Up to the Mountains
The weather’s not looking so hot for my trip up to the Berkshires this weekend, but fortunately there will be plenty of indoor activity to keep anyone heading up there […]
A Kings (County) Day
7th Annual Village Voice Siren Festival, 7/21/07 Dr. Dog Noisettes Lavender Diamond The Black Lips (seen from the Astrotower) We Are Scientists M.I.A Hal Willner’s Doc Pomus Project, Celebrate
A Day At the Beach
Tomorrow, I’ll be spending the day out in Coney at the 7th annual Village Voice Siren Festival. The lineup at these events have grown noticeably less luminous over the past
Folk Mother
Unfortunately, blues legend Bobby Blue Bland has canceled his Celebrate Brooklyn appearance tonight due to illness, but the replacement is no slouch: Odetta, the legendary folk singer who has been
She Did It Her Way
I didn’t have a ticket to last night’s Ani DiFranco show in Prospect Park, but I did manage to catch her set from outside the (loosely) covered fence. (Pardon the
Sunday in the Garden With…Pool
Ponderosa Stomp, McCarren Pool, 7/15/07 Tommy McClain with Yo La Tengo Rockabilly Legend Ray Sharpe with the A Bones Summergarden @ MoMA – The Marc Cary Focus Trio
Brooklyn Philharmonic @ the Bandshell
A funny thing happened to Brooklyn Philharmonic music director Michael Christie on his way home from the 8 Seasons concert Friday night. He stopped off for a beer at Eammon
Musica al Aire Libre
A couple of excellent outdoor events the past two nights, each featuring the distinct sounds of Spain. Last night, it was the flamenco, accompanying Noche Flamenca’s live dance performance at
Disturbing News
According to Dan Wakin in today’s Times, tenor Jerry Hadley, who has suffered from depression and financial troubles for several years – shot himself in the head with an air