Eric Markowitz Tribute

Up in Chicago last month for a memorial of a friend of mine, Eric Markowitz.  I met Eric way back in the day, when I was getting my undergraduate degree at DePaul; we were both English majors and musicians.   Excellent guitar player and songwriter, he wound up contributing mightily to my second record, as wellContinueContinue reading “Eric Markowitz Tribute”

Elvis Is Still King

Count me among those who really dug the new Elvis biop. Yes, I was leery of Baz Luhrmann, and yes, I wondered what could they add to the mythology. But, somehow Baz’ style was perfect for the tale and Austin Butler was phenomenal as Elvis. His portrayal and the film as a whole, brought theContinueContinue reading “Elvis Is Still King”