check out my blog post at ravengrrl.blogspot.com/2007/0...it.html for more info on the show times, etc.

The opening will be June 7th at Berbati's from 5 pm til whenever. Gabe will be creating one of his famous live paintings during the opening. Head down to Berbati's on thursday night for music, food, drink and some rockin art.

PASTE Radio has a list of the 100 Best Living Songwriters ..... I'm sure there would be lots of arguments about this list -- not just who's on it, but where they are on it. Still, it's a great list to cruise through on a weekend filled with music. Maybe you'll hear something totally new to you. I'd love a hand full of cds with this lineup, something i could listen to in the car on long road trips:


1. Bob Dylan *
2. Neil Young *
3. Bruce Springsteen
4. Waits/Brennan
5. Paul McCartney
6. Leonard Cohen *
7. Brian Wilson
8. Elvis Costello
9. Joni Mitchell *
10. Prince
11. Randy Newman *
12. Jagger/Richards
13. Paul Simon *
14. Stevie Wonder *
15. Willie Nelson
16. David Bowie
17. Holland/Dozier/Holland
18. U2
19. Patty Griffin *
20. Van Morrison *
21. Lou Reed *
22. Lucinda Williams
23. John/Taupin
24. Jeff Tweedy
25. Chuck Berry
26. R.E.M. *
27. Radiohead
28. Robbie Robertson
29. Tom Petty *
30. John Prine *
31. Carole King
32. Leiber/Stoller
33. Pete Townshend
34. John Fogerty
35. Steve Earle
36. Beck
37. Smokey Robinson
38. Kris Kristofferson
39. Led Zeppelin
40. Bacharach/David
41. Ray Davies
42. Loretta Lynn
43. Ryan Adams
44. Al Green
45. Jackson Browne
46. David Byrne
47. Sufjan Stevens
48. Welch/Rawlings
49. Cat Stevens
50. Public Enemy
51. Penn/Oldham
52. Paul Westerberg
53. James Taylor *
54. Aimee Mann *
55. Dolly Parton
56. James Brown *
57. Morrissey
58. Sly Stone
59. Jack White
60. Jimmy Webb
61. John Hiatt
62. Sting *
63. Richard Thompson
64. Andy Partridge
65. Bill Mallonee
66. Charles Thompson
67. Conor Oberst
68. Allen Toussaint
69. Merle Haggard
70. Alex Chilton
71. Vic Chesnutt
72. Michael Jackson
73. Julie Miller
74. Over the Rhine
75. Ron Sexsmith
76. Will Oldham
77. Bruce Cockburn *
78. Robert Pollard
79. Stephen Malkmus
80. Pink Floyd *
81. The Flaming Lips
82. John Darnielle
83. Fleetwood Mac *
84. They Might Be Giants *
85. David Bazan
86. Sam Beam
87. Lyle Lovett
88. Parliament
89. Victoria Williams
90. Nick Cave
91. Drive-By Truckers
92. Alejandro Escovedo
93. Joseph Arthur
94. Sam Phillips
95. Patti Smith
96. Jimmy Cliff *
97. Josh Ritter
98. Jay Farrar
99. Outkast
100. T. Bone Burnett

btw ... that's john carney in our living room (i'll be able to say i shot this photo when, someday, he's on the Top 100 list ... )

I wish I could make links in this tribe blog thingie -- check out PASTE radio if you get a chance and don't already listen to it regularly. i really like listening to PASTE - it's one way to be reminded of music I might not otherwise come across. National Public Radio "All Songs Considered" is another venue for finding out about new music.

Our kids also introduce us to new music by making us mxed cds --- I love that. don't always love every piece they choose, but i definitely like to be exposed. Thanks, you guys. :-D