Russ Giguere of The Association Words He Uses to Describe… by Jay S. Jacobs In the introduction to his new autobiography Along Comes the Association, long-time band member Russ Giguere good-naturedly explains to the reader who exactly he is and why he felt the need to write about his life in The Association. It is … Continue reading
Jane Birkin Cultural Icon / Singer / Actor / Writer Presents a One-Time Concert – Birkin Gainsbourg The Symphonic by Brad Balfour In the late-’60s, a French song, “Je t’aime, moi non plus,” came out and stirred both controversy and accolades as well as becoming an international pop hit – even getting considerable airplay in … Continue reading
ONCE WERE BROTHERS: ROBBIE ROBERTSON AND THE BAND Featuring Robbie Robertson, Ronnie Hawkins, Dominique Robertson, Jonathan Taplin, John Simon, Elliott Landy, David Geffen, Bruce Springsteen, Eric Clapton, Martin Scorsese, Van Morrison, Peter Gabriel, Taj Mahal, Jann Wenner, George Semkiw, Grant Smith, John Hammond, Jimmy Vivino, Bill Scheele, John Scheele, Larry Campbell and archival footage of … Continue reading
Greta van Fleet – The Met – Philadelphia, PA – December 29, 2019 Greta Van Fleet Completes Triumphant Year, Wowing Crowd in Philly Greta Van Fleet hit the Met in Philadelphia for the first of two make-up shows to conclude a year of worldwide touring. The show made up for any delay and put an … Continue reading
DAVID CROSBY: REMEMBER MY NAME (2019) Featuring David Crosby, Jan Dance, James Raymond, Roger McGuinn, Chris Hillman, Henry Diltz, Enrico Merlin, Stephen Barncard, Cameron Crowe, AJ Eaton and archival footage of Graham Nash, Neil Young, Stephen Stills, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Jackson Browne, Paul Shaffer and Glenn … Continue reading
BARBARA RUBIN AND THE EXPLODING NEW YORK UNDERGROUND (2018) Featuring Ara Osterweil, Amy Taubin, Jonas Mekas, Wendy Clarke, J. Hoberman, Joey Freeman, Stella Jane, Richard Foreman, Stephen Bornstein, Gordon Ball, Rosebud Feliu-Pettet, Susan Baustman, Debra Feiner Coddington, Randall Bourscheidt, Bracha Dean, Ahron Horowitz, Rafael Weingot, Selma Katz, Brett Aronowitz, Itka Brill and archival footage of … Continue reading
NICO, 1988 (2018) Starring Trine Dyrholm, John Gordon Sinclair, Anamaria Marinca, Sandor Funtek, Thomas Trabacchi, Karina Fernandez, Calvin Demba, Francesco Colella, Freddy Drabble, Matt Patresi and archival footage of Andy Warhol and Nico. Screenplay by Susanna Nicchiarelli. Directed by Susanna Nicchiarelli. Distributed by Magnolia Pictures. 93 minutes. Rated R. 80s cult-favorite new wave band named … Continue reading
THE B-SIDE: ELSA DORFMAN’S PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY (2016) Featuring Elsa Dorfman. Directed by Errol Morris. Distributed by Neon. 76 minutes. Rated R. Errol Morris is arguably the best documentarian of the last 30-40 years. He’s certainly one of the most diverse. In recent years, he is best known for doing long, detailed interview films with men … Continue reading
Richard Barone, Steve Addabbo & Eric Bazilian – World Café Live – Philadelphia, PA – June 17, 2017 World Café Live was transformed into a 1960’s era venue last Saturday, as Richard Barone brought his covers album Sorrows & Promises: Greenwich Village in the 1960’s to life. With help from the expert musicians Steve Addabbo … Continue reading
Wesley Stace and Eric Bazilian – Tin Angel – Philadelphia, PA – February 1, 2017 On February 1, I took my last trip to the Old City venue Tin Angel before it closed for good of February 4. A place steeped in memories for so much of Philadelphia for 24 years and for me as … Continue reading
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