Monday, November 19, 2007
Two movies are coming out soon and I must protest. Both I Am Legend and Cloverfield show my beloved New York City either dead and abandoned or in the process of being torn into bits by a giant movie monster for a new generation of moviegoers.
While I admit to wanting to see an update on […]
Dreamboat and Lara Ewen And The Unstrung Orchestra performed at Spike Hill in Williamsburg on November 1, and it’s been a couple of days since I saw them and I am supposed to be cleaning my apartment, so what better thing to do than to sit down and write.
Dreamboat is Kelli Rae Powell and Craig […]
Saturday, October 27, 2007
Friday night I made it over to Stain Bar for an event sponsored by MiPOesias Magazine. MiPOesias is edited by Amy King, a local poet and educator. I think I first encountered Amy on StumbleUpon, and I am happy I did. She’s a terrific poet and a champion of art. Her latest book I’m […]
Music has been a steady companion lately. I should emphasize that it’s been good music. Moving to Williamsburg last month was a good excuse to get out more often. I’d fallen into a rut of work and not much else, but once I was living within a few minutes of Pete’s Candy Store and other […]
Saturday, October 20, 2007
Well, I saw a band named after one of this country’s highly underrated writers. I went to college with Oakley Hall’s daughter, and while I haven’t seen her since college, I haven’t forgotten her; she was one of those lovely souls you meet in life, if you’re lucky.
Oakley Hall (the band) played a dynamite set […]
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Last night I went to Jimmy’s No. 43 in the East Village. It’s a pretty cool little place. It’s got the rathskeller thing working pretty well, and tucked around a corner is a cool little performance space. Bliss Blood, Heather Lev, and Dan “Cool Hand Uke” Scanlan were gathering for an evening of ukulele and […]
Thursday, October 4, 2007
I’ll write about tonight’s show at Pete’s once I have time to sort out my impressions. The shorthand version is that “it” happened again. “It” is bliss. Devon Sproule was incredible tonight. I’m listening to her new album, and it’s pretty damn great.
Thursday, September 20, 2007
Nick Lowe
Dreamboat
The Quavers
Tonight started with me rushing away from work. I headed straight downtown on the E train to catch Nick Lowe playing on the last night of Music Downtown at 7 WTC. I have been a fan of Nick Lowe since I heard “Cruel to Be Kind” on AM radio as a kid in […]
Sunday, September 16, 2007
Two artists at two different venues on Saturday night in New York City.
Andy Friedman @ Pete’s Candy Store, Brooklyn, NY 15 Sept 07
Andy Friedman went on at ten at Pete’s Candy Store in Williamsburg. Pete’s is one of my favorite places to hear music. I’ve seen some terrific acts here and it’s […]
Friday, September 14, 2007
I don’t have internet yet in my new place, so I’ve not been doing much at all in the way of internet-related things (which has been lovely, actually)…so I would have already written about Sarah Blasko by now, but I haven’t gotten to it until now.
Sarah Blasko with Ben Fletcher at The Living Room NYC, […]
