• Tom Brady is Mr. Cool + more

    Tom Brady is Mr. Cool + more

    Tom Brady Takes Of His Helmet in the Rodeo Gate (Jets – Patriots 10/15/17) I share Jets season tickets with a friend. We have three seats directly next to the visiting team runway in the corner of the end zone.  We have a unique view of the game. I love to sit directly next the… Read more

  • Tom Petty’s Last Dance

    Tom Petty’s Last Dance

    On July 25, 2017 I saw one of Tom Petty’s last concerts.  He died this week at 66 yrs old.  It’s taken me a few months to write about the show for a variety of reasons. I’m glad I waited. Looking through my show notes tonight, they clearly talk about the music being great and… Read more

  • Explosions in the Sky Plays Capitol Theatre (4-22-17) Fun but Weird

    Explosions in the Sky Plays Capitol Theatre (4-22-17) Fun but Weird

    I happened across Explosions in the Sky, a post-American rock band from Texas, by listening to the soundtrack of the 2004 film Friday Night Lights with Billy Bob Thornton. That soundtrack became my only connection with the band and a staple on my playlist for more than 10 years, until that is the band announced… Read more

  • Disney Dead Ahead

    Disney Dead Ahead

    Alongside the dozens of discount emails I receive each day from Amazon, Target, Horchow, among others… The Phil Lesh and Friends folks have also blanketed fans with coupons for his upcoming shows at The Capitol Theatre. I found this weird and unsettling, but certainly a sign of the times and nothing against Phil or the Capitol… Read more

  • Fillmore Jazz Festival Soothes the Soul

    Fillmore Jazz Festival Soothes the Soul

    Pictures by Thunderbird Ranch RambleFillmore Jazz Festival, San Francisco, CA July 1, 2017 Still a bit sad about the over-sizing and VIP-ing of Mountain Jam, my interest in music festivals was renewed and my musical soul soothed. 3,000 miles and two weeks away from Hunter Mountain in NY, the 33rd annual Fillmore Jazz Festival in San Francisco,… Read more

  • Alt Country Rock Jayhawks Entertain in Tarrytown, NY

    Alt Country Rock Jayhawks Entertain in Tarrytown, NY

    Since The Jayhawks (website) got together with REM’s Peter Buck in 2015 to produce their new sound, the band has been enjoying a nice revival.  The on-again, off-again Twin Cities alt country rock band has put together a string of sold out shows at small music halls across America this season. Their show Friday (April 21, 2017) at… Read more