Gaucho is not the most highly regarded of Steely Dan albums but the songs came alive last night to begin a killer evening.
Live Music
I’m not such a big fan of festivals. Seeing more than a few bands on one day can be grueling and the sound and stadium-like lack of intimacy generally keep me away. However, I was fortunate to go to the lovely Liberty State Park on Saturday as it was the […]
The weather held up and Los Lobos sailed through a dynamite set while our boat cruised the Hudson. Don’t Worry Baby & Down on the Riverbed were highlights of the early going. David Hidalgo got out the squeezebox for some traditional Mexican boleros and they blazed through Not Fade Away, […]
It had been 25 years since Robert Cray had played Prospect Park but overcame the rain and turned in a fine performance on Friday night.
Caught Cracker the other night at the Highline – good kind of show…a band that never got that popular playing at a good club that wasn’t too crowded. Lowery is smart, ironic, cool, world-weary and the unit has drifted amidst eclecticism and hookery to create a respectable amount of memorable […]