Rough Trade NYC opens in style as Television reminds us how amazing they are. Tom Verlaine and the fellas played two nights at the new record store/venue while fans speculate on possible release of new music from Tom and the fellas.
Live Music
After going 25 years refusing to play the songs of his old band, John Fogerty tears it up with full albums from the old days after recording new versions of CCR tunes with star pals.
Good weather and good tunes in Times Square in year 2 of the CBGB festival with James Murphy, Grizzly Bear, and My Morning Jacket.
Metallica celebrated a Sirius/XM station that plays only their music plus the release of a new flick.
The exceptional blues songstress Kirsten Thien played an unusual gig as part of the Society Cafe Concert Series at the Unitarian Church in Ridgewood, NJ.
Elvis Costello & The Roots celebrated the release of their collaborative album Wise Up Ghost with a show at the 600 person capacity Brooklyn Bowl. Audio of entire performance at WFUV.org.
Full performance of Another Life and Better On My Own recorded in ‘The Closet’ at NY1 in August of 2013.
This was shot backstage at The Highline Ballroom earlier this summer on The Stranglers first trip to NYC in almost two decades. Watch the two minute report including video of the performance HERE.
Young Presidents, The Sugarhill Gang, Ivan Neville, Blondie Chaplin, Corey Glover, Adam Ezra, & Glen Campbell’s children (Victoria Ghost) join to raise money to research Alzheimer’s Disease plus a new CD from Dumpstaphunk.