When I first found out that Stanley Clarke would be performing for FREE in Central Park’s Summer Stage, I immediately thought two things. One, I must get into that show. Two, I knew exactly who would be my plus one. Working for the Parks Department, our partnership with the Central Park Conservancy allows for some [...]
Archive for July, 2010
McCoy Tyner Quarter and The Stanley Clarke Band ft. Hiromi @ Central Park Summerstage (06.23.10)
Posted in Show Review, tagged Al Di Meola, Central Park, Charles Mingus, Chick Corea, City Parks Foundation, Esperanza, Esperanza Spalding, Highline Ballroom, Hiromi, John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, New York Philharmonic, Nigel Hall, Ravi Coltrane, Return To Forever, Stanley Clarke, Stanley Clarke Band, Summer Stage, The Blue Note on July 22, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Cornmeal aboard Rocks Off Concert Cruise (07.11.10)
Posted in Music, Show Review, tagged All Good Music Festival, Allie Kral, Allman Brother, Cornmeal, Jam Cruise, Jammy Award, Jersey Shore, Live Music, New Jersey Shore, NYC, Railroad Earth, Rocks Off Concert Cruise Series, Statue of Liberty, Wharf Rats on July 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
How excited was I?? I had just spent a day at the New Jersey Shore and had come right from the Transit train directly to a boat on the East River to see Cornmeal, a jam-rock-bluegrass band, for the first time. I had been hearing of this band for MONTHS!!! Nothing but great things. Once [...]
Les Claypool’s Fungi @ The Brooklyn Bowl (06.08.10)
Posted in Music, Show Review, tagged Brooklyn Bowl, Curved Air, Fungi, Hot Head Show, Les Claypool, Mike Dillon, Mountain Jam, NYC, Paulo Baldi, Police, Sam Bass, Sonja Kristina, Stewart Copeland, Terminal 5, The Brooklyn Bowl, Wikipedia on July 20, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Les Claypool @ The Brooklyn Bowl (06.08.10) Another wonderful night of music at the Brooklyn Bowl. Having just seen Les Claypool at Mountain Jam just two days earlier, I knew I would be seeing a lot of the same set list/performance. However, to me, the beauty about a Les Claypool‘s show is that even though [...]
ALL ACCESS to PHISH @ Camden, NJ (06.25.10)
Posted in Show Review, Tour, tagged All-Access, Camden NJ, Chris Kuroda, Jon Fishman, Joni Mitchell, Michael Jackson Tribute, Mike Gordon, Neil Diamond, New Jersey Transit, Page McConnell, Phish, Sasquehanna Bank Center, The Black Crowes, The Exquisite Corpse, The Lead Heads, THOR, Trey Anastasio on July 15, 2010 | 2 Comments »
PHISH TOUR 2010: 4th Show Trey Anastasio ~ Guitar Jon Fishman ~ Drums Mike Gordon ~ Bass Page McConnell ~ Organ Only seven days earlier I was treated to my first Phish show (Phish @ Hartford, CT (06.18.10)) and miracled into the two that followed (Phish @ SPAC, NY (06.19.10) & Phish @ SPAC, NY [...]
8th Annual NYC Musical Saw Festival (07/07/10)
Posted in Artist Spotlight, Music Festival, Preview, tagged Ameriklectic, Chorus of the Saws, Guinness Book of Records, Largest Musical Saw Ensemble, Natalia Paruz, NY State Council of the Arts, NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, NYC Musical Saw Festival, Queens Council of the Arts, Saw Lady on July 15, 2010 | 1 Comment »
8th Annual NYC Musical Saw Festival A concert & art exhibit revolving around 300 year old art of playing music on a carpenter’s handsaw will take place on Saturday, August 7th, 2010, 2pm. The art form of making music with a carpenter’s handsaw has been around for 300 years. For the past 8 years, Astoria, [...]



