What We Listen To. . .
Does one really listen to anything new? Are there new musical creations? The answer to both is most likely yes. A more nuanced answer, however, is that it is complicated. I am not pointing here...
Category: The Red Eye
Three Variations on Goodbye Pork Pie Hat. . .
The following really do not need any comment.
A Farewell
He will be missed.
Slunt. . .
A NYC band that was around back fifteen years back or so. Just a fun act! Toured with Motorhead. Rock, a bit of punk. Attitude. Yeah a dash of sex. It is rock n roll.
#FACESOFDOWNTOWNSCENE
There is a band I have been meaning to get out and see for awhile now. Getting lazy. Anyway, The Hard Nips are Four Japanese Ladies including ny friend Hitomi Nakamura. I believe all from...
Two Shows That Are On My Calendar. . .
No doubt things evolve and change and as people often do, I gripe about it. And NYC Rock and Roll has likewise changed. It has in some cases simply disappeared or so it seems. I...
Shadowlands. . . A New Bernie Torme Album Out This Fall!
Mr. Bernie Torme, after announcing last week a new set of shows happening later this year, and also threatening that they maybe the last shows he does, announced today a new double CD album, Shadowland....
Burning the Bowery Down
Last night I joined in the festivities down at the Bowery Electric, celebrating Liza Colby’s birthday. It was a damn good time. Caught both Revel in Dimes and Liza’s own Liza Colby Sound. Both offered...
In Celebration of the Upcoming Royal Wedding. . .
Just flipping through the dial and it seems we are gearing up for the Royal Wedding next weekend. With that I offer these fine gems. . .
A Band Of Friends – A Nod to Rory Gallagher
A Band Of Friends. . . Reminds me of the phrase “friends of Bill W”. Sadly the former is even more cryptic than the later. Similar deal. Both deal with loss and celebration. Very different...