Live Music Reviews and Photographs / NYC, Buffalo, Toronto, Pittsburgh
The Doobie Brothers threw a delightfully enchanting reunion show and release party for their new album Walk This Road in the intimately cozy venue Irving Plaza, and they left a lucky bunch of their diehard fans floating on air. This is the first album to feature the “classic lineup” in its entirety performing together in …
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If my previous post was about a band that took me back to my school days, many in the audience at this Lights show are still living through their school days, including a 9 yr old in the balcony. Her 4th studio album paired with a comic book mini-series that she wrote and drew really …
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As part of the promotion of their new CD, "The Lion the Beast the Beat", Grace Potter & the Nocturnals actually played twice the same day. The first was an acoustic show at the Best Buy store in Union Square and included a signing of their new CD. The event was nice and personal but …
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To cap off my summer/fall of 80s concerts, I went to see Howard Jones at Irving Plaza in October. He does look a bit like a grandpa but his singing was in fine form despite his being a bit sedate on stage. There were a couple of instances where fans jumped on stage to dance. …
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