I, for one, can say that I looked forward to this show more than anything – but not as a crazy phish fan but as a pessimistic critic. Yes, I admit, Phish has been in the doghouse with me since I saw Trey perform solo a few years ago at Bonnaroo which turned out to [...]
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Like any new relationship, there are ups and downs, surprises and let-downs. Take Passion Pit and my relationship for instance: Pre-SXSW: All my friends were talking about them. “You just HAVE to see them!” they would say. I was intrigued. SXSW, Austin: I was surprised, enthralled, and excited for a new fling with this fresh group. In [...]
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Wow. Two chairs, two guitars, two people but only one harmonious stream of acoustic music poured from that stage. Rodrigo’s lead guitar paved the way for Gabriel to shine and together they were paranormal. Although he serves as an intensely fast and flawless lead guitarist, I couldn’t take my eyes off Gabriela. My eyes [...]
Thursday, June 18, 2009
I love a good concert that captures you so much you don’t realize that the sun is rising in the background - and that is exactly what moe. did. They surpassed their 4 am curfew by 2.5 hours. Did not see that one coming. And, the set actually got louder and more energetic as the [...]
Thu, May 16, 2013
You all require programming. You are used to it. You are told what classes to take, what foods you should eat, what clothes you should wear, what songs you should listen to, what colors you should like, what professions you should seek, what salaries you should want, what boyfriends you should date, what books you [...]
Thu, May 16, 2013
Music has the ability to takes us places. It has the power to transport us to dreamscapes and imaginary worlds that we could only imagine. In that same manner, a dance can do the same, just with a lot more intensity. Of course to dance, we must have music most of the time, but sometimes [...]
Wed, May 15, 2013
Well well well, what a gift from the music gods this was. Apparently I thought I was special yesterday when I received the new Daft Punk ”Random Access Memories” album in an email, but of course all you music heads were right there with me. It’s amazing isn’t it, how we think and try so hard not [...]
Mon, May 13, 2013
You love to hear the story, how it all got started…” Something about this verse hit me hard today. I grew up in Harlem during the 90′s, during Giuliani which means it wasn’t the prettiest of times but it wasn’t the 80s. NYC was tough if you were a sucker, but for most people in the [...]
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Tuesday, June 30, 2009
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