Black Sabbath recall Birth of Heavy Metal
Originally published in the Times (UK) on Saturday, February 13th, 2010 Chris Ayres in Los Angeles It began with a clap of thunder and a tolling bell. Then, as a heavily distorted guitar played...
Category: The Western Front
An Unlikely Haven for Rock Entrepreneurs
Originally Published in the NY Times – January 28, 2010, 3:31 AM and written by Robert Strauss http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/28/an-unlikely-haven-for-rock-n-roll-entrepreneurs/ Lititz, Pa., a small town in Pennsylvania Dutch country, in the midst of cornfields and dairy farms,...
Belated Resoutions and Other Thoughts for 2010
2010 should be a good year. A lot of changes, but that should be good. And that includes this blog and the associated website, https://www.feastofnoise.com/. So let me just run through what I have been...
Here is one I Missed!
I continue to look for folks to contribute, share pics, offer up write ups and so forth for feastofnoise.com and this blog. With that I did reach out to Alan Rand, a photographer and videographer...
Another Night at Arlene’s
Made it down to Arlene’s Grocery located at 95 Stanton Street, New York, NY. The Statues of Liberty were playing there once more. I have seen the threesome multiple times at Arlenes and it is...
2010 and Longevity
I just posted up a few shows on the calendar. Primarily acts that I knew and followed back in the eighties – a long time ago. Johnny Winter is an amazing guitar player who has...
Slumming in Queens
come rock. this friday 12/18. much fun will be had. who: do you see the dark what: live rock music, two sets, originals and covers where: maggie maes, 41-15 queens blvd (btw 41st & 42nd— across the street from the...
Jeff Beck. . . At the Garden?
Last week I got an email announcing a Jeff Beck concert. I was all excited. I have caught the man and his guitar on stage a couple times and try to catch him any chance...
Pondering which show to check out. . .
For the past few weeks I have been housebound. First it was gearing up for the marathon. Lately it is more budgetary. Problems problems. Now It seems like every week I say to myself I...
Two Bands and an Acoustic Act
Just was checking my email and have gotten a couple emails from folks in Myspace. In the process of coming and going from my Myspace account did stumble across two bands that caught my attention....