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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
Who is calling on you?
Is it purely fiction that Johnny Hooker walks into a closed carousel house to find, to actually uncover, a hung over Henry Gondorf? Does a Henry Gondorff actually get such calls? Does such happen?