When my sister and I were kids we would sing and talk to each other in this made-up language that consisted of wailing sounds sped up or slowed down by the amount of vibrato we put into it. In the late-60s when I first heard Yoko Ono singing both with John Lennon and then on […]
You’re not going to get a review of the show. That’s because I never made it onto the floor or the stands. Although they deny it, the show was oversold. They sold 17,000 tickets. According to Wikipedia the venue holds 14,000. That means they expected 3000 people to be able to stand on the tennis […]
Last weekend I was in Indianapolis for a conference and when I looked up things to do in Indy (and surprisingly there was a lot to do) one of the things that stuck out was The Slippery Noodle Inn, which is the oldest bar in Indiana that is still in the same location. It was […]
The bones of Richard III are found under a British parking lot. Shakespeare in the Parking Lot has been taking place since 1996. The Drilling Company, which has been the company in residence since 2002, decides that art should imitate life. And that is how meli, rtb, violaleeblue, and I find ourselves at the Municipal […]
Besides the famous Public Theater Shakespeare in the Park there are several other companies performing Shakespeare for free around NYC. One of my favorites is New York Classical Theatre and their productions that take place in different parks throughout NYC. This summer they performed The Tempest in Battery Park. rtb and I stopped off for […]
The Mostly Mozart Festival began at Lincoln Center in 1966 and I’ve wanted to attend since then and now I finally have. Maybe next year I’ll spring for a package to see several of the orchestra, opera, and dance performances and the films. The Festival’s first two seasons were devoted to the music of Mozart […]
The tickets for the concert said doors at 5pm and show at 6pm. Weather forecast was rain and I wasn’t sure I wanted to spend another concert soaking wet. But I forced myself up and out of the house and it was a gorgeous afternoon. When I got to the west side it was after […]
Many years ago – we’re talking late 70s/early 80s – a friend of mine was crazy for Smokey Robinson. Now I liked Smokey. How could you not? He was Motown – he had been there since the start with Berry Gordy. And in addition to all his own hits, he’d written songs for Marvin Gaye, […]
NYC is a great place for music. In Prospect Park, Joe Purdy was opening with The Low Anthem following and The Lone Bellow headlining. Somewhere in Manhattan, Jon Snodgrass was performing. And at the Knitting Factory in Brooklyn was Cory Branan with Tim Barry headlining. I had decided that I was going to see Cory […]
Once again rtb and I, along with violaleeblue this year, met on the Great Lawn in Central Park to watch the New York Philharmonic play for free. rtb brought a blanket, we each brought food and drink and we sat down in the oppressive heat and humidity to get some culture. We got a nice […]
