I was very excited to be back at the beautiful historic Beacon Theatre to see a performer I’d only seen once years ago open up for David Ford at the Mercury Lounge. I liked Passenger so much that I sing one of his songs in my set. Gregory Alan Isakov made a very funny observation […]
When I lived in Greenwich Village in the mid-1970s, there was a group of young folksingers that I would listen to regularly. Now those singer/songwriters are the old guard keeping the tradition alive and promoting younger singers. Christine Lavin was one of my favorites during that time. She could be funny or serious and she […]
It was the last free concert at Central Park Summerstage and the venue reached capacity just as the show started. First up was Kitty, Daisy & Lewis, a five-piece band fronted by the Durham siblings from England. When playing live the other two members are their parents – Graeme Durham on guitar and Ingrid Weiss […]
The last time I saw Eddie Izzard it was in February 2013. rtb and I saw two workshops for the current tour. Now that Eddie has toured the show in 27 countries, it has taken on a very different form. We don’t get as much of the history lesson, although he does start with human […]
