video via @billboard

We’re coming at you one last time with our final #Hamildrop and it’s one for the books. Listen to “One Last Time (44 Remix)” featuring Christopher Jackson, Bebe Winans, and Barack Obama. Stream it: https://Atlantic.lnk.to/OneLastTime44... Barack Obama reads George Washington's lines reflecting on his own administration: “Though, in reviewing the incidents of my administration I am unconscious of intentional error I am nevertheless too sensible of my defects Not to think it probable that I may have committed many errors I shall also carry with me the hope That my country will view them with indulgence And that after forty-five years of my life dedicated to its service with an upright zeal The faults of incompetent abilities will be consigned to oblivion As I myself must soon be to the mansions of rest I anticipate with pleasing expectation that retreat In which I promise myself to realize the sweet enjoymen...

View this post on Instagram I’m writing this post about the upcoming midterm elections on November 6th, in which I’ll be voting in the state of Tennessee. In the past I’ve been reluctant to publicly voice my political opinions, but due to several events in my life and in the world in the past two years, I feel very differently about that now. I always have and always will cast my vote based on which candidate will protect and fight for the human rights I believe we all deserve in this country. I believe in the fight for LGBTQ rights, and that any form of discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender is WRONG. I believe that the systemic racism we still see in this country towards people of color is terrifying, sickening and prevalent. I cannot vote for someone who will not be willing to fight for dignity for ALL Americans, no matter their skin color, gender or who they love. Running for Senate in the state of Tennessee is...

Do you remember the 21st night of September? Love was changing the minds of pretenders While chasing the clouds away