The Red Clay Strays – The Mann Center – Philadelphia, PA – August 7, 2026 Southern rock, classic country, a bit of gospel, and something completely their own—the Red Clay Strays made sure to pull out all the stops for a raucous Friday night Philadelphia crowd. My familiarity with The Red Clay Strays’ catalog was … Continue reading
ZZ Ward – City Winery – Philadelphia, PA – March 16, 2025 What does ZZ Ward have in common with Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison and Jerry Lee Lewis? Her latest CD Liberation has just been released on Sun Records, the legendary Memphis label which once upon a time discovered the members of the … Continue reading
Music Scene The Best of 1969-1970 (Volumes 1 & 2) (MPI Home Video-2000) The train wreck that is Music Scene – an uncomfortable, pre-Saturday Night Live mix of youthful comedy and popular music – is worth watching if only for its noble attempt to do what it did before what it did was done right. This ABC variety … Continue reading
The Ed Sullivan Show Rock ‘n’ Roll Classics (Rhino-2002) Your tolerance of the variety show format is equally proportional to the amount of hours you’ve viewed MTV since 1981. More than two decades have passed since the rest of television adapted to the now-taken-for-granted style of the quick-edited, odd-camera-angled, sound-bit, irony-heavy entertainment presentation. You are … Continue reading
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