In my review of day one of the Orion Music + More Festival I forgot to mention one of the most important things – the festival is dedicated to/in memory of Metallica’s late bassist Cliff Burton. When Burton appeared on the short film the day before the crowd cheered. And James Hetfield (vocals/guitar) mentioned Burton […]
Lucero was my original reason for going to Metallica’s first annual Orion Music + More Festival in Atlantic City, NJ this past weekend but Metallica really did their homework. During their set James Hetfield (lead vocal/guitar) kept telling us how this festival was a dream come true for them. They’ve played lots of festivals and […]
This was going to be a music filled weekend. Before the Orion Music + More Festival on Saturday and Sunday, I was determined to get to the Mercury Lounge on Friday night to see Cory Branan. The last two times he had played solo in NYC I had tickets but missed the shows. I did […]
Another night at the symphony – this time it was an all Mozart concert. There was a pre-concert talk by Joelle Wallach, which I missed most of. I’m sorry I did because she obviously loved the subject and was enjoying herself so much as she told stories about Mozart. She played a beautiful canon, written […]
My friend Joe and I were back at Lincoln Center to see the New York Philharmonic and listen to Beethoven. We also heard pieces by Erich Korngold and Carl Nielsen. Before the show I attended a pre-concert talk given by violinist Dr. David Wallace in a small room in Avery Fisher Hall. Wallace said we […]
As has become a habit with me, it was multiple nights with Rhett Miller. This time I was back on my side of river at one of my favorite clubs. My friend Kenny got rtb and me a table up front so we had the best seats in the house. And it’s a good thing […]
Two nights of Rhett Miller. If tonight is only half as good as it was last night it will still be one of the best shows of the year. Last night it was violaleeblue and me at Maxwell’s. I’d forgotten how long that walk was from the PATH station. We sat at the bar to […]
This was a show I was looking forward to. The concert was organized by Noah Chernin (Sam Champion) to help continue Levon Helm’s Midnight Rambles in his barn in Woodstock. The back-up band was Marco Benevento (keyboards), Dave Dreiwitz (bass) Scott Metzger (guitar), and Joe Russo (drums) from Led Zeppelin cover band Bustle in Your […]
Another concert crossed off my bucket list. Willie Nile is pure rock and roll. I’ve wanted to see Willie Nile since he was first playing in the Village in the late 1970s/early 1980s and I heard his first album. Why didn’t I? I have no idea. I do know it was difficult to keep up […]
Despite the full weekend that rtb, violaleeblue, and I had we also knew we had to check out the first Great GoogaMooga Festival at Prospect Park in Brooklyn. Sunday was the only day we could make it, which worked out well since that was the night that Hall and Oates would be performing. The focus […]
