Two years ago, I got a chance to interview comedian Margaret Cho when Cho Dependent, her album of comic songs, was nominated for Best Comedy Album in the 53rd GRAMMYs. This year, she’s nominated again for her stand-up album, Cho … Continue reading
Your Music Nerd has lovingly compiled two Spotify playlists for your GRAMMY-Nominee listening pleasure! I had the idea to separate the Best Opera nominees into their own lists, since there are so many tracks in each Opera, but only one … Continue reading
Last night, I attended my first official GRAMMY Week event: GRAMMY in the Schools Live! I heard the astonishingly talented student musicians participating in the GRAMMY Foundation’s educational programs, joined by special guest, Latin Pop superstar Juanes. Before the music … Continue reading
It’s GRAMMY time again, music nerds! I arrived in Los Angeles on Tuesday night, with an enormous heavy suitcase and 3 or 4 electronic-bloggy-social-media-connectivity devices and their varied and sundry cables, chargers and cases. Ordinarily I try to travel light, … Continue reading
Happy Friday, music nerds! It’s been a quiet week at Music Nerd Central, as McDoc and I both needed a little R’n’R after our respective travels. There was no gallivanting in the streets for us this Mardi Gras, though we … Continue reading
Happy Friday, music nerds! I’m back in Boston, recovering from a wee bit of jet lag, and gearing up to tackle my annual “I’ll do that after the GRAMMYs” to-do list! As you’ll know if you’ve been anywhere near my … Continue reading
We interrupt this all-GRAMMY weekend for an important announcement! My dear, sweet McDoc left this morning for his second medical mission to Haiti, and he just texted me, as I sit here in the GRAMMYs Pre-Telecast ceremony to say he … Continue reading
The big GRAMMY day is here, music nerds! In a few hours, I’ll head down to the L.A. Convention Center to attend the awards-show before-the-awards-show. Known by us cool kids as “Pre-Tel,” this is the ceremony that takes place in … Continue reading
Thursday night I attended my first official GRAMMY Week event: “One Night Only: A Celebration Of The Live Music Experience,” benefitting the GRAMMY Foundation’s Music Preservation Project. The official purpose of the evening was to highlight the GRAMMY Foundation’s work … Continue reading
Greetings from L.A., music nerds! GRAMMY Week is in full swing, and I’m already regretting my shoe choice… the Staples Center/L.A. Convention Center complex covers a wide area! Did you know that you can see some of what I’m seeing … Continue reading