#NowPlaying @ Nothing Manor: Lee Ritenour & Mike Stern w/ The Freeway Band Live at Blue Note Tokyo (2011). John Beasley on keys, Melvin Lee Davis on bass, and the incomparable Simon Phillips on the drums with an epic solo at around 54 minutes. #music #jazz #jazzfusion www.youtube.com/watch

#NowPlaying @ Nothing Manor: Toy Matinee (1990). Patrick Leonard & Guy Pratt formed a band & invited #KevinGilbert to join them on vocals, with Pat & Kevin writing most of the songs & Guy contributing to half. One of the best #pop albums ever. #music www.youtube.com/watch

#NowPlaying @ Nothing Manor: Envy of None - Stygian Wavz (2025). Alex Lifeson. Sounding nothing like the legendary band #Rush, this sophomore release from EON is melancholic and exhilarating. #music #synthpop #progpop #poprock youtube.com/playlist

#NowPlaying @ Nothing Manor: Pure Reason Revolution - Coming Up To Consciousness Deluxe (2025). Just wow! This British #ProgRock, #AltProg, #ArtRock, #NeoProg band formed back in 2003 and I’m just hearing about them. #music www.youtube.com/watch

#NowPlaying @ Nothing Manor: Death Cab for Cutie - Kintsugi (2015). Following the departure of OG guitarist Chris Walla, Ben Gibbard would remake DCfC like the Japanese artform of repairing broken pottery with gold known as Kintsugi. #music #altrock www.youtube.com/watch

#NowPlaying @ Nothing Manor: Death Cab for Cutie - Codes and Keys Deluxe (2011). I found DCfC in 2005 when their Plans album started hitting AAA radio stations and have loved them since. Great album. #music #altrock #collegeradio www.youtube.com/watch

#NowPlaying @ Nothing Manor: Traffic - John Barleycorn Must Die (1970 Deluxe Edition). Ironically, Dave Mason had left Traffic again and didn’t play on this critically acclaimed record. This is always my go-to Traffic disc, though. #rock #jazz #blues youtube.com/playlist

#NowPlaying @ Nothing Manor: Dave Mason - A Shade of Blues (2025). A founding member of the legendary Traffic, Dave rolls out a new set of killer #blues tracks with some awesome surprises. After this I’m going to have to put on John Barleycorn Must Die. #music #rock youtube.com/playlist

#NowPlaying @ Nothing Manor: The Smithereens - 2011 (2025 rerelease). The bands first album of new material since 1999 was well received by critics and fans. Then Pat died in 2017, but they continue to rock on. A new album is coming soon, too. RIP Pat! #music #powerpop youtube.com/playlist

#NowPlaying @ Nothing Manor: Tower of Power - 50 Years of Funk & Soul: Live at the Fox Theater (2018). This show is T-I-G-H-T!! I cannot name all the amazing performers, so be sure to look them up on Wikipedia. #music #funk #soul www.youtube.com/watch