Been rocking it in Denton on Saturday’s with Craig Welch and his crew at Dan’s Silverleaf. Yeah, it’s 104 degrees F in the shade – but hey we got misters, fans and cold beer! Can’t think of a better way to spend the day than drinking beer and playing reggae vinyl pretty much until they…
Author: Erich Scholz
Soundtrack of Our Lives
Here we are again. I don’t often look at my own blog, but when I do, I’m always amazed about my journey of the past several years. I came to Dallas from NYC at the very, very beginning of 2006. I had no plans. No real hopes, no dreams. I just wanted out. Out of…
BBQ Deluxe – Baby Back Shak
I don’t often rhapsodize about BBQ here in Dallas. I guess the fact is that I’ve never really supped at the table of any truly great BBQ joints in this burg. Oh yeah, there’s always been a myth that Texas’ greatest contribution to international cuisine is BBQ but despite the PR and the locally-based chains,…
PAPA MICHIGAN – EMPRESS BY MY SIDE
PAPA MICHIGAN Empress By My Side 2011 – Rashanco Music Foundation artiste Papa “Baddingo” Michigan teased fans with the release of “Woman I Love You” earlier this year. The track boasted a vocal on top the vintage “Johnny Too Bad” riddim and reflected a lovers side to the legendary Jamaican deejay — one half of…
Ice Day — Part 2
Keep reading Northerners talking about Dallas shutting down after “2 inches of snow.” Well, it’s not the snow that’s the problem. Right now it’s 18 degrees F and there is about 1.5 inches of smooth-as-glass ice over most of the roads at least here in East Dallas. I braved the dangerous roads — and even…
Feb 1, 2011 — Snow Day in Dallas
SNOW DAY!!! DISD cancels…my job cancels.
Wayne Jarrett — CHIP IN (1982)
Tough Roots Radics riddims and the floating, ethereal vocal stylings of Wayne Jarrett make CHIP IN (1982) not only a classic and key entry in the Jamaican music canon but a damn fine listen to nearly 30 years on. The Junjo Lawes production also boasts some of the worst LP art in Reggae. Maybe not…
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