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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...

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Love 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...

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Van 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...

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Inside 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...

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Dave 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...

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Sing 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...

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Inside 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...

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Freewheelin 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....

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Greenwich 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:...

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Down 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...

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Positively 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]...

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Electric 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...

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M 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...

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Nat 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...

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The 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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