ROGER WATERS ADVOCATES WITH AUDIOVISUAL BRILLIANCE AT UBS
There was a jury duty variety of fans outside of New York’s UBS Arena for Roger Waters. While laundry-battered Pink Floyd shirts amalgamated the…
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REIGNWOLF SONG ‘THE WOODS’ IS A DEFT COLLAB WITH BRAD WILK
Hopes were high for a collaboration last summer when Reignwolf said he was “VIBEN in a hot garage with 3 mics and a four-track”…
BILLY JOEL HONORED IN 80TH CONSECUTIVE MSG SHOW
From the pedicabs blasting “Uptown Girl” to the downtown girl handing out free joints, every block around MSG was in Friday-night party mode for…
NY GETS HIGH WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM RINGO & HIS ALL STARR BAND
Going out to see a Beatle is a bit unfathomable until he’s standing right in front of you. But things started getting real before…
ROBERT PLANT & ALISON KRAUSS HARMONIZE WARMLY IN QUEENS
If it were possible to disrupt time and space with a flourish of the hands – to sweep the air with poised fingertips and…
BLACK PISTOL FIRE & WELLES MELT FACES AT MHOW
When you’re psyched to see Welles and he suddenly walks outside, it’s a good sign for the night. His unassuming cool presence allowed him…
JOHN FOGERTY GIVES THE CAP ‘A GOOD ROCKIN’ TIME’
It’s pretty rare, these days, to find a pair of jumbo working lava lamps glowing on the stage before a concert. As if they…
BUDDY GUY GETS ‘SO FUNKY YOU CAN SMELL IT’ WITH COLIN JAMES IN NJ
When it’s not a loving fist punching the sky, it’s that pointer finger flying downward in an arc. You know those gestures that come…
DEPTH, SUSPENSE & GRINS: NICK CAVE & WARREN ELLIS IN BROOKLYN
Showcasing sharp mohawks and goth attire, the audience pouring into Kings Theatre looked far more ready to headbang than lean back in plush seats…
UPBEAT EDDIE VEDDER LP ‘EARTHLING’ IS FILLED WITH SURPRISES
The buzz around Eddie Vedder’s new solo LP, Earthling, includes a lot of the usual jaded grunting. Reviews that seemed to launch far too…