Archive for the ‘Makin’ Music’ Category

Jinx Jones CD: It’s about the Guitar

Saturday, June 18th, 2011

Reviewing the new Jinx Jones CD, Rip and Run, hasn’t been easy, not because it isn’t good one, but how does one explain its intricacies in prose? The key to it turned out to be re-ordering the tracks by putting all the instrumentals into one group and all the tracks with vocals in another. This CD is really two CDs packed onto one disc: one with the instrumental explorations we’ve come to expect from him and another with words and stuff. (more…)

HWS/KALW/KALX BAY AREA TWANG PLAYLISTS

Tuesday, December 7th, 2010

The two Hicks with Sticks radio shows in November were great fun.  In the meantime a WordPress consultant was hired to get pod casting and other features added to the site, only to experience technical difficulties in doing so.  Alas, it’s going to take $$$ to remedy, so it’s going to take a while longer.  Here are the playlists. (more…)

HICKS WITH STICKS RADIO 11/27 and 11/30

Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010

It's Princess(!) Elizabeth

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NEWS OF BANDS, CLUBS, DJ’S & RADIO

Wednesday, November 10th, 2010

New S.F. Bay Area bands are all dressed up and ready to play – Mandatory Merle, Plain High Drifters, Switchbacks, Deadicated Maniacs, Jenny Lynn and her Real Gone Daddies, and Purvis and the Stray Dogs are coming soon to a venue near you. (more…)

HICKS WITH STICKS ON KALX

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

Updated Post 9-3-10
This felt like the best show Meaty Paws and I have done.  After four or five of them we’re getting our groove down.  Here’s the playlist:

KALX Why Baby, Why - Play List 8-31-10

HWS on KALX, 8-31-10

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