Neal Preston: The Sound And The Fury @ Morrison Hotel Gallery

NEW YORK, NY—“Tell me how he didn’t break his ankles!” Neal Preston shouted out at one of his shots of a grimacing Jimmy Page performing with Led Zeppelin.

It was a night of storytelling at the Morrison Hotel Gallery where rock photographer Neal Preston told the tales behind some…

by   |  12/09/2011  |  Comments (0)

Crosby, Stills and Nash @ Beacon Theatre

NEW YORK, NY—CSN rocked out at the Beacon Theatre adding some blustery fire to their golden harmonies as they channeled the energies of the Occupy Wall Street movement into their set. Originally scheduled for August but cancelled due to Hurricane Irene, the trio returned to the Upper West Side…

by   |  11/30/2011  |  Comments (0)

Joe Walsh & B.B. King @ Borgata

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ—“I went to High School in Montclair and it was the toughest six years of my life,” declared Joe Walsh at the Borgata, where the Eagles guitarist and B.B. King tag-teamed for a royal flush of howling guitars. Walsh, a badass lead guitarist, self-styled maverick, class clown…

by   |  11/24/2011  |  Comments (0)

Morrison Hotel 10-Year Anniversary @ Cutting Room

NEW YORK, NY—Morrison Hotel celebrated its 10-year anniversary at the soon to be reopened Cutting Room with a blowout party that also included a silent auction to benefit the Rational Animal and the White Feather foundations. Celebs, photogs and rock and rollers all made the scene milling about at…

by   |  11/12/2011  |  Comments (0)

Lindsey Buckingham @ Town Hall

NEW YORK, NY—Fingerpicking maestro and ‘70s rock god from Fleetwood Mac turned his guitar at the Town Hall into a six-stringed weapon of massive destruction. Lacing the crowd with its finger-flicked twangs and hammer-downs of contorted pop, Buckingham stretched well beyond the confines of the Mac’s soft rock as…

by   |  10/19/2011  |  Comments (0)

U2 @ New Meadowlands Stadium

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ—U2 blasted through its set at the New Meadowlands Stadium preaching the gospel of political righteousness to a soundtrack of churning sanctified rock that boomed to the heavens. Theirs was a spiritual knockout with Father Bono at the pulpit whipping his bandmates (and vice versa) onto higher…

by   |  08/19/2011  |  Comments (0)

Two Takes On Neil Young @ Morrison Hotel Gallery in SoHo

NEW YORK, NY—At the Morrison Hotel Gallery in SoHo Henry Diltz and Joel Bernstein present a lifetime’s worth of work celebrating the life and achievements of ‘60s iconoclast Neil Young. This time around, it’s by intimate insiders. Diltz, who also photographed The Doors, Hendrix, McCartney and numerous other iconic…

by   |  07/19/2011  |  Comments (0)

Crosby/Nash @ Town Hall Theatre

NEW YORK, NY—”We’ve only got four minutes, so let’s do this for all the underpaid and underappreciated teachers,” declared Graham Nash for the final encore of the Crosby/Nash performance of “Teach Your Children” at Town Hall that put a cap on an extraordinary 29 song performance. This time around…

by   |  06/08/2011  |  Comments (0)

James Taylor @ Carnegie Hall

NEW YORK, NY—Somebody yelled from the cheap seats at the beginning of James Taylor’s set at Carnegie Hall, “I love you James,” to which he replied, “I love you too, man. I just can’t figure out why. Maybe it’s best we never meet.” A riff that set off chuckles…

by   |  05/31/2011  |  Comments (0)

Neil Young @ Avery Fisher Hall

NEW YORK, NY—It was a night of cathartic solo rock by gonzo folk grungester Neil Young at Avery Fisher Hall as the Springfield, CSN&Y and Crazy Horse alumnus pushed the pedal to the metal with a hypnotic performance at the venue where the New York Philharmonic makes its home.…

by   |  05/25/2011  |  Comments (0)


Site designed by Subjective Designs | Powered by WordPress | Content © 1969-2012 Arts Weekly, Inc. All Rights Reserved.