Concerts
Springsteen at Giants Stadium: Long walk home after three hour set
I never realized how wide and varied the audience is at a Springsteen concert.
I don’t mean “Oh gee, there are men and women, young and old, and they all love this man.” I’m talking about the varied amount of testosterone drowning out the gals last night. Drunk, sober, gay, straight, tone deaf, on key, sitting, [...]
R.E.M. at the Garden
It had music. It had lights. It had… flossing? I wonder what Michael Stipe would say about the dental hygiene in the crowd.
Anthony Rapp at Queens Theatre in the Park
There’s a song on Anthony’s album called “Lesson #1″. “To tell the truth is lesson number one.” Do you know what Lesson #2 is? When the Pope’s in town, give yourself another hour’s travel time for traffic. If you don’t, you will likely arrive late, and be called out by the person on stage singing. Oops.
Matchbox Twenty at the Garden
As an anti-Valentine Day person, I couldn’t have spent the non-holiday at a better place than Madison Square Garden, with Alanis Morissette and Matchbox Twenty. Setlist and review follow…
And I’ve got to, got to know
I am one of the few who couldn’t care less about the Superbowl. The most interesting thing about it is not that the Giants are in it, that Tom Petty is playing halftime, or that Paula Abdul’s pretaped performance will be aired. No, the most interesting thing is that JKras is in Phoenix, and he’s [...]
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