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I recently traveled to the home of Columbia Records in the Sony Building on Madison avenue to visit with Patti Smith. The hallways there are filled with beautiful framed photographs of legendary Columbia artists like Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen. Adjacent to the door of the room where we met […]
I’m all about Dr. John and enjoyed him wildly recently in New Orleans and at Prospect Park so I was relishing the chance to see him in a venue with acoustics as opposed to outside. The circumstances were special – a three week residency (consecutive Thursday through Saturday engagements) at […]
Jonathan Meiburg is a fascinating guy and a wildly talented singer. He and the touring lineup of Shearwater favored me with four songs from their latest Animal Joy in WFUV’s Studio A this past Friday (2/24/12) before a show with Sharon Van Etten who, JM explained to me after the […]
As I told Dan Zanes, Warren Zanes, and Woody Giessmann in Studio A on February 9, 2012 – Boston, Mass was a…nay THE defining album in my high school experience so to have them roll into the Bronx after not playing for 20 years was astonishing and a little surreal. […]
Recently I had the chance to interview Umphrey’s McGee – the Chicago stalwarts and ballsy newcomers Howler. It was the same day – Friday, January 20, 2012 and UM turned up in the late morning before the first of their two gigs at Best Buy Theater. Unlike the usual sessions, these guys […]
After seeing the first ever Horrible Crowes show at the Bowery Ballroom on Thursday evening, I was fortunate enough to host a session with them Friday. They were fantastic on both occasions and a bunch of good eggs. Brian Fallon (in the plain white T-shirt), whose established himself as a […]
For your amusement – A very enjoyable Whole Wide World show last night: Back Door Man – Howlin’ Wolf I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man – Muddy Waters I’m a Man – Yardbirds I’m a Man – Spenser Davis Group It’s A Man’s World – James Brown Piano Man – Billy […]
This was, of course, a fun show… Iggy Pop: Avenue B Bob Dylan: Talkin’ NY & Spanish Harlem Incident Avett Brothers: I and Love and You Garland Jeffries: Rollercoaster Town Cat Power: New York Ray LaMontagne: NY Is Killing Me Gil Scot Heron: NYC’s Killing Me Jim Croce: NYs Not […]
Every Friday night from 7-10, Rita Houston hosts a show on WFUV called the Whole Wide World. It’s a free-form show. In the past when I’ve filled in, I’ve introduced themes like all-jazz or afro-beat. Last night, I did maybe the most personal radio show I could ever do and […]