Innovative Jam / Chaos Theory
In many a Bernie Torme album there is an epic song. I am not sure what else to call them. Typically, they start with some acoustic playing, perhaps some violin, leading to layers of guitar,...
Category: The Western Front
Why you need to check out the other acts. . .
Went to check out Tempest City at the Bowery Ballroom last night. Good band and good show, but last night was a case of why you want to give the other acts on the bill...
What to call this stuff? They ain’t ballads. . .
There is a collection of tunes from various artists that just resonate with me. They have for years. Many have some type of classical component to them. All are a slower tempo at moments. Most...
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...
Michael Grant: A Video Montage. . .
I first caught LA Guns with Michael Grant in 2015. They were playing a festival over in NJ. They were playing the smaller stage wedged between I believe TT Quick, a local NJ act from...
Two Poets. . .
A look at the lyrics of Patti Smith and Philip Lynott in relation to the romantic and modern traditions of poetry. This started as one piece, but then it just grew into a monster. I...
New Video, New Tunes, And all at Otto’s!
Ran into the city tonight to see an old fav. Jane Lee Hooker. I have been following them since I heard about them in a noodle joint across from what was at that time Fontana’s....
New limited edition CD of Bernie Torme’s Turn Out The Lights
So there I sat in Frenchtown NJ wondering what was next. This was the summer of 1981. The summer I saw the Good Rats and Motörhead warm up for Ozzy. The Blizzard of Oz...
A Few Thoughts. . .
Greetings. . . a few random thoughts. The artist, Jim Fitzpatrick, shared recently in a mailer that he was offering some of his prints and artwork at discounted prices – a pre-holiday special!. For those...
A Saturday at Arlene’s Grocery
Saturday, October 28th. the Statues of Liberty returned to Arlene’s. First time in a while. First time in a couple years. I guess the last show they did was at Arlene’s around the holidays three...