Two friends had an extra ticket (in the orchestra!) for the Metropolitan Opera and invited me to join them to see Guiseppe Verdi’s La Traviata with libretto by Francesco Maria Piave and based on Alexandre Dumas’ La Dame aux Camélias. (Dumas is the son of the author of The Three Musketeers.) The novel and play […]
Many years ago Schaefer and then Dr. Pepper used to sponsor summer concerts at the Wollman Rink in Central Park. For $5 to $15 you could see top acts surrounded by NYC’s green oasis. Later the concerts moved to the pier next to the Intrepid (where I did not see U2 because who knew they […]
My Boys™ were back at Webster Hall. Not my favorite venue for them, especially on a Friday night. Webster Hall starts the live music an hour earlier on Fridays and Saturdays because at 11pm the show has to end so they can clear the audience out and become a dance club. Back in the old […]
Last night rtb, violaleeblue, and I went to see a new (to me) band at Webster Hall. The problem is that the sound at Webster Hall can get muddy. Plus it’s the size of the space – it’s a little to big to get that intimate feeling you can get from a band at Bowery […]
This was the last weekend of Dr. John’s residency at BAM – this weekend the focus was the music of New Orleans. I got there just before showtime and the lobby was crowded. This time there was an art exhibit and I took a look after the show but nothing really stood out for me. […]
The southern USA weekend continues in full force. We move from the bayous of Louisiana to Memphis with a short roundabout detour through Texas. rtb, violaleeblue, and I started the evening at Mable’s Smokehouse, which is next to the Brooklyn Brewery, which is next to the Brooklyn Bowl. The three of chose the pulled pork […]
Back to BAM for the second show of Dr. John’s residency at BAM. This weekend’s shows feature Locked Down the Dan Auerbach (Black Keys) produced cd. For this show the beautiful Howard Gilman Opera House was packed and seemed equally divided between Black Keys fans and Dr. John fans. They were also a noisy bunch […]
I’d been reading about The Revival Tour for a while and was looking forward to the next incarnation. I’d missed the first year when Ben Nichols toured with Chuck Ragan, who is the creator and prime mover of the Revival Tour. Basically it’s all the artists on stage sharing each other’s songs or songs that […]
Some of my favorite childhood memories are of sitting in the living room and listening to music with my father. We’d listen to radio stations playing Puerto Rican music from the 1930s and 1940s and jazz stations and big band music. And we’d listen to his albums with much of the same music. On the […]
Both rtb and violaleeblue were having cranky days, so it was perfect that we were going to see our boyfriend Rhett that night. There isn’t a more perfect cure for crankiness. Joining us was rtb’s friend, who was a great fit in our little group. I’ve mentioned City Winery before as one of our favorite […]
