Matchbox 20 / Alanis Morissette / Mute Math @ Madison Square Garden Olivia Taubner March 12, 2008 Concerts NEW YORK, NY—Valentine’s Day 2008 certainly was a magical night. I had the ability to witness Matchbox Twenty light the Garden on fiyah with the warmth they have rekindled since reforming late last year. The...
Twisted Sister @ Irving Plaza Olivia Taubner January 23, 2008 Concerts NEW YORK, NY—Throughout the years, many a genre has been created, from emo (“They bitch and they moan about how life sucks sooo bad!”), to screamo, to flat out sucky, but Twisted Sister will always remain go...
Collective Soul @ Nokia Theatre Olivia Taubner July 25, 2007 Concerts NEW YORK, NY—Only one sentence reminded me that indeed the members of Collective Soul hail from Atlanta, Georgia, not California: “Southern gentlemen getting that Northern hospitality, man.” Though, even tha...
Haale @ Joe’s Pub Olivia Taubner June 13, 2007 Concerts NEW YORK, NY—Bronx-born and of Persian descent, Haale listened to musicians like Jimi Hendrix and Persian singer Hayedeh a lot while growing up. She didn’t pick up a guitar until 1996, but once she did, she beg...
Butch Walker And The Let’s Go Out Tonites @ Stone Pony / Irving Plaza Olivia Taubner May 9, 2007 Concerts Easily one of the best performers, songwriters, and singers of our time—whose notoriety spans from performing to producing—Butch Walker has been luring audiences in for over a decade now, seeking and gaining ow...
Rob Thomas & Jewel @ PNC Bank Arts Center Olivia Taubner July 26, 2006 Concerts HOLMDEL, NJ—When a band can make something extraordinary out of their songs onstage and they become above and beyond their original intention, that’s an achievement. Only few bands can truly do it well. Matchbo...
