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Sharon Jones Closes Out Summerstage

August 27, 2008

It was a rare kind of August Sunday in New York City. Sunny, comfortable with no humidity in the air. A perfect day, as Central Park’s Summerstage wrapped up its 2008 schedule with a day of soul and funk.
We got to the park in time to hear the last couple of songs from [...]

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From the Pit | All Points West, Day 1

August 21, 2008

I wasn’t sure what to expect from Day One of All Points West. I usually hit the smaller Northeast festivals like Mountain Jam and the Vibes. But the setting was without compare. From almost anywhere on the festival grounds, a look to the East gave you a beautiful shot of the New [...]

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Sunday Free Show: Sharon Jones at Summerstage

August 16, 2008

Sunday is the final show of the 2008 Summerstage season. Wrapping up this twenty-third season of music are bands associated with Daptone Records, bearer of the torch of classic R&B. For the friendly price of nothing, you’re getting three Brooklyn based soul and funk bands, headlined by Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings.

The show [...]

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My Morning Jacket to Play MSG on NYE

June 12, 2008

I just saw this news in the LMB inbox and was rather impressed:

2008 already looked like it would be a big year for My Morning Jacket, but I can’t say I thought they’d already be playing Madison Square Garden on New Year’s Eve. It looks like all the buzz around their latest release, Evil [...]

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Tea Leaf Green @ Highline Ballroom, NYC 4/18/08

April 29, 2008

As part of last weekend’s Green Apple Music Festival, Tea Leaf Green played two sold-out shows at the relatively new Highline Ballroom in the Meatpacking District.

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Widespread Panic | Live in NYC April 4-5, 2008

April 9, 2008

This past weekend, Widespread Panic rolled into northern Manhattan — Washington Heights to be exact — for two shows at the United Palace.

Panic weekend in NYC is always one of the highlights of the concert calendar, and I had been really looking forward to these dates. The shows at Radio City on their last [...]

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Drive-By Truckers @ Terminal 5, New York 3/26/08

March 31, 2008

The last Drive-by Truckers show I saw was their stellar Dirt Underneath performance at Bowery Ballroom (photos here). I was stationed front and center for one of the best concerts I saw all year. They were more powerful, unplugged, than most any other band turned up to eleven.
That was in October. Last [...]

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