Posts Tagged ‘Adam Christgau’

The Paper Raincoat at Rockwood Music Hall Stage 2

Aug 4th, 2010
by hadar.
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Q: What word describes the following situation? You’re old and exhausted and one of your favorite bands schedules a show at 6pm! A: Perfect! That’s exactly what happened last night. The Paper Raincoat played a show at 6pm at Rockwood Music Hall Stage 2. The only worry in our minds (possibly in theirs too) was [...]

Jay Nash, Joey Ryan and Chris Seefried

Jul 9th, 2010
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Joey Ryan in NYC the same night that we are? No need to wonder what we had planned. Joey just completed a UK/Europe tour with Jay Nash. After joining a lot of our favorite artists for a show (way) upstate in NY over the 4th of July weekend, they headed down to Rockwood Music Hall [...]

ambeR Rubarth and Adam Levy at Rockwood Music Hall Stage 2

Jul 1st, 2010
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Another night, another show at Rockwood Music Hall Stage 2, same old, same old. This night featured a totally different type of music, but was similar in that we love this group of performers as did the rest of the crowd. The co-billed show was ambeR Rubarth (we love her solo, with a band, and [...]

Ian Axel at Rockwood Music Hall Stage 2

Jun 30th, 2010
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We’ve seen Ian Axel perform nine times prior to last night. The very first time was at Rockwood Music Hall, on October 23rd 2009. He blew us away. As hard as it is to imagine, he’s never disappointed us, even with a wide variety of venues and setups (solo, different band members, etc.). So, it’s [...]

Ian Axel Triumphantly Returns to Fair Lawn

Jun 5th, 2010
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Ian Axel grew up in Fair Lawn, NJ. Last night they coaxed him back to play in the beautiful Fair Lawn Community Center. It was a very special night, filled with family, friends and fans. I can’t even imagine the emotions running through Ian’s head throughout the night, even though he did a great job [...]

Paper Raincoat and Ian Axel at Mercury Lounge

May 7th, 2010
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Lois and I go out of our way to avoid concerts where we have to stand throughout the show. That cuts out a number of top venues in NYC where that’s the norm. For most rules, there are some exceptions. Last night, knowing we would be standing, we still couldn’t imagine skipping The Paper Raincoat [...]

Ian Axel at Joe’s Pub

Mar 3rd, 2010
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We’ve seen Ian Axel perform three full sets before, plus a few songs at the New York Sings for Haiti benefit and some guest appearances. Still, we were looking forward to last night with great anticipation. Joe’s Pub is our favorite NYC spot to see a show, and Ian is one of our few current [...]

ambeR Rubarth at Highline Ballroom

Mar 2nd, 2010
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amber Rubarth is an extraordinary singer/songwriter. I’ve written about her many times. Here is the post about her CD Release Party at Joe’s Pub. Last night she headlined the Highline Ballroom and created another exceptional performance (a DVD of the show will be available later this year!). Highline Ballroom is the biggest stage and room [...]

New York Sings for Haiti

Jan 26th, 2010
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On most days even compassionate people go about their lives in a near bubble-like existence. The problems of the rest of the world aren’t one’s first thought. Unfortunately, it often takes a tragedy to break us out of that routine and remind us that we are dramatically more alike than we are different, us fragile [...]

Alex Berger and The Bowmans at Living Room

Jan 12th, 2010
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We weren’t scheduled to be in NYC last night. When we ran into Alex Berger on Saturday night at City Winery and he mentioned that he was playing on Monday at The Living Room. That was all we needed to hear to rearrange our schedule and stay in the city a few extra days. Alex [...]