Category Archives: Music

We believe in the yeti, the sasquatch, and the bourbon genre. The latter is a curious cocktail of hillbilly, blues and jazz, mixed in a shaker with bitters and ice…

Sweet Virginia – The Rolling Stones

Posted on November 2, 2012 by chinaski

This is the second Stones tune added to the Bourbon playlists. The first was Dead Flowers, which made the seminal Julep Sessions Volume I playlist. This one is from the only Stones album that I have in my collection, Exile … Continue reading →

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Crazy Rhythm – Stan Getz and J.J. Johnson

Posted on November 2, 2012 by chinaski

Adding a few tunes to the Bourbon list tonight based on a fantastic random set spun out of the bourbon wheel. This piece is just thrilling jazz from Mssrs. Getz and Johnson. Dig this crazy rhythm cool people, while you … Continue reading →

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Koko Taylor – Gonna Buy Me a Mule

Posted on November 2, 2012 by chinaski

Adding Koko Taylor to the Bourbon list tonight. Fantastic song. Swirling with character, smoky authenticity, and hilarious proto-feminist in-your-face blues lyrics, this is a winner even before the protagonist decides she’s gonna replace her useless man with a mule. Seriously folks, pour … Continue reading →

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Hip Hug-Her

Posted on October 19, 2012 by chinaski

Adding this one to the bourbon list - crazy that it hasn’t yet appeared. Connection to bourbon? Well, for starters, the bourbon genre simply loves a good instrumental (and if you look at the various cd’s we’ve put together, this fact … Continue reading →

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Avett Brothers – Live at the Orpheum

Posted on June 28, 2012 by chinaski

We took in the Avett Brothers last night at the fabulous Orpheum Theatre in Vancouver, part of the 2012 Vancouver Jazz Festival. What the hell the Avett Brothers have to do with  jazz I’ll never know, but that’s not a … Continue reading →

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Weary Blues From Waiting – Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter

Posted on June 28, 2012 by chinaski

Well, there’s a band that’s got the right handle for a death list – Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter. The song I’m adding tonight comes from a Wanda Jackson tribute album put out a few years ago by Bloodshot … Continue reading →

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These Days – Glen Campbell

Posted on June 20, 2012 by chinaski

I first heard about Glen Cambell’s album Meet Glen Campbell when listening to Peter Togni’s Weekend on CBC Radio 2. Togni introduced the song in such a complimentary way that I paid particular attention, and bought a digital copy of … Continue reading →

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In The News

Posted on June 20, 2012 by chinaski

Another addition to my Death List, this time from Kris Kristofferson, In the News. This is a sad and angry anti-war song from one of the premiere songwriters of the last half of the twentieth century. I remember when I … Continue reading →

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Shredding The Document

Posted on June 18, 2012 by chinaski

Starting to fill out my Death List here. John Hiatt is for my money right near the top of a very exclusive collection of singer-songwriters, somewhere above Bruce Springsteen and somewhat below God. I love the sentiment in this one, … Continue reading →

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5000 Country Music Songs

Posted on June 18, 2012 by chinaski

“I’ll have a Ry and Cooder”. Dan Jones It’s been true for a number of years now – since Chris picked up Chavez Ravine after hearing about it on a CBC Radio One spot – that Ry Cooder is at … Continue reading →

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