When Pete Seeger was blacklisted, he was always singing in our house. Pete was the soundtrack to my childhood. My sister and I would beg our father to play his records. We were especially fond of “Big Rock Candy Mountain” and “Little Houses.” At first the politics went over our head but soon we couldn’t […]
I got back into the music concert swing by attending a second show at Mercury Lounge in the same week. I missed the opener Grey Lands. It apparently was just their second gig (the first being the night before). When I got to Mercury it was very crowded but I found a seat on the […]
My reentry back to NYC was not easy since it came between a snowstorm and an ice storm. But my reentry back to concert viewing was eased by the first concert being in one of my favorite small clubs and being the early show so that I out of the club before 9pm. The Mercury […]
There was a lot of music and theater that I missed this past month and a half. I had tickets for Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart on Broadway and tickets to see Chris Cornell and Mavis Staples. Worst of all, I missed Lucero (even if it was at the dreaded Terminal 5). The reason I […]
Stage 48 is a new venue for us. A former horse stable all the way over on the west side, it’s a club, lounge, and a place for private events. There are raised VIP sections on the main floor and in the balcony. rtb and I got seats in the balcony – there were very […]
Final program for the Fall for Dance Festival at New York City Center and the final of our three outings. This time Peter, rtb, and I were in the first row balcony. I think of the three places we sat my favorite was the grand tier. The pre-show was an interview with Tory Dobrin, Artistic […]
Our second night at Fall for Dance Festival at New York City Center. This time the pre-show program was a tap dance lesson in the Grand Tier Lobby. Our teacher was Benjamin Ryan Nathan, who is also a filmmaker. His latest is I Can Dance!, a feature documentary about the power of dance to transform […]
That time of year again. It’s fall and it’s time for the Fall for Dance Festival at New York City Center. Five programs performed over 10 nights. Only $15 to see four world-class companies perform in one evening. Last night’s program had a pre-show with a panel – “Commissioned to Create New Dance Works: Now […]
I got these emails 30 September and 1 October. I find it very sad that NYC can't support two major opera companies. Email 1: You have probably heard the news that New York City Opera plans to cancel its season and file for bankruptcy if we don't find the funds to finance our season by […]
I have a confession. I was never a big fan of the Pixies. Their music never did much for me. One reason is that I disliked Black Francis. A lot. I didn’t like his attitude and that transferred over to how I felt about his music. Loved Kim Deal and The Breeders. Then Frank Black […]
