If you try and address Patti Smith as a musician she will quickly correct you. For the woman who defined a poetic laureate in NYC as the ’70s wore on, it wasn’t music that was her sole passion or her initial intention. It was about making art, whether touching pen…
Interview with Def Leppard: America’s Brits
“People always used to ask why we sound like Americans,” says Def Leppard guitarist Phil Collen from a shed tour stop along the outskirts of the country’s northern border in Walker, Minnesota. “Because that is how we learned to be musicians,” he answers.
“I wish they all could be California…
The Oohlas! @ Webster Hall
NEW YORK, NY—Performing a short set at Webster Hall in support of Maximo Park, the California based The Oohlas! arrived in NYC to showcase selections off their Stolen Transmission debut, Best Stop Pop, which hit shelves in September of 2006. Consisting of former Everclear percussionist Greg Eklund (guitar), brother Mark…
Bob Weir: An Interview with Bob Weir of RatDog
The cultural explosion of America’s baby boomer youth renaissance found solace in a small arts district in San Francisco, CA, as the ’60s wore on. Flower power reigned and at its heart was the psychedelic cornucopia of forging political views, sexual promiscuity and expansive thinking. With a sea of people…
Arctic Monkeys @ Hammerstein Ballroom
NEW YORK, NY—It wasn’t the scent of burning grass that filled the rafters at Hammerstein Ballroom, but rather it was the stumble of a wee too many pints at the corner pub that set the overtone for an evening of pulsating British rock. Strolling into NYC after a mind-numbing string…
Bad Brains: Picking The Brain Of The Doctor: An Interview with Doctor Know of Bad Brains and Adam Yauch of The Beastie Boys
Motivated from the influence of a higher power and originating as a band of outlaws indigenous to the street corners of our nation’s capitol, the musical minds of creative genius that inspired a genre full of hardcore musicians have reunited with their original lineup to bring the spirit of a…
Stephen Marley @ Nokia Theatre
NEW YORK, NY—With stenciled road cases bearing the name “Tuff Gong” littering the stage and rhythms of African transcendence blaring though the house speakers, there is only one plausible assumption of who is hiding deep in the belly of the Manhattan venue.
Just off the heels of a performance at…
Buddy Guy @ Kimmel Center
PHILADELPHIA, PA—“Gypsy woman told my mama, before I was born,” softly whispers Buddy Guy in front of a dead silent capacity crowd at the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia. “Gonna’ make pretty woman scream and shout” he continues, as isolated vocal bursts of frenzied response ring off the acoustically impeccable concert…
Keller Williams @ Nokia Theatre
The aroma of burning marijuana and hippie decadence descended upon New York’s Times Square as Keller Williams pitched a tent at the Nokia Theatre fresh off the heels of the release of his 11th studio album, dream, on SCI Fidelity last month.
Emerging into the spotlight over soul jazz rhythms,…
Jet @ Starland Ballroom
With Starland Ballroom packed almost to capacity a quartet of Australian boozers emerged from a swinging doorway leading from the backstage lounge and made a short walk down a dark corridor with the flashlights of the stage crew serving as the only light guiding their way.
At around 9:45 p.m.…
