Irving Plaza is not one of my favorite venues. It’s a large ballroom that holds about 1000 people. Sound can be iffy. Sightlines are difficult. I don’t like standing in the middle of the huge crowd, so I stand in the back where there’s more space and some air. But what I mostly see is […]
I was very excited to be back at the beautiful historic Beacon Theatre to see a performer I’d only seen once years ago open up for David Ford at the Mercury Lounge. I liked Passenger so much that I sing one of his songs in my set. Gregory Alan Isakov made a very funny observation […]
When I lived in Greenwich Village in the mid-1970s, there was a group of young folksingers that I would listen to regularly. Now those singer/songwriters are the old guard keeping the tradition alive and promoting younger singers. Christine Lavin was one of my favorites during that time. She could be funny or serious and she […]
It was the last free concert at Central Park Summerstage and the venue reached capacity just as the show started. First up was Kitty, Daisy & Lewis, a five-piece band fronted by the Durham siblings from England. When playing live the other two members are their parents – Graeme Durham on guitar and Ingrid Weiss […]
The last time I saw Eddie Izzard it was in February 2013. rtb and I saw two workshops for the current tour. Now that Eddie has toured the show in 27 countries, it has taken on a very different form. We don’t get as much of the history lesson, although he does start with human […]
This was the next to last of the free Hudson Square Music and Wine Festival concerts for this summer held on the loading dock behind City Winery. For me, it was an ending on a very high note. Opening act was Hoochie Coochie Men. No, not the Long John Baldry group from 1964 or the […]
This was a new place to see one of New York Classical Theatre’s panoramic productions. This time rtb, meli, and I went to Brooklyn Bridge Park, which is a true jewel. Artistic director Stephen Burdman directed this lovely version of Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure. There were no programs so I can’t identify the actors but […]
My main reason for visiting the Museum of the City of New Yorkwas to see the Folk City: New York and the Folk Music Revival exhibit. I told meli (yay! meli’s in NYC visiting) that I knew it would feel a bit like visiting the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and looking at Tom […]
The last Lincoln Center Out of Doors show. Before the show I watched a bit of Lyle Lovett and His Large Band’s soundcheck and then got some excellent brisket from the Hill County BBQ truck. By the time I got on line it was around the corner – but I was assured that I was […]
It was time for the last two concerts for Lincoln Center Out of Doors and I was determined to see both shows. There was an early show at 3pm in Hearst Plaza and then a 7pm show at Damrosch Park. The early show was Iris DeMent, one of Jack’s favorite singers. She didn’t perform his […]
