Tenacious D @ Virgin Records In-Store Glyn Emmerson December 13, 2006 Concerts Tenacious D took on Virgin Records in Union Square (where rumors have been flying that it too, like Tower Records in the Village, might also be closing) in an in-store appearance in support of their latest film...
Paul Stanley @ Irving Plaza Glyn Emmerson November 29, 2006 Concerts Kiss guitarist Paul Stanley took on the crowd at Irving Plaza with an in your face rock performance that was a no frills affair of blasting rock and singalong choruses. Unmasked this time around, the starman cr...
Ziggy Marley @ Bowery Ballroom Glyn Emmerson August 23, 2006 Concerts Bob Marley’s eldest son Ziggy lit up The Bowery Ballroom with a smoking set of roots, rock and reggae. Whereas brother Damien’s Welcome To Jamrock is a contemporary take on the genre, combining dancehall and ra...
David Gilmour @ Radio City Glyn Emmerson April 5, 2006 Concerts Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour took on the sold-out crowd at Radio City for the second night of his North American tour lobbing bouts of lightweight pop at the crowd at first, then steamrolling it with a se...
Devendra Banhart And The Hairy Fairies @ Webster Hall Glyn Emmerson November 9, 2005 Concerts It was cosmic being at the Webster Hall, San Fran style as Devendra Banhart and his troupe of bearded gents took over the downtown disco combining freako-folk and a gathering of the vibes into a free-for-all bo...
Ringo & The Roundheads @ Irving Plaza Glyn Emmerson July 13, 2005 Concerts What’s my name? The former Beatle called out to the crowd at Irving Plaza followed by a resounding R-I-N-G-O, and “Do you feel better now?” With a wink and a nod the band laced into “I’m The Greatest “from his ...
Rolling Stones @ Juilliard School Of Music Glyn Emmerson June 1, 2005 Concerts The Rolling Stones cockteased the crowd with three songs at Manhattan’s Juilliard School of Music behind the pompous halls at Lincoln Center in a lunchtime press conference to announce their upcoming tour. This...
The Polyphonic Spree @ Warsaw Glyn Emmerson March 2, 2005 Concerts It was a night of choral thunder and sanctimonious boom where the band’s sonic swirls, bombastic pop and bouncy beats sucked the bad karma out of the room like a meeting with the Dalai Lama. The Polyphonic Spre...
