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LIKE IT WAS YESTERDAY I remember a perfect September morning, cloudless sky, a ten out of ten…like it was yesterday Standing in my trading booth, reviewing the previous day’s trades and positions…like it was yesterday The lights and monitors flash…like it was yesterday The tape reports a small plane has flown into one of the…
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Jesse Malin at The Gramercy Theatre (2025-09-06) It’s been well documented what Jesse Malin has been battling with since May of 2023 when he suffered a rare spinal stroke which left him paralyzed from the waste down. Can you imagine leaving your home of the past 20 years one day to go have a late…
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Neil Young and Chrome Hearts Live at The Jones Beach Ampitheatre (2025-08-23) I’ve had Aug. 23rd marked on my calendar for months now as in my mind it was Neil Young & Chrome Hearts day. With a ticket sitting in my wallet for the pit and a gorgeous night I was super stoked as I…
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The Ron Carter Great Big Band and April May Webb Live at the Marcus Garvey Bandshell (2025-08-22) The Charlie Parker Jazz Festival has been a staple of the New York City jazz scene for over 30 years now and I just have to say that the folks at Captial One City Parks Foundation SummerStage, WBGO…
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JER – Death Of The Heart (Bad Time Records) I’ve said this numerous times in the past, but with the resurgence of SKA in the late Twenty teens and twenties, there are a handful of people who have played an integral role in getting this thing going. One of them, who is in my humble…
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Nothing’s Wasted on the Soul – Joey Kneiser I’m still making my way through my first listen to Joey Kneiser’s surprise new album, Nothing’s Wasted on the Soul, his first new album in 10 years (How the hell is The Wilderness ten years old already?), but oh my lord, this thing sounds so good. It…
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Gogol Bordello Live at Prospect Park (2025-08-02) If you’ve been paying attention, you know that I’ve gone to a handful of shows this year (Do centipedes have hands?) Well, I can honestly say that Saturday night at Prospect Park for BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn’s punk night, Eugene Hutz and Gogol Bordello put on the most electrifying…
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Jerry Harrison & Adrian Belew’s Remain In Light – Live at Webster Hall (2025-07-31) I’ve been a fan of Talking Heads ever since I first heard the opening strum of “Psycho Killer” back in 1977. I certainly wasn’t sure what to make of these nerdy art students with their quirky lyrics and very different song…
W.S. Walcott Medicine Show 