What's Jazz Got To Do With It? Part 2
Old-Time Standards the Old-School Way With the eclipse of the Olympia Brass Band, it is generally acknowledged that the Trémé band, in all its multiple configurations, has now become the symbolic...
View ArticleWhat's Jazz Got To Do With It? Part I
There was a moment early in the afternoon of the last Sunday of New Orleans’ first post-Katrina Jazz Fest when it appeared to me that everything about the event, my perception of it, and even my hopes...
View ArticleSpoon Live At Webster Hall, NYC December 30th 2006
Listening to Spoon is best done as described in singer/songwriter Britt Daniel’s own words: “You gotta feel it/ Don’t take notes/ Just clear out your mind.” Fans of Spoon’s five albums and two EPs,...
View ArticleNew Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival Mirrors the Crescent City's...
(As we approach the August 29th 2007 second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, we thought it a good time to reflect on the pathetic response by the Bush administration then and now and to present our...
View ArticleDengue Fever Fells Our Man in SoCal!
The Los Angeles based band Dengue Fever played to a packed house near downtown San Diego, on a beautiful night in late January. For those not familiar with this unique outfit, they are comprised of a...
View Article" Just a Little Lovin'" Finally Gets Some
Like Steve Earle, Ryan Adams and other distinctly American artists, Shelby Lynne finds it difficult to settle down musically in one place. Since releasing I Am Shelby Lynne in 2000, she’s been a moving...
View ArticleStones Roll, Gather Some Moss
The Rolling Stones rolled into Philadelphia's Wells Fargo Center Tuesday night for the first of two shows. There was no opening act.first page: 1
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Lyn Stanley's Impressive New York Debut at The Metropolitan Club
Backed by a stellar, award-winning trio of musical director and pianist Mike Renzi, bassist Jay Leonhart and drummer Dave Ratajczak, Lyn Stanley greatly impressed in her New York debut at the intimate...
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Stones Roll, Gather Some Moss
The Rolling Stones rolled into Philadelphia's Wells Fargo Center Tuesday night for the first of two shows. There was no opening act. The house lights finally dimmed more than an hour after the 8PM...
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Jersey Guitar Mafia Performance Magic
They came to play and boy did they! Led by long time Les Paul Trio member Lou Pallo (Haledon, NJ, age unknown but no "Spring chicken"), and joined by Al Caiola (Jersey, City, NJ age 93!), Bucky...
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Lyn Stanley's Impressive New York Debut at The Metropolitan Club
Backed by a stellar, award-winning trio of musical director and pianist Mike Renzi, bassist Jay Leonhart and drummer Dave Ratajczak, Lyn Stanley greatly impressed in her New York debut at the intimate...
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What's Jazz Got To Do With It? Part 2
Old-Time Standards the Old-School Way With the eclipse of the Olympia Brass Band, it is generally acknowledged that the Trémé band, in all its multiple configurations, has now become the symbolic...
View ArticleClik here to view.
What's Jazz Got To Do With It? Part I
There was a moment early in the afternoon of the last Sunday of New Orleans’ first post-Katrina Jazz Fest when it appeared to me that everything about the event, my perception of it, and even my hopes...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Spoon Live At Webster Hall, NYC December 30th 2006
Listening to Spoon is best done as described in singer/songwriter Britt Daniel’s own words: “You gotta feel it/ Don’t take notes/ Just clear out your mind.” Fans of Spoon’s five albums and two EPs,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival Mirrors the Crescent City's...
(As we approach the August 29th 2007 second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, we thought it a good time to reflect on the pathetic response by the Bush administration then and now and to present our...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Dengue Fever Fells Our Man in SoCal!
The Los Angeles based band Dengue Fever played to a packed house near downtown San Diego, on a beautiful night in late January. For those not familiar with this unique outfit, they are comprised of a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
" Just a Little Lovin'" Finally Gets Some
Like Steve Earle, Ryan Adams and other distinctly American artists, Shelby Lynne finds it difficult to settle down musically in one place. Since releasing I Am Shelby Lynne in 2000, she’s been a moving...
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