Crosby, Stills & Nash, Bristol, CT, August 5, 1988
I do not remember my in-the-moment impressions of this show, but I do have a memory sense that I was underwhelmed. I think this is one of the first concerts I attended where I noticed in real-time that I was surrounded by the "wine-and-cheese crowd"...
Phil Lesh & Friends, Camden, NJ, July 28, 2001
I used to love going to see this band. Known as "The Quintet", this was the longest-running incarnation of Phil Lesh & Friends.
Grateful Dead, Tinley Park, IL, July 21, 1990
This show was the first of a three night run to close out the Grateful Dead's 1990 Summer Tour. The band was on a stellar, multi-year tear that began with the Spring East Coast Tour in 1987 but really found its legs throughout 1989...
Ultramagnetic MCs / Dr Octagon, New York, NY, July 11, 1997
This show took place during the era when hip hop shows had a reputation (and oftentimes reality) of being hit or miss affairs, with late artists, middling sound, stage full of posse (out numbering band members)...off-kilter, chaotic and unpredictable. On a good night, exciting.
Furthur ’98, Saratoga Springs, NY, July 4, 1998
For the Furthur ‘98 concert in Saratoga on July 4, 1998, the band was called “The Other Ones” and was co-led by former Grateful Dead members Bob Weir and Phil Lesh.
Blips on the Release Radar
Release Radar has been one of my favourite sources for finding new music over the last few years.
Dean & Britta Lockdown Livestream, June 27, 2020
Once upon a time, a wicked and wretched people were smitten with a catastrophe - potentially of their own making - which ground their world to a halt...
Rolling Stones, Pittsburgh, PA, June 20, 2015
When the Rolling Stones announced their Zip Code tour on March 31, 2015 it was to be their first stadium tour of North America since 2007.
Tori Amos, New Haven, CT, June 13, 1994
The chance to see Tori Amos live presented itself in mid-1994 at the Palace Theatre, in New Haven, Connecticut. She was on a ridiculously long tour for her follow-up to Little Earthquakes, Under the Pink.
The Kinks, New Haven, CT, June 6, 1983
“What was your first concert?” Whenever I hear people answer that question, I typically witness either embarrassment or pride. I feel neither when I answer the question but I will say that I have never met someone with the same answer as me...
Batavia Collective
Batavia Collective are a three-piece electronic jazz ensemble from Jakarta, Indonesia. The members - Doni Joesran, Elfa Zulham and Kenny Gabriel – joined us for this long-distance discussion to mark the release of their new EP, BTVC, on Belgium-based R&S Records.