Last night rtb, violaleeblue, and I went to see a new (to me) band at Webster Hall. The problem is that the sound at Webster Hall can get muddy. Plus it’s the size of the space – it’s a little to big to get that intimate feeling you can get from a band at Bowery […]

This was the last weekend of Dr. John’s residency at BAM – this weekend the focus was the music of New Orleans. I got there just before showtime and the lobby was crowded. This time there was an art exhibit and I took a look after the show but nothing really stood out for me. […]

The southern USA weekend continues in full force. We move from the bayous of Louisiana to Memphis with a short roundabout detour through Texas. rtb, violaleeblue, and I started the evening at Mable’s Smokehouse, which is next to the Brooklyn Brewery, which is next to the Brooklyn Bowl. The three of chose the pulled pork […]

Back to BAM for the second show of Dr. John’s residency at BAM. This weekend’s shows feature Locked Down the Dan Auerbach (Black Keys) produced cd. For this show the beautiful Howard Gilman Opera House was packed and seemed equally divided between Black Keys fans and Dr. John fans. They were also a noisy bunch […]

I’d been reading about The Revival Tour for a while and was looking forward to the next incarnation. I’d missed the first year when Ben Nichols toured with Chuck Ragan, who is the creator and prime mover of the Revival Tour. Basically it’s all the artists on stage sharing each other’s songs or songs that […]

Some of my favorite childhood memories are of sitting in the living room and listening to music with my father. We’d listen to radio stations playing Puerto Rican music from the 1930s and 1940s and jazz stations and big band music. And we’d listen to his albums with much of the same music. On the […]

Both rtb and violaleeblue were having cranky days, so it was perfect that we were going to see our boyfriend Rhett that night. There isn’t a more perfect cure for crankiness. Joining us was rtb’s friend, who was a great fit in our little group. I’ve mentioned City Winery before as one of our favorite […]

There are several exhibits going on right now at the Museum of the City of New York and you should definitely see them. I haven’t walked around that museum since grade school (I think I did have a sound gig there though) and my favorite then and my favorite still is the Stettheimer Doll House, […]

This was my second time attending Michael Dorf’s charity concerts at Carnegie Hall celebrating the music of an acclaimed artist. This time the honoree was The Rolling Stones and the 21 artists would be performing Hot Rocks 1964-1971 in the same order as the album (except for one change). Rita Houston (WFUV) made all the […]

The Lower East Side BID was conducting a free LES gallery tour today so I decided to play tourist in my own city. There were three guided tours or you could go around alone. Since I could go around alone at any time I went on the guided tour. All 17 people were from NYC […]