@LinerNotes

Normally I don't write concert reviews for shows I wasn't physically at. No, I was not in New York City at Madison Square Garden last night for what was arguably one of the touchstone moments in music history of the 21st century, the 121212 concert for Sandy relief. It didn't matter that I wasn't there, because how and more importantly, who I experienced the concert with was almost better than actually being there. This was all thanks to the power of the dual screen television experience of a live event and Twitter.

The headline of the post read: "I spent the past two years making a record in my bedroom on a $25 mixing board. It would mean a lot if you gave it a listen." I was skeptical, but, every so often, a Reddit post like this has yielded some interesting music. A millisecond's trip over to bandcamp and I found myself listening to a one-man act called Titanic Sinclair. Three songs later, it was clear this needed to be reviewed. Come listen.

The word legend is often thrown around far too lightly. In this case, "legend" is completely appropriate and should be placed alongside "genius" and "innovator" when talking about musician Dave Brubeck, who passed away this morning, one day shy of his 92nd birthday.