After my day at the Central Park Zoo, I made my way to Brooklyn Bridge Park to meet rtb so we could see the New York Classical Theatre’s panoramic production of Macbeth. They do their plays at several locations throughout NYC and this was the last week we would be able to see it. I […]

Way back in May the tickets for Lucero on a Rocks Off Concert Cruise went on sale. This would be an East River cruise on the Liberty Belle. I couldn’t wait to spend a summer evening cruising NYC harbor with my boys. There were two short lines on the pier when I got there. Some […]

Earlier this year I was watching Saturday Night Live and, as usual, I was paying more attention to my computer than to the TV screen. The musical act was on and I was half-listening when suddenly my ears sent a message to my brain to get off the computer and pay attention to the music. […]

No surprise – I’ve let myself fall way behind on posting again. One of the exciting things about fall is that at the end of September/beginning of October are three special NYC events – Fall for Dance (five programs of four/five dances a night for only $15 each night), The New Yorker Festival (interviews and […]

When Lucero announced a new show opening for Steve Earle at the Ryman Auditorium, I knew I had to be there somehow. Two of my favorite artists playing in an historical venue that I always wanted to visit. Plus, I’d get to visit Nashville. The Ryman (aka The Mother Church of Country Music) started as […]

When Venetia said she had an extra ticket for PJ Harvey at Central Park SummerStage, I immediately said yes. I’m embarrassed to say that I was thinking of another singer but realized my mistake and thought that this was someone I’d heard of and read about for some time and it was hole in my […]

Years ago, when there used to be late-concert shows on Friday and Saturday nights, I loved to watch Little Johnny Cougar. I’d fallen in love with Pat Benetar’s “I Need a Lover” and then fell even more in love with the original version that I heard on the local AOR FM station. He’d run across […]

rtb found out that one of our favorite performers, Ingrid Michaelson, would be joining the cast of Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 for a limited run. violaleeblue, rtb, and I bought tickets. Truthfully, during the Tony Awards, the show I was most impressed by and the one I wanted to see was […]

Once again, I’ve allowed myself to fall behind in my concert-going reporting. I’ve got June to catch up on, then earlier this year, and then there’s last summer. But I’m going to report on the last festival and then go back to the rest of this month. Peter had asked me what I wanted to […]

My second night with my boys. As far the music went, it was basically the same as Monday night. I was sitting in the balcony, so felt a little removed from the action. The Capitol Theatre is an historic rock venue and really just an historic venue. It’s a beautiful old theater. Just five minutes […]