On the last Wednesday of every month a little show called Our Hit Parade takes place at Joe’s Pub. Our Hit Parade is the creation of Kenny Mellman, Neal Medlyn, and Bridget Everett. These three songsters get together with other guest stars from the performance world and recreate the month’s top ten songs. Warning: this [...]

Dear Blue Note Jazz Club, When patrons have purchased tickets for a specific performer in advance, it is customary to alert said patrons if your line-up changes. This is especially true when you have sufficient notice of the act change to print out new programs for the month that include the new line-up. When said [...]

Yesterday I attended the New York Philharmonic‘s Open Rehearsal at the Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center. I am not a big fan of classical music. I want to preface this post with the fact that I know next to nothing about composers and classical music history. That being said, listening to classical music can [...]

This was the weekend for the Joe Iconis Christmas Spectacular! Joe Iconis and friends took the stage for three shows at Ars Nova (two on Saturday and one on Sunday) and I went to all three. This was the Second Annual Christmas Spectacular at Ars Nova and I hope it will continue for many years [...]

Last night I attended Imogen Heap‘s sold out show at Webster Hall. It was amazing. I bought tickets a long time ago and was glad that I paid the stupid ticket fees because the show sold out shortly thereafter. I have been a fan of Imogen since she was in the band Frou Frou. I [...]

Last night I went to a screening of Keep Moving: Michael Jackson’s Video Art at Lincoln Center Film Society. I should tell you up front that although I appreciate Michael’s music and videos, and I definitely wore out my cassette tape of Thriller when I was 10, I am not the biggest Michael Jackson fan [...]