Contemporary Rock N Roll, Pop Music and The Raskins
Contemporary rock n roll and Pop music are often linked. ‘Pop’, which is the abbreviation for Popular music, is a well-known genre. But what is it, exactly? It’s nothing, and it’s everything; it is a compilation of works from across a multitude of genres with nothing in common except that it (pop music) attracts the “mainstream.”
Read moreVenus Demars, 10 Bones and Independent Music Labels
She has been an indie artist running her own independent music label since the 1980s. I first saw her on stage at Don Hill’s. My friend Dahlia insisted we go see her and her band All The Pretty Horses: “You’ll really dig’ em.” I did. And her stage show blew me a way. No wonder Siren Magazine called them “the most visually arresting band you’ll ever see.” The sound, then, was part The Cars, with a dash of Bowie, spiced up with punk and all mixed into a concoction of dark […]
Read moreSneak Preview of Something Cool!
The new CD by Veronica Klaus with the Tammy L. Hal Quartet was funded, in part, by a crowd-sourcing effort on Kickstarter.com
Read moreCaribbean Jazz by The Pedrito Martinez Trio
If you like Caribbean Jazz, with lots of percussion, then you might want to check out The Pedrito Martinez Trio (Pedrito Martinez on percussion, Axel Tosca on piano, and John Benites on bass.)
Read moreMike Arenella and the Dreamland Orchestra on Governors Island
Mike Arenella and the Dreamland Orchestra on Governors Island for a hot balmy day of 1920s revival fun. We stepped off the ferry after a ten minute ride off the southern tip of Manhattan.
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