Boyz II Men – Twenty (Koch) Has it really been 20 years since “Motownphilly?” Apparently, it’s been that long, and the best-selling R&B group Boyz II Men are reminding us of their staying power and their ability to live up to their name. No longer boyz but grown men, their aptly entitled anniversary album, Twenty, is a very pleasant jaunt … Continue reading
Juno Temple & Jeremy Dozier Dress Up Dirty Girl by Brad Balfour Despite a substantial effort to integrate gays into mainstream America, anti-homosexual violence continues for those who don’t conform to this country’s far-too-conservative mores. Though it’s hard to believe that it continues, bullying still spurs teen suicides in a country charged by Tea Party … Continue reading
Dr. John and Cyndi Lauper – Keswick Theatre – Glenside, PA – October 21, 2011 Photos by Jim Rinaldi © 2011. All rights reserved. Continue reading
Duran Duran – Tower Theatre – Upper Darby, PA – October 17, 2011 Photos by Jim Rinaldi © 2011. All rights reserved. Continue reading
Parachute and Kate Voegele – Highline Ballroom – New York, NY – October 12, 2011 Photos by Mark Doyle © 2011. All rights reserved. Continue reading
The Bangles America’s Sweethearts by Jay S. Jacobs It’s hard to believe, but the Bangles have now been reunited for even longer than their original glory days. Even harder to believe is the fact that their latest CD, Sweetheart of the Sun, is as good as any of their albums. This is coming from a band which … Continue reading
EVERYDAY SUNSHINE – THE STORY OF FISHBONE (2011) Featuring Norwood Fisher, Angelo Moore, Kendall Jones, Chris Dowd, “Dirty” Walter A. Kibby II, David Kahne, Keith Morris, Ice-T, Gwen Stefani, Flea, Mike Watt, Branford Marsalis, Tim Robbins, Vernon Reid, Eugene Hutz, Perry Farrell, Les Claypool, Tony Kanal, Bob Forrest and George Clinton. Narrated by Lawrence Fishburne. … Continue reading
The Bangles – Theater of the Living Arts – Philadelphia, PA – October 1, 2011 Photos by Jim Rinaldi © 2011. All rights reserved. Continue reading
Basia New Day for Her by Jay S. Jacobs “Once upon a time it was for real. Nothing mattered then, we were together.” Those are the first lines of “From Now On,” the first song that Basia Trzetrzelewska ever wrote with her long-time musical collaborator Danny White nearly thirty years ago. And somehow, decades after … Continue reading
The Zombies and Strawbs – City Winery – New York, NY – September 27, 2011 Photos by Mark Doyle © 2011. All rights reserved. Continue reading
