I forgot to mention something in my review yesterday of Joe Jackson’s concert — it started a half-hour late. Our tickets said showtime was 8:00pm, but it was a little past 8:30pm when Joe finally took the stage. This is not a new phenomenon. I’ve seen it happen over and over again in the 40+ […]
In the late 1970s, several young British rockers started getting some attention and airplay in the US, including The Police, Elvis Costello, and Ian Dury. They were part of a musical movement called New Wave, in which they took the influences of New York bands like Television, Talking Heads, and the Ramones, added a bit […]
Why would I buy tickets to see Steve Martin and Martin Short at The Fox Theatre later this year when I just watched their entire show on Netflix? Even if I had only seen bits and pieces of it, I still wouldn’t go because they didn’t make me smile, let alone laugh. The show’s subtitle, […]
Is it just me, or has the chameleon-like Lady Gaga, master of so many different looks, now morphed into 1970s impressionist extraordinaire Marilyn Michaels? You’ll have to be a certain age to get that reference, but since I am, that was one of the thoughts that flashed through my mind while watching the Elton John […]
Graham Nash may be 76 years old, but he still looks great (with a silver mane of hair) and sounds great, too. He’s able to hit the high notes that a lot of other rockers can’t at his age. When he brought his Intimate Evening Of Songs and Stories to the Pageant on Sunday night, […]