Eric Holland
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I posted my usual two minute piece a couple of weeks ago but wanted to share more substantial conversation here with Warren…
Warren Haynes is part of two great traditions at The Beacon. In addition to the annual spring run with The Allman Brothers, Haynesy likes to celebrate new years in the city with Gov’t Mule.
As the fellas invade Brooklyn tomorrow night – and Newark for a pair of shows next week, I dug up a few reviews from shows I saw over the past decade including a memorable trifecta in the Boston area and one in Shanghai. Enjoy – The Rolling Stones – 04/08/2006 […]
Seriously…listen to this great new tune from the Tom Tom Club named Downtown Rockers which name checks me at 1:39ish. Chris and Tina figured it was worth a laugh and I appreciate being in such good company. Downtown Rockers – Click here to listen
Donovan was inducted into The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this Spring and he decided to play three concerts in the U.S this fall to celebrate with a promise of a full-on tour next year. At the intimate 800 capacity Society for Ethical Culture on the UWS, he reminded […]
This past Tuesday was one of the more exciting days I can remember as I was lucky enough to attend the premiere of Celebration Day – a Led Zeppelin concert film at MOMA followed by a press conference with none other than Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, and […]
It was a ridiculous weekend as I doubled dipped at Jazz at Lincoln Center on Friday and saw arguably the greatest living harmonica player AND the greatest living sax player in the same evening – James Cotton in the spectacular Allen Room and Pharoah Sanders at Dizzys. As I’m a […]
My love for Bob Mould and Green Day was reaffirmed and strengthened this month with two absolutely wicked shows. Bob did a freebie at Williamsburg Park in which he played Copper Blue in its entirety and unleashed a handful from new Sugar-y The Silver Age CD which he said was […]
Clearly, one of the greatest R&B singers – the greatest R&B singers that you can count on one hand but candidly, I was a little disappointed in the Al Green show at the Beacon Theatre on August 22nd. Of course they were sublime moments like How Do You Mend a […]
I got to chat with Pat DiNizio of the Smithereens aboard the Rockin’ The River Cruise last night (8/10) and bits of the conversation will be included in next Wednesday’s NY1 Music Report. The Smithereens were fantastic. They ripped through the best songs of their catalog and indulged in a […]