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X – Palladium-Times Square – 8.31.23
The first time I saw X was at The Palladium on 14th St. followed by an afterparty at Danceteria back in 1982. Both those musical institutions are long gone. The Palladium-Times Square occupies a space under an office building housing Paramount Media, home to MTV. It was originally the Astor Plaza movie theatre but after…
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Sisters of Mercy vs Love and Rockets – A New Tale to Tell
On Friday June 2nd, for the first time in 14 years, Sisters of Mercy took the stage at the beautiful, sold out Kings Theatre in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY. Long time leader Andrew Eldritch prowled around the dark, backlit stage, his bald head occasionally appearing in the lights. Two guitars and the band’s…
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Charly Bliss – Market Hotel, Brooklyn, NY
After a four year hiatus, not helped any by the pandemic, Charly Bliss are back! They are currently on a ten stop mini tour of the U.S. The second stop of the tour was at the sold out Market Hotel in Bushwick, Brooklyn. The energy and joy coming from the stage was incredible considering temps…
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Just Who the **** is Laurel Canyon?
What bands do you think of when you hear the name Laurel Canyon? Crosby Still & Nash? The Mamas & the Papas? The Byrds? A garage band from Pennsylvania? All correct. Just who is Laurel Canyon? Laurel Canyon is kinda new. They’ve been around for a few of years, but throw in the pandemic years…
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WACKO Festival, 2023, Day 1, Brugge, Belgium – 4.7.23
A tree lined historic medieval square? Check. Three of Belgium’s best hard rock trios? Check. Locally brewed beer? Check. Public urinals? Well, yeah, of course. That was the scene as this American visited Brugge, Belgium while on vacation. Having spent a few days prior in Amsterdam and missing several concert opportunities, (The Waterboys? Damn!) this…
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Warmduscher vs Devo
In 1979 I was sitting with a bunch of high school friends awaiting the arrival of Devo at the Palladium in New York City (sadly torn down to make way for NYU dorms in 1997) Devo’s warm up act back then were their groundbreaking music videos they produced two years before MTV was born. A…
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