Monthly Archives: July 2008

This Blog Needs More Washboard!

Posted on July 26, 2008 by Miss Music Nerd

I decided that since I so brazenly hijacked the ax[1] of the washboard player in Chubby Carrier‘s band — his name is Earl Sally, by the way — the least I could do is make an effort to learn a … Continue reading →

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Miss Music Nerd's Zydeco Debut!

Posted on July 22, 2008 by Miss Music Nerd

Hé, toi! As I hinted at briefly in my last post, I got a chance to do some impromptu music-making while I was in Austin, Texas this past weekend at the Netroots Nation convention. I hadn’t expected to perform until … Continue reading →

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Austin Touch-Blogging!

Posted on July 19, 2008 by Miss Music Nerd

Howdy, y’all! MMN is currently in Austin, TX, where, yes, it is hot! I’m here attending Netroots Nation, a conference for political bloggers. Of course, I’m a music blogger, but I’m politically engaged as well, and there’s lots of cool … Continue reading →

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"Such a really good version"!

Posted on July 4, 2008 by Miss Music Nerd

Yesterday on NPR’s Fresh Air, I heard an interview with singer and composer Theo Bleckmann, a German native who moved to New York in 1989 and has been, according to his bio, “a steady force in the New York downtown … Continue reading →

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