2012: A Year In Pictures, October and December
Johnny Hallyday, Beacon Theater, Oct. 7, 2012 Blake Mills, Terminal 5, New York, NY, Oct. 16, 2012 Fiona Apple, Terminal 5, New York, NY, 0ct. 16, 2012 Fiona Apple, Terminal 5, Oct. 16, 2012 Beast Patrol, The Studio at Webster Hall, October 19, 2012 Alex Greenwald and Z Berg, JJAMZ, … Read more
2012: A Year In Pictures: Dec. 2011- March 2012
A series of highlights, as well as a chronological accounting. At the beginning: shows I went to after I had completed last year’s year-end roundup but before the end of the year. Naked Fiction, Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco, CA, Dec. 30, 2011 we are the Last Men On Earth, Bottom of … Read more
Postcards from the Pit: The Darkness / The Dirty Pearls / Sweatheart, 10/22/12
This show fell into the time period I refer to as “Halloween or Tuesday?”, in which, due to New York’s ah, vibrant populace, it is sometimes hard to tell if the person / group of people wearing what appear to be costumes are on their way to/from a Halloween party, or if they customarily rig … Read more
Video: Valentine’s Day Grab Bag
Because we’ve all got that one, you know the one I mean: it never works but you always want to think it will. And they always know exactly when to call. Sometimes it goes so, so well, for a while: Other times, you end up going all the way down the rabbit hole: … Read more
Postcards from the Pit: The Darkness / Foxy Shazam / Crown Jewel Defense, Irving Plaza, 2/4/2012
This past Saturday night I went to the third show of The Darkness’ current North American tour, which is their first visit to these shores after a six year hiatus. It was an amazing evening; one of the many highlights of my time in the pit was the multiple occasions the dudes around me started … Read more