Marc Cohn Live

I have seen Marc Cohn in concert at:

Town Hall, NYC, 2005

Westport Country Playhouse, Westport, Conn., 2006

Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, NYC, 2007

Highline Ballroom, NYC, 2007

Capital One Bank Theatre, Westbury, N.Y., 2008

Paramount Center for the Arts, Peekskill, N.Y., 2009

Ben Harper & Relentless 7

Ben is back... and he's rockin'...

Bon Amazing

Every time I listen to Bon Iver's For Emma, Forever Ago, I discover something new, something hauntingly amazing. IMO, this is one of the most beautiful albums of the decade.

I love this lyric from "Re: Stacks" (obviously the full effect is with the music and the tone of Justin Vernon's voice):

This is not the sound of a new man or crispy realization
It's the sound of the unlocking and the lift away
Your love will be
Safe with me

Ingrid's Blog

Boy, do I hate multitalented folk.

You can't be good at one thing and basta? Leave some talent for the rest of us!

Staten Island's Ingrid Michaelson just started a blog with the wacky title Bliggity Blog.

She also Tweets.

Oh, and yeah she's a singer, too.

Ben Harper and Tom Freund

This is cool... Just found it online... It's Ben Harper on slide guitar supporting his friend Tom Freund on Carson Daly:

Bon Iver: Oh So That's What Everyone Is Talking About

I downloaded Bon Iver's "The Wolves" last year because it was featured in Grey's Anatomy.

I liked the song but didn't really think much more about the band until I read this column in the New Yorker.

Turns out Bon Iver is the creation of Wisconsin native Justin Vernon, who made the album while living in a hunting cabin for 3 months.

Sasha Frere-Jones, who wrote the New Yorker piece, praises Vernon's talents so much I felt compelled to download the whole album from eMusic.

It is hauntingly good.

Brendan James at the Blender Theatre

Saw Brendan rock the Blender. He was great as always, despite having some issues with his voice. He felt bad and apologized, which was unnecessary. What a talent.

Here is my essay and some photos.