by Modern Songbook Records | Jun 30, 2015 | Charlie's Blog, News
My tomato plant is rocking it. Yes—I only have one. My farming goals are modest. I am an urban creature and largely dedicated to living indoors where my piano and my guitars are. I don’t think I have the patience for adult-scale gardening. And I certainly do not... by Modern Songbook Records | Jun 15, 2015 | Charlie's Blog, News
The record is finished: one of my favorite vocalists, Gia Mora, performs some of my favorite compositions on the aptly titled Gia Mora Sings Charlie Barnett. We’re having a record release party on July 10 in Los Angeles at Room 5. Gia is a dear friend and a... by Modern Songbook Records | Jun 1, 2015 | Charlie's Blog, News
When I was growing up, I thought Myron Floren was basically from Mars. What he was playing—and what he was playing it on—just seemed nuts to me. Now I see that he was astonishingly talented and very musical, in a crazy show-biz way. The status of the accordion has...