• Nels Cline and Wilco Bring their A-game to Capitol Theatre (3 sold out shows)

    Nels Cline and Wilco Bring their A-game to Capitol Theatre (3 sold out shows)

    My coffee after the first of Wilco’s three show run at The Cap  never tasted so good! Seeing back to back Wilco shows is a treat, especially when they play such an intimately spectacular venue as The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester. I left the first night (Tuesday, Oct 28) of the three night run,… Read more

  • Drive-By Truckers Take on NYC’s The Beacon Theatre

    Drive-By Truckers Take on NYC’s The Beacon Theatre

    Friday Oct 17 – NYC The last hour of the show, the Drive-By Truckers cooked liked the band its devout fans savor over like a cold Bud on a hot day.  This show was a nice recovery after its lackluster Terminal 5 show (see story) earlier this year during a busy NYC area year. Crowd… Read more

  • Neil Young Rambles with Howard Stern

    Neil Young Rambles with Howard Stern

    When Howard Stern was asked who would you most like to interview… he always said, “Neil Young”. The much anticipated interview finally happened today. Here is a link to the Rolling Stone article that lists the “12 Things We Learned From Howard Stern” After listening to the interview myself, I thought the following of special… Read more

  • The Drummer Who Trained Like An Athlete – Movie “Whiplash”

    The Drummer Who Trained Like An Athlete – Movie “Whiplash”

    Today’s New York Times published a lengthy review of the new Miles Teller movie “Whiplash” in which he attends Juilliard Music School in NYC and embraces the drill sergeant-like teacher who pushes music students to train as if they were on Vince Lombardi’s Green Bay Packers… or in my case on Tony Karcich’s St. Joseph’s… Read more

  • Bill Murray Rambles Along w “Shelter From the Storm”

    Bill Murray Rambles Along w “Shelter From the Storm”

    One of my favorite songs of all time is Bob Dylan’s “Shelter From the Storm”.  It has the words, the story, the pace and the intangibles (for me) that create that special energy to me smile. Bill Murray’s version of singing the song while listening to “Shelter on the Storm” on his Walkman is priceless…… Read more

  • Music at Your Corner Bar (in this case The Gilroy on the Upper East Side)

    Music at Your Corner Bar (in this case The Gilroy on the Upper East Side)

    Nestled in the corner of a busy hippish NYC hangout (The Gilroy) on 81st and Second Ave, two musical troubadours I have known for 30 years rambled through a Grateful Dead centric set list with the perfect blend of bar band professionalism and two guys having fun jamming a list of great tunes. Armed with a well-traveled standup… Read more