Altan Irish Ensemble Makes for Thoroughly Modern Traditionalists by Brad Balfour When the Irish group Altan visited New York during St. Patrick’s week, it transformed the City Winery in lower Manhattan into a pastoral scene. It was rich with lilting melodies, harmonious voices and the engaging sonics of various traditional instruments such as violin, accordion, … Continue reading
Jack and Jack – Le Poisson Rouge – New York, NY – April 13, 2018 Click on thumbnails to see full-sized pictures! Photos by Maggie Mitchell © 2018 Continue reading
Sabrina Carpenter, Why Don’t We?, Olivia Holt, Alex Aiano, Lauv & James Maslow – Z100 Jingle Ball Pre-Show – Hammerstein Ballroom – New York, NY – December 8, 2017 Photos by Alycia Fabrizio © 2017 Continue reading
Bob Seger – I Knew You When (Capitol) You may take it from the wistful title and the cover photo of a fresh-faced, 20-something Bob Seger staring out at you that his latest album would be a celebration of the music he grew up listening to. Instead, I Knew You When is a look backward, … Continue reading
Patti Smith – Central Park SummerStage – New York, NY – September 14, 2017 Thursday, Patti Smith celebrated what would have been the 69th birthday of her late husband (Fred “Sonic” Smith) in Central Park. One of our finest poets of rock, Smith is a mystic of verse and voice. This night was as special as … Continue reading
ALINA (2017) Starring Darya Ekamasova, Olga N. Bogdanova, David Atrakchi, Grisha Reydler, Anna Vlads, Alisa Ermolaev, Evgeniya Orudzheva, Diane Martella, Kathryn Kates, Valeriya Korennaya, Gabriel Sloyer, Maria Miano, Ronald Catania, John Scarpinito and Tony Naumovski. Screenplay by Ben Barenholtz. Directed by Ben Barenholtz. Distributed Super 80 Films. 89 minutes. Not Rated. It’s hard to believe … Continue reading
We’re Off to See the Wizard World! by Jay S. Jacobs Wizard World Comic-Con touched down in Philadelphia again as freaks, geeks, aliens, superheroes, gamers, mad slashers and B-actors all made their way to the Convention Center this past weekend. (June 1 to June 4.) It was where fantasy met commerce in an awe-inspiring, sense-pulsing … Continue reading
Shannon McNally Gets Her Irish Up by Jay S. Jacobs It’s hard to believe that Shannon McNally has been flying under the radar for about 20 years now. A strong-voiced songstress with a love of musical variety, she was signed up by Capitol Nashville in 1997 while still playing coffee houses and attending Franklin and Marshall … Continue reading
Bush Tetras – Johnny Brenda’s – Philadelphia, PA – May 20, 2017 On May 20, the New York punk rockers Bush Tetras made a super-rare appearance in Philly at Johnny Brenda’s. Originally formed in 1979, the group, as led by Cynthia Sley, still sound like nothing else. They obliterated a welcoming Philadelphia crowd, leaving the … Continue reading
Woody Harrelson & Laura Dern Being Brutally Honest About Wilson by Jay S. Jacobs We all know a guy like Wilson, a jaded eccentric who is as fascinated by people as his is offended by them. When casting Daniel (Ghost World) Clowes’ popular graphic novel about a middle-aged curmudgeon trying to find a reason in … Continue reading
