by Stan Cocheo | May 25, 2021 | Musical Conversations Blog
Is the pandemic ending, or is it just protocols being pulled back? Being fully vaccinated, I look forward to experiencing live music once again. It’s been way too long, and really only less time than it would have been if I’d not gotten to see my friends in Abacab:...
by Stan Cocheo | Jul 25, 2020 | Musical Conversations Blog
Here we are just past halfway through the year, which was a year that I’d planned to have filled with live music, leading to reviews here on Musical Conversations, and more work filling out the rest of the topics. It doesn’t look like it’s getting any better and I...
by Stan Cocheo | May 4, 2020 | Musical Conversations Blog
I wrote this for a Facebook group about Kent State, The May Fourth Movement, regarding the shooting on May 4th, 1970, by the National Guard, that killed four and injured nine others. This was to be the fiftieth anniversary, and I had plans to go to Kent, Ohio, for the...
by Stan Cocheo | Mar 17, 2020 | Local And Regional Performers, Musical Conversations Blog
The Evening Muse on March 16th Here we are at a point where I know the world is about to change. In retrospect, as I write this much later than the date listed, I see how far the world has changed, as well as how much I miss live music. This is the last live...
by Stan Cocheo | Feb 24, 2020 | Musical Conversations Blog
I’ve had a bit of time to think about the terrible loss of Neil Peart. I wrote the following in a Facebook group of people that have been fans of Rush, long enough to be considered ‘Elders’ of the fandom of the group. Though I’m in a lot of different groups...
by Stan Cocheo | Feb 10, 2020 | Musical Conversations Blog
It really bothers me how rare it is for someone to take a chance on local bands and music. I’m eager to hear how these bands approach the art of music, and am always open to new styles and genres. What bothers me is that many people cannot handle it and would rather...
