While I was visiting Austin, meli, her daughter Erin, and I visited some museums and a gallery in and near the University of Texas. First was Frank Reaugh: Landscapes of Texas and the American West, which Erin help put together, at the Harry Ransom Center. A lot of cattle. One even looked like Ferdinand sitting […]
This was a show I was really looking forward to – my favorite indie band performing one of my favorite albums of theirs and playing in my favorite club. Black Sheep Boy is a concept album based on Tim Hardin’s song of the same name. That album is what put Okkervil River on the map. […]
After John Moreland made me cry, Lake Street Dive made me smile – a very wide, full of joy smile. I had to exit out the back through Rockwood 3 after the Moreland show and walk around the block to the front of Rockwood 2. Lucky for me, rtb and violaleeblue were first in line. […]
I was already headed to Rockwood Music Hall on Thursday night to see Lake Street Dive’s sold-out show. I was checking the website before the show and saw that John Moreland was performing the set before Lake Street Dive. So I boogied on over to Rockwood and got there just as the opening act was […]
Back to one of my favorite venues to see one of my favorite bands. And I was finishing up my birthday weekend in excellent company – rtb, Mrs. Devereaux and her friend. For dinner I had the excellent duck tacos and their vegetable of the day, which was cauliflower. My drink of choice was a […]
Leave it to the Old 97’s to completely change my mood for the better. I wasn’t feeling well and I was tired and then they took the stage and suddenly I was dancing and singing and had all the energy in the world. I love my boys in Lucero but no one gets me dancing […]
Sixth night out in a row (plus brunch earlier in the day). And the fifth program for Fall for Dance. L-E-V’s Killer Pig was a violent piece. The dancers were dressed in beige and they start as a group and move in unison. One or more leave the group and the killing starts with the […]
Out for the fifth night in a row, this time to see Cory Branan as the opening act at Mercury Lounge. Mercury Lounge is one of my favorite venues – intimate and great sound. And Cory Branan is one of the best storytellers you’ll ever hear. He started with one of our favorites, “Prettiest Waitress […]
rtb and I returned to New York City Center for the fourth Fall for Dance program. Before the show we had a tap dancing lesson from this guy who is the face for FFD for 2015. He is Leonardo Sandoval and he would be dancing later with Dorrance Dance. One woman arrived late for the […]
Sorry that the next few reviews are so late in coming. It was one show after another while I was fighting off what I thought was allergies but grew to realize was actually bronchitis. But now I’m medicated and ready to write things up. Lucero opening for Lucero at Webster Hall. You can’t have too […]
