Wilfrid Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 If I had, I'd give it away. Is he not here for this garguantuan SNL 50th anniversary live stream on Sunday? I admit I am backing away from it, such a gluttony of self-congratulation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchW Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 7 hours ago, mongo said: wilf? No, evidently the weather wasn’t to his liking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Bonner Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 11 hours ago, Wilfrid said: If I had, I'd give it away. Is he not here for this garguantuan SNL 50th anniversary live stream on Sunday? I admit I am backing away from it, such a gluttony of self-congratulation. he is. I think he's actually performing at Radio City for it on Friday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
small h Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 My neighbor texted me at 9am that he was on the line (there's a third show tonight) and did I want to wait with him so he could get a second ticket. Like, not for me, for his wife or daughter. So that was a hard no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchW Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 Last week, at the Café Carlyle, we were lucky enough to see a great show by Benmont Tench; Benmont was Tom Petty's (RIP) keyboard player, and has played with, well, basically everyone from the Stones on down or up, however you want to look at it. And he had a special guest, who was on a break from a mini-tour - Steve Nieve. He invited Steve up and they sang a beautiful version of (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchW Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 As noted above, Steve is on a "mini-tour" with Elvis Costello. Seems right, since he's been playing keyboards with Elvis for about 47 years. We saw the shows in Red Bank and Montclair, NJ and will be at tomorrow night's show at the famous Capital Theatre, in Port Chester, NY. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 I saw in the New Yorker that Henry Threadgill is playing Jazz Gallery with Vijay Iyer around the end of May. It will sell out. I can't believe there are still chances to see him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Me and Sneak on Threadgill and life: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchW Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 A fantastic show at The Town Hall last night. T Bone Burnett, touring for the first time in nearly 20 years, in semi-support of his first album (The Other Side) over that same time period. All strings, lots of bluegrass, just great - as is the album. The strict no-photos policy was being enforced...with a light hand. So I waited until the final song to take a crappy pic... The album is well worth a listen...or ten. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchell101 Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 On 2/26/2025 at 11:49 AM, MitchW said: As noted above, Steve is on a "mini-tour" with Elvis Costello. Seems right, since he's been playing keyboards with Elvis for about 47 years. We saw the shows in Red Bank and Montclair, NJ and will be at tomorrow night's show at the famous Capital Theatre, in Port Chester, NY. And guess who was just added as a special guest at Trombone Shorty's Treme Threauxdown during Jazzfest? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephanieL Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 Not sure if this would be considered a gig, but N and I saw a brilliant SF Symphony concert conducted by Marin Alsop last week, making her SF Symphony debut if you can believe it. Alsop, like Gustavo Dudamel, is a conductor I've always wanted to see live, so I'm really glad I had the chance. It was one of the best classical concerts I've ever seen. Review here: Conductor Marin Alsop Makes High-Octane Debut With SF Symphony | San Francisco Classical Voice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
small h Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 On the (very) off-chance that any of y'all are familiar with my old pals Alice Donut, they have reunited after many years and are playing at Brooklyn Monarch this Friday (4/25) and Saturday (4/26). I will be there both nights, probably dressed inappropriately for my age. http://www.alicedonut.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchell101 Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 (edited) Jazzfest Highlights Part 1 Halfway thru and here are the highlights: Ryan Foret & the Foret Tradition: Swampy soul with a great groove Rosie Ledet singing cajun/zydeco with a family band with all of her songs being double entendre like "You Can Eat My Poussier" 😀 Bonerama: Trombone band playing Led Zeppelin Stanton Moore Trio: Funky jazz with sit ins by horn players Eric Bloom (Lettuce) and Skerik. This was just great and had everyone in the Jazz Tent on their feet. Shemekia Copeland singing the blues. What a voice. Delfeayo Marsalis and his orchestra: What a band. My newbie friends were blown away. Honey Island Swamp Band: If there is a more fun swampy funky soul band please let me know. Youssou NDOUR: Just amazing voice and band. Never saw him before. Stanley Clarke: Just wow. A small and super tight band. Clarke played upright bass for the first half of the show and bass guitar for the second half. A true legend. The Rumble: Mardi Gras Indian Soul Funk band that never disappoints. Ari Teitel, their Jewish guitar player, is making his parents very happy. 😆 The Revivalists: They always bring it at Jazzfest. Special moment: they brought out Tank Ball and Ivan Neville to close with "I Shall Be released." My wife lost her mother just last month so she lost it. It was downright beautiful. And the next day we ran into lead singer David Shaw at a Crawfish Festival. She told him that he made her cry the day before and he gave her the biggest hug. And the above was just during the day....... Night time has also been great including this: Edited April 30 by Mitchell101 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
small h Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 FYI https://cityparksfoundation.org/events/wet-leg/?mc_cid=1c594578cb&mc_eid=bee7194cc2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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