Wilfrid Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 I cannot believe Hinds are playing a holiday camp in Bognor Regis next year. What's wrong with New York City? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchell101 Posted October 28, 2023 Share Posted October 28, 2023 We had to cancel an earlier planned visit to the Blue Note for Robtober and the club was gracious enough to substitute tickets for last night’s sold out show with Glasper’s regular band and D Smoke. Another night of Glasper’s unique jazzy hip hop. I don’t know what it is but jazz piano backing rap gets me every time. D Smoke is a very engaging entertainer. Nothing really “wow” on the music side but fun night as usual at Glasper residency show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchW Posted October 28, 2023 Share Posted October 28, 2023 On 10/25/2023 at 9:49 AM, Wilfrid said: I cannot believe Hinds are playing a holiday camp in Bognor Regis next year. What's wrong with New York City? Well, now you have a reason to head back to the UK for a bit. And convince them to come here again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted October 28, 2023 Share Posted October 28, 2023 I think rather than travel to Bognor Regis I will continue to bug Ana in her DMs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronS Posted October 29, 2023 Share Posted October 29, 2023 I saw grid link twice this weekend. two really terrific performances of material I love, and it's hard to think there will ever be a grind core band I like more. everything really made me feel old, for a lot of reasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakeater Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 The best of those reasons is: you ARE old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 Melissa Errico on Friday at 54 Below. Almost 20 years since I first saw her, talking of old. I remember the first time I spoke to her after a set at the Oak Room. I told my wife about it, including the detail that she enthusiastically grabbed both my wrists. Wife: "Self defense." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchell101 Posted November 4, 2023 Share Posted November 4, 2023 U2 at The Sphere in Las Vegas. Words cannot describe what this show is like. It’s beyond spectacle. Note that while I like U2 I can’t say I’m a fan. I never play their music at home and never saw them in concert before tonight. The show is remarkable. The band was excellent. Rumors of Bono no longer being able to sing are not true. and he covered Lou Reed! They have a pretty good guitar player too. 😵 Now to The Sphere. While The outside is amazing it is dwarfed by the inside. Built by James Dolan, this was the venue people could not wait to hate. But the sound is as close to perfect as I’ve ever experienced. The effects on the screen are mind blowing. I purposefully did not take an edible before the show as I did not want my judgment skewed. Does it distract from the music? I’d say no, at least with U2 it didn’t. Some comments from friends after the show: ”I don’t know if I can go to a regular concert again” ”This is the only show that I’d be willing to fly across the country to see.” Yes, I would recommend getting on a plane and seeing this before the residency ends in February. It is that good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted November 4, 2023 Share Posted November 4, 2023 Melissa was as compelling as ever and if anything her between-song patter was funnier. Special guest for a lengthy medley, 95 year old Marilyn Maye. The set was mainly Broadway songs from a range of eras: the highlight, “The Man I Love” (dedicated to her parents in the front row) followed by her complex take on “Windmills of my Mind”. I have more to say, but easier typed when I am off this 6 train. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted November 4, 2023 Share Posted November 4, 2023 What I wanted to add, in response to conversations with @Sneakeater @MitchW and others: I have very recently been transfixed by some of Henry Taylor’s paintings at the Whitney and by (my advance copy of) Fosse’s [i]A Shining[/i]. My aesthetic and emotional response to Melissa’s “The Man I Loved” (her father snared her mother by playing it) is not on a different or lower level. You can prefer Kerry James Marshall to Taylor, you can prefer Beckett to Fosse, you can perhaps prefer someone to Gershwin or like a performer more than Melissa. But these are treasured aesthetic experiences we are so grateful for and not to be ranked as “high” or “low.” 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakeater Posted November 5, 2023 Share Posted November 5, 2023 YO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted November 28, 2023 Share Posted November 28, 2023 Look what Ana from Hinds just told me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchW Posted November 28, 2023 Share Posted November 28, 2023 Let's decide what heinous venue they'll play at here in NYC... Terminal 5? Brooklyn Steel? Maybe Pier 17 (which would be fun). Bowery Ballroom - though I guess they're too popular for that? Open for the Stones at the Meadlowlands = HELP!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
small h Posted November 28, 2023 Share Posted November 28, 2023 Irving Plaza. But I hope it's Pier 17. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchell101 Posted November 28, 2023 Share Posted November 28, 2023 I'm going to guess Radio City Music Hall. They've been upping their live music game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted November 28, 2023 Share Posted November 28, 2023 Music Hall of Williamsburg was a perfect place to see them but they easily sold it out. Maybe they will indeed move up in size. I would worry about getting a ticket, but since I see their every move on Instagram I should be good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchW Posted November 28, 2023 Share Posted November 28, 2023 2 hours ago, Mitchell101 said: I'm going to guess Radio City Music Hall. They've been upping their live music game. I think they need a place with general admission, or at least some standing area in front of seats. Lest we forget another of my least faves - Webster Hall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchW Posted November 28, 2023 Share Posted November 28, 2023 1 hour ago, Wilfrid said: Music Hall of Williamsburg was a perfect place to see them but they easily sold it out. Maybe they will indeed move up in size. I would worry about getting a ticket, but since I see their every move on Instagram I should be good. I've come to learn, after decades of shows, that nothing in NYC is ever truly sold out. Or to put it another way, one can always get a ticket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backyardchef Posted November 28, 2023 Share Posted November 28, 2023 On 11/4/2023 at 9:51 PM, Sneakeater said: YO Gabba Gabba Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephanieL Posted November 28, 2023 Share Posted November 28, 2023 We saw Abdullah Ibrahim and his combo at SF Jazz a couple of weeks ago. He's 90 years old, and sadly plays like it--N said that many times, he lost focus and the other 2 players had to improvise until he came back in. I'm sorry I didn't get to see him in his heyday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 Hinds are in New York to write songs. I have told Ana not to play a show while I am out of town. Because she will do what I tell her. 😠 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchW Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 8 hours ago, Wilfrid said: Hinds are in New York to write songs. I have told Ana not to play a show while I am out of town. Because she will do what I tell her. 😠 I was gonna DM that IG post to you, but figured you'd see it eventually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 For sure. And Ana promises no shows on this trip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 Hinds. Where were they? The last pic of Ana suggests SoHo to me but I can’t place it. https://www.instagram.com/p/C1FQouVIkqA/?igsh=MTVldHU3dXZveDN2bg== Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchW Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Saw a fun show this past weekend - the Bowie Birthday celebration - at City Winery. The Bowie Birthday Bash Hosted By Rhett Miller And Robert Burke Warren With Michael Cerveris Michael played Hedwig in the stage production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch. And many other roles throughout his illustrious career. Something about singing a Bowie song really brings out the greatness in these people. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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