Category On The Road
ON THE ROAD: Lyle Lovett & His Acoustic Group @ Atlanta Botanical Gardens / Atlanta, GA / July 26, 2013
Back in 2008, I stumbled on to the summer concert series at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens when my sons needed a weekend escort for an activity in ATL. Since then, seeing a show at this fabulous concert venue has been a highlight of every summer. There are only a handful of shows each season, and […]
On the Road: Bruce Springsteen’s Childhood Homes
On a recent Pizza Snob expedition to Freehold, NJ, I followed this link at nj.com to seek out the two still-standing childhood homes of Bruce Springsteen. http://www.nj.com/insidejersey/index.ssf/2009/05/bruce_rocked_here.html Here is a picture I took of the one at 39 ½ Institute Street. Here’s the one at 68 South Street.
ON THE ROAD: Forecastle Photo Journal—Day Three / Louisville, KY / July 14, 2013
All good things must come to an end including Forecastle. Thankfully, I got an early start and saw the day’s opening set from Nashville’s The Wild Feathers. These guys are definitely the up-and-coming alt-country rockers to watch out for. “The Ceiling” may so far be my favorite song of 2013. I got to hear a […]
ON THE ROAD: Forecastle Photo Journal—Day Two / Louisville, KY / July 13, 2013
I came away today from Forecastle with the following two observations: Since time slots on the different stages generally overlap by about 15 minutes, artists should seriously consider not opening or closing with their best songs. Chances are that the new fans they are trying to attract are either leaving early or arriving late because […]
ON THE ROAD: Forecastle Photo Journal—Day One / Louisville, KY / July 12, 2013
My son and I are once again at the fabulous Forecastle music festival in downtown Louisville on the banks of the Ohio River. Here is the first installment of my daily photo journal. We arrived earlier than expected and got to hear a few songs from Roadkill Ghost Choir. All I have to say about […]
ON THE ROAD: Ellen Foley & the Worried Men / Live @ Drew’s / Ringwood, NJ / June 8, 2013
I can’t imagine there being a better series of home shows than the ones at Live @ Drew’s. Since February 1997, Drew’s house on the lake near the NJ/NY border has hosted 146 shows in its spacious living room overlooking the water. More than just shows, these events offer serious music lovers a chance to […]
ON THE ROAD: James Maddock @ Hamilton Stage / Rahway, NJ / June 7, 2013
There is currently a handful of critically-acclaimed but commercially has-been artists that still make a decent living gigging in the New York/New Jersey area. Artists like Garland Jeffreys, Willie Nile, and Southside Johnny continually play the area’s many small theaters, clubs, and house concerts while seldom, if ever, venturing outside this proximity. Another artist that […]
ON THE ROAD: Dave Alvin and the Guilty Ones @ City Winery / New York, NY / June 5, 2013
Lower Manhattan’s City Winery is an exquisite, albeit expensive, music venue that carries on in the tradition of Greenwich Village’s historic Bottom Line. Over the years, it has become a premier spot to enjoy a great meal and to comfortably listen to a wide assortment of artists, many of whom were around back in the […]
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