U2 @ New Meadowlands Stadium Glyn Emmerson August 19, 2011 Concerts 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 w...
Two Takes On Neil Young @ Morrison Hotel Gallery in SoHo Glyn Emmerson July 19, 2011 Concerts 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...
Crosby/Nash @ Town Hall Theatre Glyn Emmerson June 8, 2011 Concerts 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 Chil...
James Taylor @ Carnegie Hall Glyn Emmerson May 31, 2011 Concerts 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 i...
Neil Young @ Avery Fisher Hall Glyn Emmerson May 25, 2011 Concerts 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 hypnoti...
James Taylor’s Roots @ Carnegie Hall Glyn Emmerson May 18, 2011 Concerts 1 NEW YORK, NY—James Taylor took on his roots at the Carnegie Hall in the second of his four-part residency at the storied institution where everyone from Presidents to The Beatles has graced its cavernous st...
Pegi Young/Bert Jansch @ Bell House in Brooklyn Glyn Emmerson December 29, 2010 Concerts 2 NEW YORK, NY—It was a meeting of guitar slingers at the Bellhouse in Brooklyn. One a somber man of sardonic wit, a Scotsman schooled at the ale stained pubs of northern Britain. The other one, a Canadian born-A...
Roger Waters @ Madison Square Garden Glyn Emmerson October 27, 2010 Concerts 1 NEW YORK, NY— Pink Floyd founder Roger Waters took his version of The Wall to the Garden transforming his autobiographical ode to 70’s excess into a night of bombastic rock theatre. The original Floyd barely...
Julian Lennon Art Gallery Opening @ Morrison Gallery Hotel Glyn Emmerson October 6, 2010 Concerts 1 NEW YORK, NY—Julian Lennon’s first art show at Morrison Hotel Gallery located next to the old CBGB's downtown on the Bowery drew a stellar cast of friends and family in celebration of some great art and her fat...
Jimmy Buffett @ Jones Beach Theater Glyn Emmerson September 20, 2010 Concerts WANTAGH, NY—Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefers took on Jones Beach for a glorious night of Mardi Gras rock on the eve of Hurricane Earl’s assault on partytown as parrot heads obliged and rose up to the occasio...
