R.I.P. Chris Rea
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Ben Folds at Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, Ponte Vedra Beach (November 22, 2025)
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Jeff Tweedy at First Avenue (November 6, 2025)
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Madi Diaz at 7th Street Entry (October 27, 2025)
Madi Diaz transformed the tiny 7th Street Entry into a sanctuary of reflection, pairing songs from Fatal Optimist with humor and heart. Georgia’s Clover County opened with twang and charm, setting up a night of storytelling, shared hope, and quiet reinvention — proof that intimacy can still feel expansive.
Jonathan Richman at First Avenue (October 16, 2025)
Jonathan Richman returned to First Avenue with drummer Tommy Larkins for a phone-free night of unfiltered sincerity. Mixing new songs from Only Frozen Sky Anyway with old favorites, Richman danced between languages, laughter, and tenderness — proving again that simplicity, delivered honestly, can still rock a crowd.
I Wanna Learn a Love Song by Harry Chapin
Most casual listeners will only know Harry Chapin as the “Cat’s in the Cradle” musician, but the Grammy-winning and Hall of Fame inductee had written over 100 songs over 11 albums, until his death in 1981.
There’s no denying that “Cat’s in the Cradle” is Chapin’s signature song, and is relatable by anyone, who is too busy working to spend time with their family. Thanks to the hit single, Elektra Records was able to sell over 2.5 million copies of the 1974 album Verities and Balderdash.
All this was a little before my time, and I was gifted the album by my sixth-grade teacher, who was an avid fan. As the title suggests, this album contains important (vertities) and nonsense (balderdash) songs… in other words, a mishmash collection.
There are some gems on the record, including my personal favorite, “30,000 Pounds of Bananas”, which is much better when performed live.
The other song I liked is “I Wanna Learn a Love Song,” a song about Harry Chapin met his wife, Sandra. I didn’t know this at the time, and had always assumed that he got the idea from one of his passengers when he was a Taxi driver. That’s the case of “30,000 Pounds…”, which was a story he’s heard on a bus to Scranton, Pennsylvania.
R.I.P. Roberta Flack
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