Seven Score and Six Years Ago…

“The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract.” On this date in 1863, President Lincoln made his famous address at the dedication of the Soldiers’ National Cemetery in Gettysburg. To commemorate the occasion with a playlist, I started by considering battle hymns [...]

‘Tis Already the Season?

I have this theory that I use to rationalize why each year seems to go by more quickly than the previous one. Based 10% on Einstein’s idea of relativity, and 100% based on my ignorance of Einstein, it goes something like this: as you age, each day becomes a fraction less of your total time [...]

Things That Go Rock! in the Night

Fall is upon us and All Hallows’ Eve fast approaches. In San Francisco, where Wolfgang’s Vault is headquartered, Halloween is celebrated with the ferocity of three Super Bowls plus a Mardi Gras. Costumed freaks and demons prowl every street in a moonlit festival of ghastly cheer. Such a fiendish bacchanal requires a suitable soundtrack, so [...]

Buried Treasures: An Annotated Playlist (Part 2)

This is a continuation of Part 1 of the blog, containing the second half of songs on this Buried Treasures playlist. 7. Livingston Taylor, “Cornbread and Buttermilk” Livingston Taylor has been involved with music for a long, long time and continues to record, perform and teach to this day. As you can hear in this good-ol’ barnromper, he’s [...]

Annotated Playlist: Buried Treasures (pt 1)

A few months ago, we made a playlist of Buried Treasures based on user comments that stated something to the effect of “this was the best band that should have made it but never did.” For this second installment of the playlist, I’ve chosen the songs myself from concerts that we’ve recently released without much [...]
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