Jazz Mandolin Project and Tolstoy |
Yeah, yeah ... I know I haven't posted anything here forever. Who has the time? That's my most oft-heard complaint and friends are getting sick of it, but there it is.Anyhow ... for those in the Alban...
Posted by on Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:21:00 GMT |
Mid-term elections |
Chris: We did it, Ed. It worked.Ed: We did?Chris: Absolutely.Ed: What worked?Chris: The grand idea, buddy. The process.Ed: Huh.Chris: Ed, we just witnessed a peaceful transition in government. Do you ...
Posted by on Mon, 13 Nov 2006 15:19:00 GMT |
Live music picks |
For those in the Albany, NY area, and looking to find some new music, here are a few picks (all shows are for the week of Sept. 17):1. He was one of the monsters of the '70s and '80s New York undergro...
Posted by on Wed, 20 Sep 2006 14:09:00 GMT |
Live music picks |
For those in the Albany, NY area, and looking to find some new music, here are a few picks (all shows are for the week of Sept. 10):1. She says she's "a southerner by birth, Yankee by socialization." ...
Posted by on Wed, 13 Sep 2006 14:55:00 GMT |
My conversation wtih jazz legend Mose Allison |
Piano legend Mose Allison just played the Albany Riverfront Jazz Festival on Saturday (09.09.06), alongside Branford Marsalis, Diane Schuur and local wunderkind Sarah Pedinotti. Allison, often referre...
Posted by on Mon, 11 Sep 2006 12:51:00 GMT |
Ronnie Dunn looks like novelist T.C. Boyle!!! |
Brooks & Dunn, that over-produced, Nashville-bred country duo, just came off a show at Saratoga Performing Arts Center, and whenever they're in town, or whenever they're in the news for winning some c...
Posted by on Mon, 11 Sep 2006 12:13:00 GMT |
This week's Live in the Clubs features Fear Before The March Of Flames |
This week's Live in the Clubs feature in The Daily Gazette looks at Denver-area post hardcore outfit Fear Before The March Of Flames. I interviewed David Marion last week -- real mellow guy. His speec...
Posted by on Tue, 08 Aug 2006 21:51:00 GMT |
O.A.R. show/review |
I just got home from the O.A.R. show at Saratoga Performing Arts Center in upstate New York. This was work, not pleasure. But who can really make such distinctions?This might make me sound mildly like...
Posted by on Tue, 08 Aug 2006 21:15:00 GMT |
Artist of the week -- Hector on Stilts w/ updated profile |
The thing I like about Hector on Stilts is that they manage to be both smart and fun. It's a catchy brand of breezy pop that knows it can be breezy pop without being vacuous. Check out their MySpace ...
Posted by on Thu, 03 Aug 2006 21:54:00 GMT |
Interview excerpts: Robby Takac of the Goo Goo Dolls |
Whatever you have to say about the Goo Goo Dolls, chances are critics have already beat you to the punch. This Buffalo-bred outfit hasn't exactly been the critics' darling over the last two decades. B...
Posted by on Thu, 03 Aug 2006 21:42:00 GMT |
