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Jazz Fest Documentary is a Home Run
Watching the new documentary (2022) on Jazz Fest made me appreciate my recent trip to the “festival of all festivals” even more. Jazz Fest is truly one of the great non-digital remaining adventures in the US, and after 50 years it remains true to its roots. Click here to read my story on Jazz Fest 2022.… Read more
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Crazy Chester’s Holiday Ale
One of my many parallel music projects is the holiday ale I produce for my “day job” (York Analytical) … each year we brew a beer at Lithology Brewing Co. in Long Island (website) and theme it after a band and a song. We produce and distribute 500 bottles for clients and friends, and pull… Read more
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What is your favorite band?
Have you heard the Dawes song “All Your Favorite Bands”? (Click here if you would like to.) One of the questions I ask each person interviewed for the Music People Project (website) is “what is your favorite band”. Sometimes I ask what are your top 5 bands (in no special order) if I think it… Read more
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Williamsburg Brooklyn, Antibalas and Tony Soprano
I love that scene in the Sopranos when Tony takes action in his favorite restaurant when a younger man doesn’t remove his baseball cap in the dining room. (Watch here.) I feel the same way. If I ever owned a restaurant, I would not only require men to remove hats, but limit the use of mobile… Read more
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Mt. Joy Plays College Street Music Hall in New Haven CT (10-24-22)
Howdy music friends. It has been a busy and fun fall thus far. Last Monday night (Oct. 24, 2022) I had no business driving north to see Mt. Joy (website) at College Street Music Center (website) in New Haven, CT. It was my third time seeing Mt. Joy perform… first at Tipitina’s in New Orleans… Read more
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Music People Project – 25 interviews down. 25 to go.
The last Music People Project interview with the Sheepdogs’ Ewan Currie stirred up interest from a variety of music friends I have not heard from in quite some time. Now that I have hit the 50 percent mark (25 interviews published – 25 more to go before the movie is put together) I am starting… Read more
