CASA - The Contemporary A Capella Society

Wow.  This was an amazing weekend for the Boston A Cappella Scene. For me it started with the Five O’Clock Shadow 20th anniversary reunion. 20 years is a long time in this community. A really long time.  Rockapella existed, but hadn’t yet started ...

Stories - Acapodcast - 04/18/2011 - 14:16 - 1 comment - 0 attachments - 0 groups

65 isn’t a hugely significant number. Its a common speed limit on highways. And it’s the nominal age of retirement.  Neither has terribly much to do with a cappella. But they are both indicative of limits, changes, and endings.  No joke, it has ...

Stories - Acapodcast - 12/31/2010 - 17:01 - 0 comments - 0 attachments - 0 groups

No bones, I’m a big fan of the music from the late 80′s and early 90′s. It’s when I started making my own music collection, and when I started listening to a cappella music extensively… so for show #64 it seemed the perfect time to do an 80′s fo ...

Stories - Acapodcast - 08/08/2010 - 22:43 - 0 comments - 0 attachments - 0 groups

Who doesn’t love The Beatles?  One of the most loved, respected, and covered artists of all time, they helped define a new movement in music, and even today there are fans, critics, and imitators.  I’ve pulled together ten of the best A Capp ...

Stories - Acapodcast - 06/28/2010 - 21:06 - 0 comments - 0 attachments - 0 groups

One of the best things an a cappella group can do is to sing the national anthem at a ball game.  I don’t care what group you are, what country you are singing for, or what kind of game it is at.  You could be a high school group at your cou ...

Stories - Acapodcast - 06/14/2010 - 14:50 - 0 comments - 0 attachments - 0 groups