Summer. Coney Island. Fireworks. Nathan’s. And the best (and a little of the worst) of oldies music. Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz has been running the Seaside Summer Concert Series for 34 years. As Marty reminded us several times this was the first Friday concert in all those years. This was because it was the […]
No, not another of my heavy metal outings. Tuesday night at Webster Hall was an indie/folk rock evening – three bands each similar and each unique. Besides loving the name Murder By Death, the band is also a favorite of Lucero’s. And apparently fishing buddies with a friend of mine. There was a stabbing a […]
Another reason to love NYC in the summer. The New York Philharmonic Concerts in the Park had been suspended but they’re back again. In parks all over the city you can sit on a blanket, eat take-out, drink wine, and enjoy the cool night air, the birds chirping, and the orchestra playing. Last night rtb […]
rtb and I were supposed to meet up at the George Clinton concert at Rockefeller Park. I ended up at another concert a few blocks down. While we were walking between the two shows I was looking out over the Hudson River and all the people enjoying two great shows in Battery Park and I […]
The center of the current heat wave that began last Friday was at Celebrate Brooklyn in the Prospect Park bandshell. Trombone Shorty is hot – physically and musically. Dayna Kurtz started the fire with her deep voice, sexy moves, and sweaty blues and rockabilly. Kurtz doesn’t have much range but she works it so the […]
In my review of day one of the Orion Music + More Festival I forgot to mention one of the most important things – the festival is dedicated to/in memory of Metallica’s late bassist Cliff Burton. When Burton appeared on the short film the day before the crowd cheered. And James Hetfield (vocals/guitar) mentioned Burton […]
Lucero was my original reason for going to Metallica’s first annual Orion Music + More Festival in Atlantic City, NJ this past weekend but Metallica really did their homework. During their set James Hetfield (lead vocal/guitar) kept telling us how this festival was a dream come true for them. They’ve played lots of festivals and […]
This was going to be a music filled weekend. Before the Orion Music + More Festival on Saturday and Sunday, I was determined to get to the Mercury Lounge on Friday night to see Cory Branan. The last two times he had played solo in NYC I had tickets but missed the shows. I did […]
Another night at the symphony – this time it was an all Mozart concert. There was a pre-concert talk by Joelle Wallach, which I missed most of. I’m sorry I did because she obviously loved the subject and was enjoying herself so much as she told stories about Mozart. She played a beautiful canon, written […]
My friend Joe and I were back at Lincoln Center to see the New York Philharmonic and listen to Beethoven. We also heard pieces by Erich Korngold and Carl Nielsen. Before the show I attended a pre-concert talk given by violinist Dr. David Wallace in a small room in Avery Fisher Hall. Wallace said we […]
