Steve Paul

The @kcsymphony.bsky.social marshals all the forces plus two choirs for Mahler's huge 3rd Symph tonight. Buckling up.

“Get it hot off of the pit”: a celebration of barbecue | Folklife Today In celebration of National Barbecue Month, AFC Folklife Specialist Meg Nicholas turns to the Center's archival collections for inspiration and insight on what makes for the best barbecue.

Yes, indeed, it's barbecue season. In this blog from the Library of Congress, Kansas City gets some historical love and cooks from all over provide some age-old guidance on the grillin' and smokin' business. blogs.loc.gov/folklife/202...

See Hear: Steve Paul on Rambling Around the Arts | The vibes and musical planet waves still stretch back to the early ’60s – KC STUDIO I’m happy to report that the spirit of what we think of as folk music and the legacy of the octogenarian Nobel laureate Bob Dylan seem to be alive and well.

My latest column for @kcstudiomag.bsky.social tracks ways that "A Complete Unknown" has fired up a new generation of fans. @bobdylancenter.bsky.social @definitelydylan.bsky.social kcstudio.org/the-vibes-an...

See Hear: Steve Paul on Rambling Around the Arts | The vibes and musical planet waves still stretch back to the early ’60s – KC STUDIO I’m happy to report that the spirit of what we think of as folk music and the legacy of the octogenarian Nobel laureate Bob Dylan seem to be alive and well.

The world of Bob Dylan (and Joan Baez) continues to grow in the wake of "A Complete Unknown." My latest column for @kcstudiomag.bsky.social
kcstudio.org/the-vibes-an...

Three book-related events in NY this week--Gillian Flynn launches an imprint, "Ulysses" on trial, @ronaldchernow.bsky.social on Mark Twain.

Who invents the world Hint: it's not magic or billionaires, or even an algorithm.

If you're not reading @andreapitzer.bsky.social, you're missing out. Contra AI, she writes, "When it comes to expressing yourself, only you can live and invent your own life."

Terrific piece of baseball history and the American history the other team wants to suppress.

Interesting complaint in Lauren Jackson's @newyorker.com review of Chernow's Twain bio: "Chernow, with a fortune-teller’s fondness for physiognomy, detects 'a turbulent gaze,' evidence of 'a tough, hardheaded practicality' destined for success. Or maybe it’s just a teen-ager trying not to blink."

What? No Nick Adams, from "Big Two-Hearted River"?

You mean the relentless sameness and color coordinations of the popular novel set? Go get 'em. #books

Brilliant.

Dylan sighting, obit for actress Sian Barbara Allen: 'her daughter suggested honoring her mother by reading your favorite book in bed, listening to the "entire Graceland album or any of Bob Dylan's music," and eating some mac and cheese...' @dylan.thefm.club @definitelydylan.bsky.social

In Topeka last night we're told that Dylan said something like "are these songs for these times, or what?"
Bob must've eavesdropped on @definitelydylan.bsky.social discussion group Sunday. @virgilkinsley.bsky.social @inthephishbowl.bsky.social @britteisnor.bsky.social

The pregame view from Crafts and Drafts at the @royals.com ball yard.

From the super-fantastic Jesse Ed Davis exhibit at the @bobdylancenter.bsky.social in Tulsa. Dylan, Davis, George H, and poet John Trudell, who collaborated with Davis. Also see Dylan on Trudell in PoMS.

Yes, one of the best of RARW tour.

Agree with all yr points, one of the best I've heard. New appreciation of My Own Version of You, which now feels like the crux of RARW. All the slower songs seemed powerful.

Our man @virgilkinsley.bsky.social playing Dylan tunes at Saturn Room in shadow of Tulsa Theater, where we'll see Bobby himself tonight. @definitelydylan.bsky.social

Another member of @biographersintl.bsky.social offers good advice in this @literaryhub.bsky.social piece. #books #writing

In 1964, when he was just 23, Bob Dylan wrote the prophetic anthem that encapsulates Trump's America Decrying a world characterized by materialism, violence and blind conformity, Dylan echoed the warnings of King Solomon.

I've been immersed in the '74 #Dylan tour and noting the same as @rogovoy.bsky.social explores in this spot-on look at “It’s Alright Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)” as an anthem of our new dark days: “even the president of the United States sometimes must have to stand naked.” forward.com/culture/musi...

Same as it ever was: "Medicare is not a bank to be used to pay for a tax break for the wealthy." -- Rep. John Lewis, 1994, via @davidgreenberg.bsky.social's bio, "John Lewis"

See Hear: Steve Paul On Rambling Around the Arts | The Nelson-Atkins envisions a bold new step into the future – KC STUDIO The best architecture makes us feel alive. The way designers shape materials and the space around people can produce a buoyant sensory engagement before we even think about it.

In the latest @kcstudiomag.bsky.social: My column on expanding the @nelsonatkins.bsky.social #architecture #art kcstudio.org/the-nelson-a...

Rally for #Ukraine, downtown Montreal.

Enlightening: Anna Cannoni on her grandfather Woody Guthrie's intersections with Pete and Bob at @folk-alliance.bsky.social gathering in Montreal. Stunning home movies. Her mother, Nora, then 11, was watching American Bandstand and couldn't be bothered when Dylan first came to the door. #bobdylan

Sorry, make it Allison.

Was a joy to catch the fabulous Alison Russell, fresh off her run as Persephone in "Hadestown" (saw that in Dec.), as keynote speaker at @folk-alliance.bsky.social conf in Montreal. Big heart, awesome survival story (in her native city), captured in her newest record, "The Returner." Carry on.

Well howdy, Leonard Cohen. Crescent St., Montreal. The Folk show is just getting started. @folk-alliance.bsky.social

Like a rolling stone, Bob Dylan returns next month to Kansas. For me, he never left. • Kansas Reflector I've been thinking about Dylan lately because he'll be coming to Kansas next month, for shows in Wichita and Topeka.

H/t to Max McCoy Like a rolling stone, Bob Dylan returns next month to Kansas. For me, he never left. #bobdylan kansasreflector.com/2025/02/16/l...

I still have a couple of issues with "A Complete Unknown," but second time seeing it this weekend--it was even better. #bobdylan

Glad I got to see his Hell's Kitchen apartment building....