The Secret Of Life
Today is my 60th birthday. Wow, I can’t believe it. Who knows where the time goes….Its a day I have both welcomed and dreaded. But I have told myself the past few days that the secret of life is...
View ArticleLove Goes To Buildings On Fire – Will Hermes
Image via Wikipedia This is the time of year I catch up on music journalism and associated listening. I have several books at my disposal that are raising my music consciousness One such read is an...
View ArticleVan Halen Tour and New Album – The Excitement Buzz Continues
Last night Van Halen played at Cafe Wha? in Greenwich Village for 250 people. I applaud them for igniting such a major excitement buzz for their 2o12 tour and their forthcoming album A Different Kind...
View ArticleInside Llewyn Davis and Dave Van Ronk
Yesterday I blogged about the six week music education series Rhapsodic City: Music of New York presented by the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. It just so happens the third week...
View ArticleDave Van Ronk, The Anthology of Folk Music by Harry Smith
Dave Van Ronk, Folksinger (Photo credit: Wikipedia) It’s been sheer joy listening to Dave Van Ronk‘s memoir, The Mayor of MacDougal Street on Audio CD. Dave Van Ronk and Elijah Wald guide readers along...
View ArticleSing Out! Broadsides and Banjos: The Folk Music Revival with Elijah Wald
I was unable to attend last night’s New York Public Library event, Sing Out! Broadsides and Banjos: The Folk Music Revival with Elijah Wald. I was there in spirit as I completed the audio book, The...
View ArticleInside Llewyn Davis Update
MacDougal Street in Greenwich Village (Photo credit: Wikipedia) At the 2013 Cannes Film Festival the Grand Prix prize (AKA, second place) went to Joel Coen and Ethan Coen‘s ‘Inside Llewyn Davis,’ which...
View ArticleFreewheelin on Jones Street in Greenwich Village
My son took me on a revelatory side-excursion in Greenwich Village yesterday as he turned me on to a “new” vinyl record store, Record Runner. Matthew loves to shop there and I became an immediate fan....
View ArticleGreenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation
We continue with the theme of Greenwich Village, Folk Music, the 60′s, Suze Rotolo, Bob Dylan, and Dave Van Ronk. Tomorrow, November 12th is the release date for the documentary, Greenwich Village:...
View ArticleDown in Washington Square: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection
I increase my knowledge of American folk music as time leads up to the release date of the Coen Brother’s film, Inside Llewyn Davis on December 6, 2013. I noticed that WPKN is hosting a two-day...
View ArticlePositively 4th Street
New York City’s 4th Street is at the heart of the Manhattan residential district Greenwich Village, where Dylan once lived.[17] Dylan lived from early-1962 until late-1964 in a small $60-per-month[6]...
View ArticleElectric Lady Studios – Greenwich Village
Have you ever been (have you ever been) to Electric Ladyland? The magic carpet waits for you so don’t you be late The answer to that question is finally a resounding Yes! My wife and I were walking in...
View ArticleM Train – Patti Smith
I just know this will be my favorite book this year. Patti Smith’s M Train is due to be released on October 6th by Knopf. The photo on the book’s jacket is a sacred memento for Patti Smith: It shows...
View ArticleNat Hentoff – Journalist Extraordinaire
The passing of Nat Hentoff on January 7th left a discernible void in music and free speech. I have been richly educated by his writing for many decades. The NY Times published an article about his life...
View ArticleThe Velvet Underground Experience
Thinking about heading down to NYC to witness The Velvet Underground Experience an immersive multi-media exhibit that just opened in Greenwich Village. This exhibition was created by La Cite de la...
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