Capital Radio this week saluted Garth Hudson, the last surviving member of The Band, who died Jan. 21 at 87, with songs from that standout outfit, as well as his work backing Bob Dylan, Muddy Waters, Neko Case and collaborating with Neil Young and The Sadies. Another Dylan ally, Barry Goldberg, died Jan. 22 at
The chill in D.C. — in both the climate and in politics, both temporary — drove us to Mexico this week, so there was a prerecorded show celebrating the big holiday today in Washington — Martin Luther King Day, that is, with 33 songs about inspired by and that inspired that great leader. Tried to
On the day designated for airing of grievances and feats of strength, there was no way we couldn’t celebrate Festivus, for the rest of us. But who knew there were a half dozen songs about the holiday that made itself known through a 1997 episode of “Seinfeld”? There were a lot of other holidays to
