Live Music
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Nir Felder explained where he was coming from and then showed where he was AT at a le poisson rouge album release party…
The Allman Brothers Band: Last Stand At The Beacon – Say it ain’t so…a chat with Warren Haynes & Derek Trucks of The Allman Brothers Band on the end of the road and a look at the 3/14/14 performance at The Beacon.
The Newport Jazz Festival turns 60 this year and a tremendous all-star band is playing selections that give a flavor for six decades of memorable artists and performances. I spoke with Randy Brecker about the tour and his co-conspirators; bandleader/saxophonist/clarinetist Anat Cohen, vocalist Karrin Allyson, guitarist Mark Whitfield, pianist Peter […]
Cam’ron remembers his roots, talks regionalism in hip hop, and gives a status report on UN & Diplomats…
Steve Earle revealed what he’s working on these days before playing a night of requests at City Winery.
Alex Turner & Matt Helders of Arctic Monkeys shared their thoughts and tunes at Avatar while the full unit invaded the Garden…
The Pixies had nothing but good things to say about their new bass player Paz Lenchantin and the show left nothing to be desired.
Bill Frisell explored the music of The Bristol Sessions with Buddy Miller and Carrie Rodriguez this weekend at JALC.
Dave Wakeling offered some remarks before leading the The English Beat through a crowd-pleasing set at Irving Plaza.
…you know, the ones I saw! 1 Dinosaur Jr; Irving Plaza 2 Metallica; Apollo 3 Robert Plant; Prospect Park 4 Erykah Badu; BAM 5 Elvis Costello & The Roots; Brooklyn Bowl 6 The Hives; Irving Plaza 7 Tom Morello; Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Allen Room 8 Television; Rough Trade NYC […]
When John Fogerty played The Beacon last month, he served up entire album worth of Creedence Clearwater Revival material. For a long time, that was unthinkable. Here he describes what he experienced while visiting Robert Johnson’s grave in the summer of 1990.
