The Cutting Room—with its Belle Époque gilt, stained glass, velvet drapes and surreal, crazy-as-a-loon guitar-shaped bar that seems to melt into the floor—seems like the perfect New York City venue … Read more
It’s hard to compete with this four-day southwest Virginia event for its comprehensive package of a truly top-drawer line-up combined with all the quality extras that complete the festival experience. … Read more
Just a 90-minute drive from New York City, Hidden Valley Ski Lodge in Vernon, New Jersey was set ablaze, bringing the greatest weekend of BBQ and southern music to the … Read more
The word “spirit” immediately comes to mind when describing the 2013 Pennsylvania Blues Festival experience. The festival is now in its third year after a successful reboot in 2011 from … Read more
10,000 Maniacs are back, touring in support of their new release, Music from the Motion Picture. Despite the departure of Natalie Merchant and tragic passing of guitarist Rob Buck, the … Read more
Anyone who thinks show biz isn’t what it used to be hasn’t seen Alice Cooper. Costumes, lights, Goth fairy tales, four killer guitarists and enough energy to start up Frankenstein … Read more
Taking lyrical cues from “Get Me Back Even Again” off his wonderful new album Block Out The Sirens Of This Lonely World, Chip began this intimate, outstanding, ebullient performance with … Read more
It all started at a dinner table of 10 notable music, journalism, and philanthropy experts whom have never met before but have one thing in common – keeping American music … Read more
Gary U.S. Bonds’ 74th birthday party at BB King’s was an especially remarkable happening, as it served to mark the official release of BY US BONDS: That’s My Story and brought out … Read more
The Egg is wonderful. Perched on a pedestal in Empire Plaza, Nelson Rockefeller’s monument to modern architecture, this unusual structure (it actually resembles a clam, but that’s a less appealing … Read more
