Briggs Farm Blues Festival 2019
Photos by Tina Pastor Briggs Farm Blues Festival never fails to deliver a great experience. Somehow the weather is always impeccably beautiful—to the point where we could just coin the … Read more
Live Show Reviews
Kiefer Sutherland at Irving Plaza
Photos by Debra Rothenberg As long as we’ve had stages, certain actors have fronted their own bands—especially if they were well known. Many were just awful. Thank goodness multi-award-winning actor … Read more
Tremblant International Blues Festival, July 5-14
Photos and text by Laura Carbone This July the award winning Tremblant International Blues Festival is celebrating its 26th year with stellar lineup of 60 international acts performing over 100 … Read more
Erica Stone’s Antidote Release Party
Photos: Moments By Moser Lately it seems, diverse artists and their recordings have far different backstories than the ordinary, “Hey, let’s make a record and see if it sells” (e.g. … Read more
The Who, Madison Square Garden
Photos by Arnie Goodman The Who stepped onto the massive Madison Square Garden stage backed by a symphony orchestra, a chorale, and a mission to please the sold-out crowd: Mission … Read more
Steven Van Zandt and the Disciples of Soul at the Paramount
Photos by Debra Rothenberg We had a good idea what to expect after reading Iain Patience’s review of Van Zandt’s brilliant new CD, Summer of Sorcery, so missing the album … Read more
Joan Baez at the Beacon Theatre, NYC
Photos by Debra Rothenberg Without preamble or fuss, Joan Baez strode alone onto the Beacon stage and started the evening off with “Don’t Think Twice,” one of the many Dylan … Read more
Dana Fuchs Rocks the blues at The Iridium Club, NYC
On a Sunday night, Dana Fuchs and her five bandmates took the stage at The Iridium club in New York City for the final show of a three-night stand. Her … Read more
Sugaray Rayford bowls a perfect game
Photos by Debra Rothenberg We got to spend a few minutes with the very charming Sugaray Rayford in the green room before the show, and his sense of ease and … Read more
Kiss at Madison Square Garden
Photos by Carl Scheffel/MSG Photos** and Heidi Lenze* At one point during the hometown performance, guitarist Paul Stanley introduced a song with, “Here’s one from 1983,” and I turned to … Read more
