Category Archives: Concerts
A Recital With Rasputina-Feb 26th 2011
Sunny and cool today on Long Island as we crawl painfully to the promise of Spring as February draws to a close. I am waiting with a few others on the long Island Railroad platform for a train into New … Continue reading
Filed under Anthropologie, Chelsea Market, Concerts, French Food, Life, New York City, Travel, Vietnamese Food, Wine, Writing
Dresden Dolls Concert-Halloween 2010 Part 2
I am back at the end of the line, standing outside Brother Jimmy’s Bar-B-Que, a fantastic joint for ribs, pulled pork, deep-fried pickles and drinking. I’ve been to the other location before, which is uptown a ways. This is a … Continue reading
Filed under Amanda Palmer, Brian Viglione, Concerts, Dresden Dolls, Life, Memories, New York City, Travel
Dresden Dolls Concert-Halloween 2010 Part 1
It’s a breezy but sunny day as I ride the train to Penn Station in New York City for a very special concert, The Dresden Dolls are playing Irving Plaza. It is the bands 10th anniversary but also the reunion of … Continue reading
Nouvelle Vague Concert-Part 2-Jan 23rd 2010
I enter a long thin dinning area and am immediately approached by the hostess asking how many? “Just me” I say brightly as I begin to take off my layers of coats and hang them as she is already walking toward the back … Continue reading
Filed under Anthony Bourdain, Concerts, France, French, Life, Memories, Music, New York City, Travel
Nouvelle Vague Concert-Part 1- Jan 23rd 2010
Today is unseasonably warm as I walk out of Dunkin Donuts with a decaf coffee in hand and take the escalator up to the platform of the Long Island Railroad Station, I walk past a bunch of young people mostly girls … Continue reading
Filed under Anthony Bourdain, Concerts, Food, French, Memories, New York City, Travel
Anya,Emillianna,Mosquitos & Me. Aug 14th 2009
A nice warm sunny night after a hot muggy day. I haven’t been to Manhattan since June 6th when I saw the P J Harvey show. My plan was to leave work early and have dinner in the city. But … Continue reading
P J Harvey & John Parish-June 2009
It’s a mild overcast June evening as I drive to the train station, the torrential rains of last night are all but gone yet the weather is still unsettled and cooler than it should be for this time of year. … Continue reading
Filed under Beacon Theater, Concerts, Music, New York City, P J Harvey
Duffy Concert-Oct 22nd Part 2 2008
I miss most of the opening act Eli “The Paperboy” Reed and the True Loves, in fact by the time I get back to Webster Hall, they are finishing up the last encore. Peppy Rock-N-Roll that reminds me of Animal House, … Continue reading
Filed under Concerts, Food, Greenwich Village
Duffy Concert-Oct 22nd 2008
A cold night for travel but it’s my last concert of the 2008 and as I board my train I think how much I miss the warm weather of this most glorious summer. A quiet ride tonight with commuters, some reading … Continue reading
Filed under Concerts, Food, Greenwich Village
Anya Marina Show-Part 2-Oct 31st 2008
I never enjoyed beer until I tasted Harp, but this beer is good too and I sip and listen to The Pestilles play old fashioned rock-n-roll, they’re a good young band playing what I think is their first gig-very cool. … Continue reading
Filed under Concerts, Food, Greenwich Village, Memories, Music, New York City
