Inside The Music

It’s All About the Music: Willie Watson

June 2, 2016 by Admin

Paul recently picked up “Folk Singer Vol. 1” by talented folk singer and multi-instrumentalist Willie Watson. At only 36 Willie has already spent over half his life in music, having previously been with the Old Crow Medicine Show from 1998-2012 (source).

Willie’s folk songs tend to be a bit dark and carry some aspects of the blues. As Paul puts it, its an easy listen for when he’s “tired of being an audiophile” and wants to “simply enjoy music”.

Check out more about Willie and pick up his CD at WillieWatson.com.

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It’s All About The Music: Rest in Peace, Dear Prince

April 27, 2016 by Admin

Judy talks about the recent passing of Prince, from ANTICABLES home state of Minnesota.

The radio and TV stations have been keeping everyone updated on memorials, celebrations, and tributes, playing out around the world, and here in Minnesota. It’s been quite spectacular really, you don’t know how someone effects your life until they’re gone. Paul and I have been glued to social media all weekend watching all the tributes, and music & movie footage. Even SNL joined in, playing all his performances over the years, and a few sketches poking fun at his mystique.

Minnesota is usually only known for it’s 10,000 lakes, mosquitoes by the millions, and temperatures so cold they’d freeze the ‘balls off a brass monkey”, as my dad would occasionally say. Normally Prince wouldn’t come up in the conversation if you were asked “tell me about Minnesota”, it would be up to the person asking to remind us,”isn’t Prince from MN too”. We Minnesotans have come to know Prince as just another member of the family, a neighbor who happens to be incredibly famous.

He didn’t move to a large city like LA or NY, instead he stayed away from the masses and set up shop in a Minneapolis suburb. He frequented the music scene around town, invited people to his studio to ‘JAM’ into the wee hours of the morning because he wanted to throw a party, and on occasion, you might have run into him at Walgreens, or see him drive by in his Vipor. Yes, it was exciting if you got a glimpse of Prince doing something ordinary, but the public left him alone, to give him that ordinary life that is so quickly taken from you when fame hits, and in return, he gave us his loyalty.

Rest in Peace Dear Prince.

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Dear Prudence: Meeting the woman behind the BEATLES hit song

April 25, 2016 by Admin

While at AXPONA we had the pleasure of spending time with Prudence, of the song ‘Dear Prudence’, by the BEATLES. She was there signing the “White Album” and her book “Dear Prudence: The Story Behind the Song”.

Prudence and her sister Mia (as in the Farrow sisters) were in India in the 60’s studying Meditation with the Maharishi when the Beatles showed up for their own study!

Paul shares his thoughts on Transcendental Meditation:

Years ago when I first learned how to do Transcendental Meditation, I quickly realized that I had already experienced the feeling and benefits of it in another way. Listening to music by myself with my eyes closed often times feels very similar to meditating. The music can sometimes work at the Mantra. Music does not work as quickly as my personal Mantra, but with a long enough music listening session, it is often possible for me to get my mine to become quiet and loose track of both time and consciousness. If you have ever experienced this feeling when listening to music, you too have already touched on what Transcendental Meditation feels like. I now realize that music is my original form of meditation.

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It’s All About the Music: Chastity Brown of Minneapolis, MN

March 30, 2016 by Admin

Paul Speltz, President of ANTICABLES talks about Chastity Brown, a musician from his home state of Minnesota, USA.

Since the point of putting together a great sounding system is to enhance your music experience, we would like to share some of our favorite recorded music with you each month.

I have had the opportunity to experience two Chastity Brown live performances in the past couple of years, and even had the opportunity to chat with her. I’ll let the below snippet of her own bio give you the short pitch:

Throw all genres and hyphenates together you want to describe her – indie, roots & soul, rock, blues & country – they are alright, and also not enough. Chastity Brown writes songs that are carried deep in the American psyche, the hunger, desperation and confidence that runs through our times.

Better than words to describe her magic, here is a youtube live concert that is hi-rez enough to watch full-screen: The Lowertown Line: Chastity Brown.

Chastity is a local musician from ANTICABLES home state, but tours all over including upcoming performances in Chicago, NYC, and Europe. Her current upper-midwest tour is with Ani DiFranco. Dates can be seen HERE.

If you are not able to experience Chastity live, this is the CD to buy: Back-Road Highways.

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