Richard Thompson Hippies, Thugs and Heroes There’s something about Richard Thompson that reminds me of LeBron James. Or maybe it’s the other way around. Both have been so good for so long that we’ve almost stopped noticing just how good they remain. Every new season brings another round of stories about LeBron’s remarkable longevity, as […]
Book & Music Reviews: ‘Song & Dance Man: The Art of Bob Dylan,’ plus the Richard Thompson Band and Fats Domino British writer Michael Gray’s gargantuan Song & Dance Man: The Art of Bob Dylan, which has just been reissued in America, first appeared in the U.K. in 1972 and in the U.S. and Japan […]
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Richard Thompson at Ram’s Head on Stage – February 23, 2023 A Richard Thompson concert is not for the faint of heart. There is no denying that his music tends to focus on the sadder things in life. But, as a grinning Thompson told a sold-out Ram’s Head on Stage in Annapolis (MD) the other night, […]
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