…does anybody hear?
Anyone who knows me at all knows that I am a huge Bruce Cockburn fan. It’s because of this fact that I decided to buy a couple of tickets to his show in Manhattan last weekend and make the drive.
I’m going to try this cool new feature that Word Press has which allows me to continue this post on a separate page…
…about Elvis Costello and Alan Toussaint?
Well…actually…that they don’t make great music together. Which may not be all that shocking of a revelation, given that EC is famous for angry brit-punk flavored tunes from the 70s, and Alan Toussaint is known for New Orleans flavored jazz music.
Elvis Costello opened up the set with his trademark “(What’s So Funny ’bout) Peace Love and Understanding” and was then (more…)
More from Buddy Guy’s set. Lookit that smile…! Gotta admit, the man has charisma…
Corporations talk about team. Blue in the face from all the talk of team. Well, I got news. Check out this (more…)
On Saturday morning, I went to see Grace Potter and the Nocturnals. She was a charismatic performer with a great Janice Joplin-esque voice. My one complaint was that sometimes it seemed like she was working a little hard on the stage presence thing. I guess my lukewarm response to their performance was…well…either due to the fact that the coffee hadn’t taken effect yet…or reflected in the fact that I only took about 5 photos of their set. And they were all blurry. Argh.
This is the best of the pack:
After this, shuffled over one of the main stages for Buddy Guy’s show. Waited for what seemed like hours in the 90+ degree sun…but the wait (and the cooking) were well worth it.
Here is the legend himself, stepping onto the stage for the first time:
This man has earned every last ounce of his status (more…)
Taking a break from our regularly scheduled Bonnaroo programming, I wanted to take a post here and let you in on a little secret.
Survivor (yes, *that* Survivor) is alive and well, still soldiering on and rocking out festival crowds all over the country this summer. Because I am a lucky bastard and was in the right place at the right time, I got to relive some of my middle-school, Rocky-related fandom for a few hours a couple of Friday nights ago.
I do some freelance work for a webdesign company called (more…)
