One of my favorite artists in one of my favorite clubs. Cory Branan is not only an amazing lyricist but he can shred an acoustic guitar better than any rock god. Emilyn Brodsky opened with a full band for her record release party. The room was filled with friends, ex-boyfriends, and relatives. rtb and I […]
Poundcake is not your average cover band. Poundcake is Teddy Thompson (guitar/lead vocals), Jeff Hill (stand-up bass/backing vocals), and Ethan Eubanks (drums/backing vocals) in what could be one of the funniest comedy acts you’ve ever seen. But they are also a group of the best musicians you’ll ever see. The hilarity started early with Hill […]
Songs and Stories, Together Onstage – this was the title of the show and as Steve Earle said that was what we were going to get. I had a great seat to see Earle and Shawn Colvin – second row center. They came out and did the Everly Brothers’ “Wake Up Little Susie.” Earle was […]
Back to one of my favorite venues to see one of my favorite artists. rtb and I squeezed ourselves into the tight seating at City Winery to watch Glenn Tilbrook as he lit up the room with his infectious smile, charisma, and unbelievable guitar work. My one complaint is that the food is overpriced. You […]
In my own backyard – where Jimi Hendrix opened for the Monkees – I was finally going to see the Mats. A band I’ve wanted to see since I first heard them left of the dial in the early 1980s. Unlike the clusterfuck that was the Mumford and Sons show last year, this time the […]
David Ford’s mailing list sent me an email that he would be performing for one night in NYC and I forwarded it and we got a full house – mollyT, Mrs. Deveraux, rtb, violaleeblue and her beau. Rockwood Music Hall’s Stage 3 is an intimate room in the basement of the Orchard Street bar and […]
Stage 48 had not met rtb’s and my expectations the last time we were there up in the balcony so this time I grabbed a seat on the couch off to the side to see if the experience would be any better. It was not. It didn’t help that the air-conditioning was up to full […]
Time for the second half of our day at Lincoln Center Out of Doors. rtb and I met up on the very long line going into Damrosch Park and were afraid that we wouldn’t make it in. We needn’t have worried. By the time we got inside there were still plenty of seats and we […]
Americana Fest continued at Lincoln Center Out of Doors with a summer afternoon concert under the cover of trees at Hearst Plaza. Walking past the fountain were three sisters wearing their tutus and posing for photos. First up was John Fullbright from Oklahoma. He’s a quiet man. Started on acoustic guitar and then was joined […]
In what has become my week at Lincoln Center, I saw Mark Morris’ production of Acis and Galatea for Lincoln Center’s Mostly Mozart series. Morris’ synopsis is short and sweet. So what takes so long? The glorious dancing and singing, of course. Music by George Frideric Handel, arranged by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Libretto by John […]
