I never seem to get tired of watching and listening to a duo playing a combination of either bass or guitar with drums. I doubt I will get tired of it. This kind of thing requires so much creative thinking and action on the part of each musician, and I saw an incarnation of it […]
In a haze of smoke Brent Amaker and the Rodeo performed an afternoon set at Saturday’s Capitol Hill Block Party. Neumos was hot and packed with people to watch six cowboys in white play some excellent country music. And what’s sexier than six cowboys dressed in black, the Rodeo’s usual color of choice? Six cowboys […]
Ray Davies @ the Neptune, 7/14 Show Review & Photos by Dagmar Ray Davies Ray Davies is one of those artists who could play songs for days and still not scratch the surface of his great songs. As a songwriter he could have quit early in The Kinks with “You Really Got Me” or “Tired […]
The 2012 Capitol Hill Block Party takes control of key sections off Broadway this weekend. An annual summer tradition, this year’s shows take place July 20th, 21st, and 22nd. That’s this Friday, Saturday and Sunday if you’re not a date person. For those of you who might have no idea which bands to see, the […]
The Party in the Swamp – Quintron and Miss Pussycat @ Chop Suey, July 6th Review by Blake Madden Photos by Dagmar It was perhaps nine years ago during a Quintron show at New York’s Knitting Factory that a male member of the audience stripped completely nude, danced his way over to a wall, and […]