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Getting phunky with my favorite song… Pink Floyd’s “Dogs”
The song “Dogs” by Pink Floyd is my current favorite song. Favorite songs, favorite bands and favorite albums have a definitive cycle (meaning a beginning, peak and end), and sometimes rotate annually (Dylan’s “Time Out of Mind” for sure). I always hit a heavy Grateful Dead period in the spring and a John Prine month… Read more
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Yesterday (The Movie) brings smiles
The Beatles are everywhere… Peter Bettinger’s “A Dutch Day’s Night Watch” in Rijks Museum, Amsterdam At first I was reluctant to venture to the Nanuet, NY theatre to see the new movie “Yesterday”, in which a singer-songwriter down on his luck suddenly becomes the only person to know who the Beatles are. He uses the… Read more
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Musically Amsterdam: Orgelpark and Conservatorium
Ten years ago a historic church on the north side of one of the world’s best center city parks (Vondelpark in Amsterdam) was reincarnated as a first of its kind concert hall. Amsterdam’s special ability to marry old and new design are never more present than at Orgelpark. Orgelpark was designed with the unique premise… Read more
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3 Cities + 2 Colored Houses: Arles, Woodstock, Amsterdam, Yellow and Pink
Vincent Van Gogh’s surroundings in the South of France provided daily inspiration for his painting A delightful correlation between Vincent Van Gogh’s Yellow House in Arles, France and The Band’s Big Pink in Woodstock, New York (USA) struck me like a late 70’s Phil Lesh bass guitar thump during this morning’s visit to the Van Gogh… Read more
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The band Television as a lightning rod
For those that have read this column through the years know that talking music with friends, old and new, sits very high on my detailed list of favorite things to do. Now I won’t ramble about why talking music is a powerful connector between people and regenerative to the soul… (I will save that for… Read more
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Craig Finn’s new band opens strong for Truckers at The Bowl
Craig Finn & The Uptown Controllers @ Brooklyn BowlJune 20, 2019 (Photos by Thunderbird Ranch Ramble) After a wonderful full and uninterrupted “Marque Moon” (click here for more on that rabbit hole), Hold Steady front man Craig Finn (website) took the Brooklyn Bowl (website) stage to kick off an aggressive two week run by Drive-by… Read more
