Dave’s Records

A digitally drawn homage to the George Herriman comic strip Krazy Kat. Starting left of frame we see yellow Ignatz Mouse having just thrown a brick which is sailing across the center of the frame and in another instant will bash the oblivious Krazy Kat (a blue bipedal cartoon cat wearing a red scarf) in the back of the head as he walks innocently to the right. Everything is drawn in rough black pen and colored in pale washes. A speech bubble from Ignatz reads ‘Maybe it will…’, the word ’Happen’ appears in the whooshing trail of the sailing brick, and a final speech bubble belonging to the Kat reads ‘…Today’.

Put the Message in the Box / Migrations, by Mary Chapin Carpenter & the Mountain Goats 2 track album

I have adored Mary Chapin Carpenter's work for decades. One of the great honors of my life to collaborate with her on this single of two covers of songs we love, out today! themountaingoats.bandcamp.com/album/put-th...

Huge news for me personally

Wes Montgomery - Round Midnight YouTube video by jazzytaka

“There's nothing wrong with having one way of doing it, but I think it's a bad habit. I believe in range.”
Wes Montgomery, born on this day in 1923
youtu.be/MOm17yw__6U

Foggy First Friday. March morning today in Chicago at sunrise as the fog rolled across the skyline.

A beautiful night of singing, guitar, & reminiscences from @lylelovett.bsky.social & John Hiatt ended with just a hint of resistance: Woody Guthrie’s “This Land is Your Land.” Perfect.
(Note to Bluesky leaders: I know you guys are young, but ffs, give Mr. Lovett a blue check!)

Absolutely Unacceptable!
So Many Impeachable Actions….

South Dakota's "Meth. We're on it" campaign

I'll always remember Kristi Noem for the "Meth. We're on it." campaign.

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Did not count on a 3

New blog post: I put together a list of concerts that happened at the Uptown Theatre from 1975 to 1981 — along with a sample of what music critics wrote about the shows. www.robertloerzel.com/2026/03/02/u...

Young man in flat cap, loosened tie, v-neck, poses for the camera in front of a mirror in which the reflections of his back and three other young men are seen.

Pete Shelley, with other Buzzcocks, Boston (1980)
Photo: Michael Grecco / Rock Archive

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Stole a 3 today

A flag of a Chicago-style hot dog flies from my house. The hot dog is in a poppy seed bun with all the classic trimmings: yellow mustard, bright green relish, chopped onions, tomato wedges, a pickle spear, sport peppers, and a dash of celery salt.

Happy 189th birthday to Chicago!

Glam metal band Enuff Z’nuff.

That’s it. I’ve seen Enuff Z’nuff.

A more apt description of the Mar-a-Lago administration has never been written.

Requiem, by Irmin Schmidt 3 track album

irmin schmidt from CAN has a new album out next month of "prepared and unprepared piano with recordings of the natural world around him: water, birds, frogs, shifting air and quiet nocturnal hums" (dude's 88.) irminschmidt.bandcamp.com/album/requiem

Want to revive state street? Turn those vacant storefronts into youth arts hubs where teens can collaborate and perform for each other after everything else in the Loop shuts down around dinner time

NENA | 99 Red Balloons [1984] (Official HD Music Video) YouTube video by NENA

This Day in Music History Mar 3

Born 1953 - Dave Amato (REO Speedwagon)

Died 2017 - Jim Fuller (The Surfaris)

1986 - Metallica released 'Master of Puppets'

And in 1984, Nena started a three week run at #1 on the UK singles chart with '99 Red Balloons', which reached #2 in the US!

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Got a 5. Pulled up the covers and went back to 💤

Be Careful How You Vote YouTube video by Sunnyland Slim - Topic

This warning will be ignored by too many, but be careful how you vote.

youtu.be/WcJWV-s-BFA?...

The Chicago Hip Hop Museum’s future home will anchor a Bronzeville community center and tech hub. blockclubchi.co/4u6TxFO

Red on guitar, seated. Bob Corritore stands with Harmonica. “Helena” visible on building behind. -photo by Bill Barclay

I dreamed I went to the UN
And set the whole nation right.
-Louisiana Red, “Red’s Dream” (1962)
*Red & Bob Corritore at Helena, Ark. in 2003.

youtu.be/lKmOu0GQ6nY

.. with “actor Dennis Quaid on board.” 🤡

@apnews.com

I bet he's got bone spurs.

Historical marker embedded in sidewalk pavement. "Chicago Race Riot of 1919 Commemoration Project. David Marcus. 1869-1919. I am a walking testimony. Firebird Community Arts, Organic Oneness, City of Chicago Public Art Collection 2025). Against a red background, artistic imagery suggests a lake and sunshine, a mother and child, and a shoemaker and pair of shoes.

"I am a walking testimony"

New historical marker for my great-great-uncle, a shoemaker, one of 38 people killed in the Chicago Race Riot of 1919.

37th and Rhodes, Chicago (where he lived, worked and died)

The Blood Moon Over Chicago. Today, the clouds were very thick so seeing this event over Chicago early this morning was not possible unfortunately. Hopefully, there will be better luck in 2029.

#SendBarronToWar

Bob Dylan - Knockin' On Heaven's Door (Official Audio) YouTube video by BobDylanVEVO

Trading Warren Zevon jokes this AM led me to his cover of "Knockin' on Heaven's Door," which led me to the original which, like a certain number of Dylan songs, makes me think that if this was the only song he ever wrote, he'd still be seen as a genius.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=rm9c...

That guitar album is especially impressive when you consider that Autechre play all their shows in the dark. If you want to do a cover version, you can’t just look at what notes they’re playing. Oh no, they don’t make it easy.