Beatnik poets gave way to Merry Pranksters gave way to a Long Strange Trip that we are still on right now today. The wheel is turning, it can’t slow down… In homage to Yonkers born almost 102 years old Beatnik publisher, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, I give you my stream of consciousness notes to the best show I… Continue reading Billy String's Deja Vu Experiment | Capitol Theatre | 2/20/2021
Every Monday for this current month of March, jam funk quartet Magic Beans are set to perform what they’ve dubbed Magic Mondays: a roughly two-hour virtual performance from their home practice space in Colorado, live streamed on their Facebook page. The band has performed two Magic Mondays thus far, which have been free to stream… Continue reading Magic Mondays With Magic Beans
Progressive bluegrass quartet Kitchen Dwellers are on a bit of a hot-streak right now. Last weekend, the band performed two back-to-back livestream shows, dubbed The Liquid Late Nights, as an afterparty following two of the Capitol Theatre performances from Billy Strings. Last Saturday night, the band followed that up with another livestreamed show, this time… Continue reading Kitchen Dwellers | Wilma Theatre | 2/27/2021
As the week winds to a close, we are reflecting back with some thoughts about the undoubtedly historic run of musical performances that just occurred this past week at The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, NY: Billy Strings’ “The Deja Vu Experiments,” which saw the bluegrass guitarist and his quartet play six consecutive shows at… Continue reading Déjà Vu: Looking Back on Billy Strings’ Extraordinary Capitol Theatre Performances
I’m in a funk. Most of the reasons have to do with COVID. This last week, we hit the astronomical milestone of 500,000 deaths. That number is tragic but what’s even more deplorable and weighs on me heavily is those losses could’ve been significantly reduced if during the previous year we had responsible, empathetic leadership.… Continue reading Jake Rudin | “Duality” | Review
I last reviewed a streamed Billy Strings show in July. A lot has changed since then. Online concerts have grown more sophisticated, with platforms like Twitch taking the tech out of the artist’s hands. Billy’s hair? That too has changed from the oft braided locks of an up and comer to the mullet of someone… Continue reading Billy Strings | Capitol Theatre | 2/18/21 | Review
Valentine’s Day is lame. After this statement I am sure you instantly labeled me a disgruntled, single woman who has lost all hope in love. This is an incorrect assessment as actually I am a true romantic who loves fervently, yet I can wholeheartedly understand the initial reaction and placing me in the cold-hearted category.… Continue reading Connor Roff | “Wishing Well” | Review
Grammy-winning Infamous Stringdusters banjo man Chris Pandolfi has been hard at work while not on tour. He produces and hosts a podcast, “Inside the Musicians Brain.” His interviews include favorites like Oteil Burbridge, Sarah Jarosz, Sara Watkins, and most recently the guys from Goose. While we all long for the days of big live music shows… Continue reading Chris Pandolfi | 'Trance Banjo' | Review
Writing has always been a hobby. I created sonnets to unleash my teenage angst. I did my undergraduate thesis, basically a short story, about interning at an anti-gun violence nonprofit where I focused on the flavorful like shooting an AK-47, melting guns to transform them into art and working with ex-convicts in the Tenderloin. In… Continue reading Revolver: a novel by Evan I. Schwartz | Review
In times like we’ve been living, maybe we could all use a friendly voice to lead us to the other side. Perhaps one of music’s most wonderful capabilities is its undeniable ability to bring us comfort in times of tumult. Surely, the sonic pleasantries and lyrical content of some tunes lend themselves to being that… Continue reading Pat Ferguson | “The Confidence Man” | Review
