The Mother Kitty’s Blog
The Mother Kitty’s blog is a historical repository of Melissa’s Kitties blog, which published consistently from 2006 to 2022. (May 2026: The blog may be revived and continued in the near future.)
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2017 in Review: A Musical Journey
For me, 2017 was mostly about music. Here are some concert highlights from hip-hop and jazz greats (Yasiin Bey, Q-Tip, Jeff “Tain” Watts, Gary Burton and Makoto Ozone, Jason Moran and Kenny Barron, and Ron Carter) to rock and pop royalty (Aimee Mann, Gillian Welch, Meshell Ndegeocello, Lisa Fischer, Sting, and Seu Jorge).