rtb and I had been waiting for this evening since we bought the tickets for Dylan Moran’s first North American tour and his new show, Yeah, Yeah. Last year he performed several nights in a small downtown space. This time he was in the NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, which is just off […]
This night violaleeblue joined rtb and me. She got to Rockwood Music Hall early and got a table for us. We had a great view of the stage (there really aren’t any bad sightlines). My first question was where had they put the grand piano? rtb pointed out an alcove above the stage and there […]
Philly has David’s heart but NYC has David for two nights. Unfortunately the shows were not sold out, which is a huge shame. And the sets are too short. But then I could listen to David all night. I’d forgotten how small Rockwood Music Hall’s second stage is. The room is very intimate. And this […]
Cory! There’s your lede. rtb and I were excited about seeing the Old Crow Medicine Show but had heard that Cory Younts was no longer playing with them, which was a disappointment. So when Ketch Secor looked at one of the musicians and said, “Cory,” rtb and I looked at each other and said, “Wha?” […]
My penpal Sue was back in town and that means several things – good conversation, laughs, good food, and jazz or Broadway. This time Sue, her husband, and their daughters invited me to join them at the Jazz at Lincoln Center to see Chick Corea with Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. […]
When I found out Lucero would be playing at the Shaky Knees Music Festival in Atlanta I immediately tried to figure out a way to get there. They were also playing the Beale Street Festival in Memphis the next day, so don’t think I didn’t try to figure out if I could do both. (I […]
Saturday was a busy and fun day – saw the Blues for Smoke exhibit at the Whitney, met rtb, violaleeblue, her friend R, and mollyT for drinks at Gallow Green, and then we headed off (without mollyT) to Irving Plaza. A night of blues/rock was the perfect complement to the Whitney exhibit. Outside the tour […]
While on the second floor of the Whitney, I saw that a movie was playing. Bruce Conner’s The White Rose is a short film detailing the removal of Jay DeFeo’s “The Rose” from her apartment. I had seen the “The Rose” at the Whitney a few years ago at a Beat art show. I found […]
There was an exhibit at the Whitney Museum of American Art that I wanted to see and another at the Met. Deciding that I can only afford one, I went to the Whitney since Blues for Smoke was closing the next day. It was a beautiful spring day and crossing Park Avenue was not only […]
Just before the last song I turned to rtb and said, “Why aren’t we following the Carolina Chocolate Drops around the country?” and rtb didn’t know why. It’s a mystery – this is a band I’d happily give my life to. mollyT said that YouTube does not prepare you for just how great this band […]
