Introducing Faren and the French Fries
What a great way to start the new year with a bang and the song AK-47 from Faren and the French Fries. MyspaceAdd to Technorati Favorites
View ArticleGeo Wyeth's, One Man Exceptional Band @ Joe's Pub
Geo Wyeth’s masterful skill and intentional hesitation created an edge of uncertainty and unpredictability at his solo show at Joe’s Pub last night.Although the set was clearly planned it felt like a...
View ArticleStyle Meets Substance; A Poets Guide To The Bars
Style counts today even in the world of poetry. The latest reprint of Kenneth Sonny Donato’s “A Poet's Guide To The Bars” has hit the shelves, bringing poetry up front and out of the dusted stacks of...
View ArticleAva Luna @ the Clocktower Gallery
Ava Luna played a show @ the Clocktower Gallery as part of Above the Law Series curated by Joe Ahearn. One flight up from the 13th floor and adjacent to the roof the audience squeezed in close for an...
View ArticleFaren and the French Fries! New Video
Hello, Hello, I know you’re there.. Well, I just need to talk....... OMG this video is so cute and the song Answering Machine by the pop duo Faren and the French Fries is sooooo catchy! The Children’s...
View ArticleSawyer Fredericks Shines Through
Screenshot D Strait YTWhen I first heard Sawyer Fredericks's deep, soulful, and emotionally charged voice, I was immediately captured. My heart was racing, my eyes were welling, and my emotions were...
View ArticleFour Star Mecca EP by Peoples Rohoss
Peoples Rohoss is a power trio. Two brothers and a childhood friend who plays a scattered rock mix of guitar, bass, cello, and drums, intertwined with high-frequency vocals and woven with an...
View ArticleAdam Faucett's Voice Delivers at Rockwood Music Hall
There is no better healing for a beat-up soul with election blues than powerful live music. Thank you, Adam Faucett! Was I on sacred ground or stage 1 at Rockwood Music Hall? His voice bellowed and...
View ArticleConor Oberst Solo at Carnegie Hall
The minimalist stage was set for a solo evening with Conor Oberst. Conor switched between piano and guitar while the harmonica remained a constant. His songwriting took center stage at Carnegie Hall...
View ArticleArkansas’ Adam Faucett; Soulful Poetry in Song
I saw Adam Faucett live last month and bought his 2014 release Blind Water Finds Blind Water. Yes, I’m old school and like to support directly. Since 2006 with a little break, I’ve been writing about...
View ArticleSOBO Blues Band @ the Parkside Lounge
SOBO Blues Band from Israel played at the Parkside Lounge last Saturday, January 28th, as a first stop and warm-up to their final destination, the 2017 International Blues Challenge in Memphis. Their...
View ArticleMax Vernon Brings His Observational Style to The View UpStairs
Performances begin for The View UpStairs on February 15th for the new musical written by Max Vernon at the Lynn Redgrave Theater. This contemporary American theater production will highlight Max...
View ArticleThe Most Beautiful Rock Music I Never Heard
“The sound resonates beauty, truth, fierceness, and love without compromise” ~ Dan Bell, friend.I accidentally heard some extraordinary music. It is the most beautiful rock music I never heard.I made...
View ArticleCésar Alvarez’s new musical NOISE, at AUPAC
Yesterday I was thrilled to see the workshop production of César Alvarez’s new musical, NOISE, at Adelphi University Performing Arts Center. The Larson Legacy Concert (in association with the American...
View ArticleBig Hands Rhythm and Blues Band at Rockwood Stage 2
The brisk electric set by the accomplished musicians that make up Big Hands Rhythm and Blues Band finished at breakneck speed. I was fortunate to hear them play at Rockwood Music Hall Stage 2 at 11 pm...
View ArticleMax Vernon's Musical, The View UpStairs is an Unfiltered View of LGBTQ History
The Lynn Redgrave Theater was transformed back in 1973 into the gay bar, the UpStairs Lounge. Forty-four years earlier, a fatal attack of arson took the lives of thirty-two individuals and injured...
View ArticleSixteen Jackies; a talented band going somewhere
Sixteen Jackies are an infectious four-piece band going somewhere. For the past two years, they've built a reputation in their home base of Philly and surrounding areas. Presented by PopGun last...
View ArticleKillen It at Mercury Lounge 2/08/18
Art Credit: Dave Singley Jack Killen'sEP Release show at Mercury Lounge was an experience with live music that I rarely have without being an insanely devoted...
View ArticleBeat Radio: Real Love, A Lifeline to Healing
Beat Radio's Real Love album is a cohesive and vulnerable look into psychological patterns that inform behavior with the urgency to change that only a wise punk rock dad could create. Brian Sendowitz,...
View ArticleElectronic Music Sets at the Avalon Lounge 6/22/23
Rodney Alan Greenblat Electronic Music and PoetryRodney Alan Greenblat alone on a stage at the Avalon Lounge, paper in hand, his Moog synthesizer, and laptop with prerecorded samplings were waiting for...
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