Trans-Siberian Orchestra Revisiting the Ghosts of Christmas Eve by Jay S. Jacobs 2017 was a very difficult year for Trans-Siberian Orchestra. In April of last year, the popular band which mixes rock, theater, classical and holiday music into a stunning and popular stage show, lost its leader. Paul O’Neill died suddenly in April of 2017, … Continue reading
The Stars Came Out at the Paley Center for A Gala Tribute to Music on Television On Thursday, October 25th, The Paley Center for Media hosted the Paley Honors in Hollywood: A Gala Tribute to Music on Television at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel. The exciting evening highlighted groundbreaking musical moments in television, from music-based series … Continue reading
Sir Sly – TLA – Philadelphia, PA – October 23, 2018 Photos by Hannah Rose Pittel © 2018 Continue reading
STUDIO 54 (2018) Featuring Ian Schrager, Bob Colacello, Nile Rodgers and archival footage of Steve Rubell. Directed by Matt Tyrnauer. Distributed by Zeitgeist Films. 98 minutes. Not Rated. Screened at the 2018 Philadelphia Film Festival. You would think that a movie about arguably the most decadent place in the last century would be more interesting … Continue reading
COLD WAR (2018) Starring Joanna Kulig, Tomasz Kot, Borys Szyc, Agata Kulesza, Cédric Kahn, Jeanne Balibar, Adam Woronowicz, Adam Ferency, Drazen Sivak, Slavko Sobin, Aloïse Sauvage, Adam Szyszkowski, Anna Zagórska, Tomasz Markiewicz, Izabela Andrzejak, Kamila Borowska, Katarzyna Ciemniejewska and Joanna Depczynska. Screenplay by Pawel Pawlikowski and Janusz Glowacki. Directed by Pawel Pawlikowski. Distributed by Amazon … Continue reading
Jessie J – Franklin Music Hall – Philadelphia, PA – October 20, 2018 Photos by Nick Bergmann © 2018 Continue reading
Chvrches – Franklin Music Hall – Philadelphia, PA – October 19, 2018 On October 19th, 2018 synth pop rattled the freshly-named Franklin Hall (formerly Electric Factory, and briefly North Seventh) during the sold out Chvrches show. People of all ages and backgrounds slowly but surely gathered together with beaming smiles. When the lights and electro … Continue reading
Phil Collins – Barclays Center – Brooklyn, NY – October 14, 2018 After a fairly long layoff, Phil Collins proved you can’t hurry retirement. After re-emerging a couple of years ago during the opening night of the US Open in Queens NY and releasing a series of his classic albums complete with side-by-side before and … Continue reading
Ja Rule & Method Man and Redman – North Seventh – Philadelphia, PA – October 12, 2018 Click on thumbnails to see full-sized pictures! Photos by Chris Sanchez-Paralta © 2018 Continue reading
Ken Sharp – Beauty in the Backseat (Jet Fighter) Power Pop Heroes is not just the name of rock journalist and musician Ken Sharp’s recent multi-volume book series – an oral history of the critically-beloved musical style interviewing some of its biggest stars – it also is an accurate description of Sharp and his band. … Continue reading
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