North by Northwest
Greetings from Seattle, where it's cloudy, wet and about 15 degrees cooler than it was when I left New York on Friday. Fortunately, the residents of the Emerald City have […]
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Free Father
Full disclosure: I had never seen pianist Cecil Taylor before his gig this past Monday at the Highline Ballroom, part of last months Highline Piano Series that's featured everyone from
Free Bird
After being shut out of this summer's final Pool Party in Williamsburg, I happily made my way back across the L to Tompkins Square Park for the 17th annual Charlie
City Sirens
You know how some singers just have that thing? You know: the kind of magnetism that makes you want to get up off your ass and just dance? Well, I
Summer Styling
I didn't make it to the Williamsburg waterfront in time to catch DD/MM/YYYY yesterday afternoon, but still had fun wandering the surprisingly sparse crowd while listening to the hip hop
Les
I only got to see Les Paul once during the many, many Mondays he played at Iridium over the past 13 years (he preceded that with a 12 year run at the
The Farm
I had some spare time on my way back from the Berkshires this afternoon, just enough to take a (not so) brief detour to Bethel, NY, site of the Woodstock