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Shrouded in space echo and dangling with sleigh bells, the opening riff of Espers' "Dead Queen," clearly and immediately, draws an eerie resemblance to the Eagles' "Hotel California." As unfortunate as this may seem, there's more to this Philly band than some played-out tune.

As Espers II continues to crawl through the desert with its trembling, wonderfully&#150sustained guitar leads and tenderly plucked dulcimer and hypnotic 12&#150string, it becomes increasingly obvious that Espers offer so much more than the easily recognized haunt of…

While the entries on Albert King, Booker T, Little Milton, Eddie Floyd and others are mildly interesting, it was the Otis I was most interested in. In my unhumble…

I walked in this morning, and let my eyes fall upon the closest disk: Espers' Espers II, the latest Drag City release.

"Have you listened to this, yet, RB?" I asked.

"No. Go ahead and take a listen."

"Cool."

Via Jeff Wong.

Welcome to visitors from The Friday Ark and Carnival of the Cats.

Welcome to visitors from The Friday Ark and Carnival of the Cats.

"No problem. I'm happy to help."

"How often do you post?" he asks.

"I try to post one entry a day."

"I'd like to post something tonight," he continues, "but I'm not sure I'll have time. I'm not sure that my piece is completed and ready to be posted."

"Well, you know, with the blog, I find that I can start and stop anywhere. It's not really necessary for an entry to be a fully explored and fleshed out idea. This works really well for me; I'm full of little ideas,…

But wow, anyway.

Living With War, by Neil Young.

Whoa: horns and happiness. Is this legal?

CNN interviewer: "You've got one song that's called 'Let's Impeach the President.' What is this song about?"

Neil Young: "Well, it's a song that pretty well follows the title, just with a bunch of reasons. It's a long song."

Once, at a Maxwell's show, guitarist Jon Gonnelli, almost nailed me with one of these rock'n'roll leg kicks.