Freezing Rain in Watertown, Hot Music in Allston

The burning sessions are a creative agenda for an annual reunion, two college roommates carrying on a tradition of after-hour parties listening to album sides (and, often-times, driving away the cute girls with our choice of music).

Over the years the sessions have been a forum to discuss issues in this journey called life, and the pressures and rewards that comprise the fabric of growing younger. Mostly the sessions are about communication, a running dialogue of dangling conversations with music at its core.

From 1985 to the present we've recorded 607 bands, 2,271 songs, blown one amp and a set of speakers. These are the burning sessions, a body of work we've compiled with annual regularity for more than 27 years.

If you're reading this, we hope you explore the music, discovering a band or song that moves you and, in a sense, links you to our journey.

Peace.

- Dan, Nov. 21, 2011

Comments

[Brian G]

found your website from a google search "War Pigs", a picture of Jewel (I think) popped up which I thought was odd. This does look like gold, impressive to see you guys keep it going for so long; sounds like a fantastic journey

[victor brown]

I have a reward out for Gags Greatest as you call them Jeff gagnon songs especially "she was our manger"
Thank you any help locating gags songs would be rewarded Thank you Victor Brown

[Dan]

Frank Zappa at 2 a.m. can tend to send the girls back to their rooms. Then again, so does Iron Butterfly, early Genesis and ZZ Top. It's all relative.

Thanks for stopping by.

Check out http://allofmp3.com for a good inventory with a good price.

Dan

[Angela]

Found your website looking for a free download of Post Toasties. Your music lists are simply perfect!
Found songs I'd forgotten about or ones I couldn't find copies or downloads of because I had the title wrong or misspelled or something like that.

This website is
THE BOMB! JACKPOT!

Clicked on what I thought were links to songs on your site. Nothing happened so I decided you were just underlining song titles like a good author.

Do you have any recommendations of where to get free or almost free music downloads?

Thanks for taking the time and for sharing! This sounds like were neighbors instead of strangers but it feels appropriate so here goes..... if you need help (other than a donation, sorry can't swing giving dollars away at the moment)let me know!

FYI
The "girls" that didn't stick around to listen to your music way back when, may have been "cute" but not bright enough to hang out with super intelligent music masters such as yourselves. Take Care!

[Dan]

Will - not sure about copyright on any of these photos. I just found them in various places to complement the set lists.

Bad Brains rock.

Thanks for your comment.

Dan

[Will]

Nice soundtracks. I like the one with Bad Brains opening. I was wondering if that pic of Hendrix was copywrited and if I needed permission to use it.
No worries, if you're not sure.
Thanks,
Will

[Dan]

Thanks, Jonathan. Making mix tapes and CDs over the last 20 years has been an excellent way to kill a day (once or twice a year). It's become a favorite tradition.

Rock on.

Dan

[Jonathan Hickie]

I just stumbled across this site while looking for a picture of Keith Richards and I have come to the conclusion that you guys rule.