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  • Ian Axel at North Star Bar in Philadelphia

    Some days are perfect. Yesterday was one such day. It began with a long call with my mom. While relaxing in the apartment (catching up on the last two episodes of Blue Bloods [great show]), the doorman rang up to say that someone left us a package. A few minutes later, I was […]

  • Girlyman at The Southern

    The weekend began as great as it could, with a Girlyman show at the Birchmere. You can read about it here. It ended as well as it began, with Girlyman at The Southern Cafe. The Southern is the reincarnation of Gravity Lounge (in Charlottesville, VA). If I understand correctly, the sound engineer from […]

  • Girlyman and Susan Werner at Birchmere

    Last night was almost exactly five months from the last time we saw Girlyman in concert. That’s just about our limit before we burst, so we were thankful for the opportunity to see them at Birchmere again. (Apologies for the quality of the photos. Birchmere has poor lighting for compact cameras in general, […]

  • Jesse Terry and Gavin Slate at Rockwood Music Hall

    Yesterday promised to be a perfect late afternoon / early evening. It didn’t disappoint! Jesse Terry is an amazing singer/songwriter (many easy ways for you to verify that claim for yourself, on YouTube, his own site, MySpace, etc.). We’ve seen him perform at a house concert, then at The Bitter End. We’ve been […]

  • Marjory Lee at Arlene’s Grocery

    We’ve seen Marjory Lee perform once before, in a house concert. Feel free to read the entire post, but I’ll pull out the two most relevant paragraphs here, because they will provide the foundation for my comments on last night’s show: Marjory Lee sang and played acoustic guitar (as above, 100% acoustic, with […]

  • The Southern Wedding

    One of the major events in being a godparent is seeing your godchild get married. Nearly three years ago we got our first taste when Laura married Chris (captured in this post). This past Saturday, her brother (David) completed this stage by marrying the most wonderful woman (Rebecca) we could have imagined for […]

  • Ian Axel and Chad Vaccarino at Jammin Java

    Having just seen Ian Axel and Chad Vaccarino perform at a house concert the night before, you might assume that we wouldn’t make the trek to NoVA again to see them headline Jammin’ Java. Silly Human (spoken in the proper Ferengi accent!), we couldn’t wait! The two experiences were dramatically different, even though […]

  • Paper Raincoat and Gregory Alan Isakov at Highline Ballroom

    Looking for a night of good music in NYC? Every night of the week will present difficult choices. Occasionally, those decisions achieve Solomonic proportions. Last night was one of those nights. I had Carley Tanchon and Joey Ryan in our calendar for quite a while. Carley was appearing at Rockwood Music Hall Stage […]

  • Martin Rivas and Greg Mayo Band at Rockwood Music Hall Stage 2

    There was an all-star triple-header lineup at Rockwood Music Hall Stage 2 last night. Robbie Gil at 9pm, Martin Rivas at 10pm and the Greg Mayo Band at 11pm. I was committed to seeing Martin and Greg, but I was really looking forward to catching Robbie’s set as well. The best laid plans… […]

  • Chris Ayer, Barnaby Bright, John Schmitt and Morgan Holland at Jammin Java

    It’s great to see a show you know you’re going to like because you like a number of the artists. It’s even better for that to come true and have very pleasant discoveries/surprises thrown in for good measure. Jammin’ Java had the show listed as Chris Ayer headlining, supported by Barnaby Bright and […]