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Alabama Shakes Rumbles the Capitol Theatre Crowd
Like the brightest comet shooting across the hot sticky summer night sky, Alabama Shakes visited rapid music fans at the great Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, NY. Me and my gal stood front and center of the sold out crowd and were entertained to the core. Dancing, singing and swaying. I have seen Brittany Howard and crew several times… Read more
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2013 Clearwater’s Music Festival Revives The Spirit of Summer
On the way home from the festival grounds, I stopped the car so my girls could go the bathroom. Like most modern day tech slaved fools, I used the opportunity to check my phone… The DBT Facebook group I participate in had already started howling about the still “hot as fresh roadside kill” reunion of ex-Drive… Read more
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John Bell and Widespread Panic “Rule The Mountain” Jam 2013
Mountain Jam @ Hunter, NY :: June 6 -9, 2013 After a crisp 22 song performance on this soggy June 7th Friday night, Widespread Panic’s uber-talented John Bell (affectionally known as JB in my circle) walked off the rear of the stage with an oversized umbrella and headed for dry land. As JB approached me he switched… Read more
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Jerry Joseph plays early show at Mercury Lounge
On the first hot & steamy summer night this year, a friend “twisted my arm” whim to see some live music in NYC on a whim. Nestled near Katz’ deli on Houston St, the Mercury Lounge looked dark and dingy while the sun shone bright on the East Village neighborhood out front. About 6:45 pm… Read more
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Jason Isbell “Unloaded” in New York Times
The same guy that encouraged me to go see Jerry Joseph also sent me this story about Jason Isbell, ex-Drive By Truckers songman. It provides great perspective on his role in the band, which I never quite understood, and provides a wonderful teaser for his upcoming appearance on Father’s Day at the Clearwater Music Festival.… Read more
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Great Rockumentary on mid 60’s London + Unique Perspective on Syd Barrett
Syd in 1970 by Barrie Wentzell There are six or eight movies with Pink Floyd interviews that depict Syd Barrett as this creative genius gone astry with the medicine chest, but only one movie (“A Technicolor Dream”) gives deep context of significance around Syd’s contemporary artists at that given point in time (1965-6)in the Notting Hill… Read more
