Democracy’s Dream and La Bestia

by | Jun 30, 2018 | Film, Immigration

When Rebecca Cammisa chose the title for her 2009 documentary about “The Beast,” a train that migrants use to cross Mexico coming to the U.S., it was directedly pointed at the passengers. “Which Way Home” chronicled the story of a handful of...

Song for Insane Times*

by | Jan 4, 2017 | Dennis Rea, Live at the Forbidden City, Music

(* a nod to the tune of the same name by the late, brilliant songsmith Kevin Ayers) As the calendar advances to what is perhaps the most ominous new year of my lifetime to date, a look back at my musical activities over the past few years reveals a somewhat unsettling...