No. 289 July 11, 2025 Welcome to this week’s Friday Five: insights, inspiration, and a few personal favorites to kick off your weekend. Music of the Week This week I’ve been listening to Pops, aka Louis Armstrong. Born in New Orleans in the early 1900s, Armstrong basically helped invent modern jazz. He started as a […]
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No. 288 July 4, 2025 Welcome to this week’s Friday Five: insights, inspiration, and a few personal favorites to kick off your weekend. Music of the Week This week, I’ve been deep in Tool’s catalog—one of my favorite rock bands from the last 30 years. Known for their blend of heavy metal, progressive rock, and
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No. 287 June 27, 2025 Welcome to this week’s Friday Five: insights, inspiration, and a few personal favorites to kick off your weekend. Music of the Week This week, I revisited Sevendust—an Atlanta-based rock band known for blending heavy metal with a lot of soul in the vocals. Since forming in the mid-90s, they’ve released
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No. 286 June 20, 2025 Welcome to this week’s Friday Five: insights, inspiration, and a few personal favorites to kick off your weekend. Music of the Week This week, I revisited the music and legacy of Jimmy Buffett—the laid-back king of “island escapism.” Known for hits like Margaritaville, Come Monday, and Cheeseburger in Paradise, Buffett
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No. 285 June 13, 2025 Welcome to this week’s Friday Five: insights, inspiration, and a few personal favorites to kick off your weekend. Music of the Week Terius Gray—better known as Juvenile—got his start in New Orleans and began rapping at just 11 years old. A few favorites from his catalog: 400 Degreez, Bling Bling,
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No. 284 June 7, 2025 Welcome to this week’s Friday Five: insights, inspiration, and a few personal favorites to kick off your weekend. Music of the Week Lake Street Dive was formed in the mid-2000s in Boston. Founding band members include Rachael Price, Mike Olson, Bridget Kearney, and Mike Calabrese. Keyboardist Akie Bermiss joined the
Welcome to this week’s Friday Five: insights, inspiration, and a few personal favorites to kick off your weekend. Music of the Week 311 (Omaha’s finest) — Omaha is more than just Berkshire Hathaway HQ. It’s also home to 311, the band behind tracks like Amber, Beautiful Disaster, and Love Song. Formed in the ’80s, their
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Music of the Week Hailing from Pennsylvania, Breaking Benjamin is a rock band formed in the late 1990s. The band was formed by Benjamin Burnley (lead singer, guitar) and Jeremy Hummel (drummer). Breaking Benjamin’s lineup has changed over the years. It’s currently composed of Benjamin Burnley, Aaron Bruch (bassist, backup vocalist), Keith Wallen (guitarist, backup
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Music of the Week Alabama Shakes is a rock band hailing from Athens, Alabama. The group consists of Brittany Howard (singer, guitar), Heath Fogg (guitar), and Zac Cockrell (bassist). Blues, rock, and soul are the mixture of songs you hear from the Shakes. Some of my favorite songs include Hold On, Don’t Wanna Fight, and
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Music of the Week Dumpstaphunk is a funk and jam band from New Orleans featuring Ivan Neville, Tony Hall, Ian Neville, Deven Trusclair, Alex Wasily, and Ashlin Parker. The band was formed in the early 2000s during Jazz Fest in New Orleans. Ivan is the son of Aaron Neville of the Neville Brothers and nephew