Makin Waves with Jerry Ryan: Talkin’ Elephants, Rockin’ Autism Bob Makin July 28, 2021 Columns, Makin' Waves South Jersey indie rock impresario Jerry Ryan has been a tsunami of Makin Waves for more than a decade, and for that, he won the 2020 Makin Waves Tsunami Award for being the year’s biggest behind-the-scenes mo... Read More...
Reality Check: About-Face James Campion July 28, 2021 Columns, Reality Check SUDDEN REPUBLICAN ABOUT-FACE ON VACCINES EXPLAINED After a year of claiming the COVID-19 pandemic was an orchestrated fraud on the American people, overrated, a weird flu that will disappear in a few we... Read More...
On The Record: Rolling Stones’ ‘Live on Copacabana Beach,’ Plus Steve Dawson and John R. Miller Jeff Burger July 23, 2021 Columns, On The Record The 1969 Woodstock festival attracted a small crowd by comparison with the Rolling Stones’ February 8, 2006 performance at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, which aired on TV throughout North America. Though... Read More...
Everynight Charley’s Manhattan Beat Everynight Charley Crespo July 21, 2021 Columns, Manhattan Beat Concerts, jam sessions, live events and more; Everynight Charley enjoys it all. From July 13 to 17, he reviewed and photographed some truly stellar talents. Jill Sobule at City Winery NYC / July 15, 202... Read More...
Reality Check: THE POLITICS, CULTURE & SPIRIT OF SOUL James Campion July 21, 2021 Columns, Reality Check In Praise of Summer of Soul Musician and filmmaker Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson may well have made the seminal concert film of the age – the rock/soul/funk/gospel/blues American age. In his brilliantly en... Read More...
On The Record: Van Morrison’s ‘Latest Record Project,’ Plus Our Band and Laura Nyro Jeff Burger July 16, 2021 Columns, On The Record Van Morrison’s new album – his 42nd studio LP and his eighth record in the last five years – includes a song called “Where Have All the Rebels Gone?” A more pertinent question might be, “Where has Van Morrison... Read More...
Everynight Charley’s Manhattan Beat Everynight Charley Crespo July 14, 2021 Columns, Manhattan Beat Concerts, jam sessions, live events and more; Everynight Charley enjoys it all. From July 7 to 10, he reviewed and photographed some truly stellar talents. Fondude at the Loft / July 9, 2021 Blac... Read More...
Reality Check: THE OVERRATED CRIME NARRATIVE Debra Kate Schafer July 14, 2021 Columns, Reality Check Backlash To Shitty Policing & Right-Wing Paranoia Fuels Myth Last week I noted the uptick in crime in New York City – mostly violent crime – which has, across the board in the U.S., increased during... Read More...
Smaller Music Clubs Are Thriving While Larger Venues Remain on Hiatus Everynight Charley Crespo July 14, 2021 Columns, Concert Calendar, Goings-On, Manhattan Beat Nearly every millionaire music artist started his or her career path by playing in independently-owned music venues. Musicians normally play live in small privately-owned nightclubs long before they generate m... Read More...
On The Record: Leo Sayer, Wanderlust, Jack Grace Band, Dana Sipos, and a Tribute to NRBQ’s Cofounder Jeff Burger July 9, 2021 Columns, On The Record Leo Sayer, The Gold Collection. This anthology from mainstream British pop-rock singer Leo Sayer includes material originally released between 1973 and 2006. That fact is misleading, though, because all but fo... Read More...
