The week’s news makes Robert Cray’s “This Man” totally relevant. Rolling Stone offers: ““With the Republican National Convention this week, there’s no better question to ask than the one Cray poses here: “Who is this man in our house?” “We need to get him out!” he insists over and over again in this simple, rhythmic jam. Consider it a protest blues song, performed by a guitar great who is unafraid to stir up “good trouble,” as the late John Lewis encouraged.”
From Cray’s latest LP That’s What I Heard .
Thank you, Allan. I am so glad you’re here in our city covering things that need to be brought into the public sphere, both artistically and in civil discourse. Art gives us a window into our souls, and it’s never been more important than now.