In celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, a wide collection of famed rockers got together on October 29-30 for an ultimate boxing match in Madison Square Garden for a four disc knockout punch…
Month: March 2025
Ethan Iverson Trio @ SamFirst Bar 02.28.25
Since leaving his highly popular trio The Bad Plus, pianist Ethan Iverson has carved out a catalogue that may not be filling the larger concert halls that his band once did, but his musical creations are filling the ears with…
BOBBY RUSH AND KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD: TIMELESS MUSIC IN NEW FASHIONED WAYS
ESSENTIALLY, THE ROOT OF ALL MODERN POPULAR MUSIC, BE IT JAZZ, ROCK, SOUL, HIP HOP, AND EVEN COUNTRY, IS THE BLUES. YOU KNOW IT AND I KNOW IT. IF THE MUSIC DOESN’T INCLUDE THAT COLOR, WELL, THEN IT JUST AIN’T…
ZZ WARD: EVEN MOMS GET THE LIBERATION BLUES
AS YOU MAY WELL KNOW, MOST THEMES FROM BLUES SONGS COME FROM “CIGARETTES AND WHISKEY AND WILD WILD WOMEN”, WITH “MONEY HONEY” UP THERE ON THE MOUNT RUSHMORE OF TOPICS. BUT WHAT IF YOU’RE A WOMAN? AND MARRIED? AND WITH…
WHY I GET EXCITED OVER LENT, PURIM, SPRING AND EASTER
March is one of my favorite months as we celebrate Lent, Purim and the first day of spring. We’ve got a lot to celebrate this year! And, while I’m not of the Jewish faith (although there is rumored to be…