Today marks the 40th anniversary of the Grateful Dead’s epic concert at Duke’s Cameron Indoor Stadium, near the end of the Fall 1973 period which many consider the band’s finest. It’s certainly the greatest musical event I’ve witnessed. Serendipitously, the Continue reading
The final day of Jazz Fest was bright, sunny and warm. Since Debbie wanted to see David and Roselyn, a street band from New Orleans that she had befriended years ago, we headed out earlier than usual (the band started Continue reading
Finally, a day without rain! We awoke to beautiful blue skies with no clouds in sight. The air started out a little chilly and soon warmed up. We got a late start, so our regular street parking spot near the Continue reading
It was raining in New Orleans when we woke up at around 8a on Day 2 of the second weekend of Jazz Fest. We checked the weather, and all sites agreed it would clear up around mid-day. By the time Continue reading
The first day of the second weekend in New Orleans arrived with rain and mud. It had rained the last couple days, so the mud at the festival was extreme. After parking and introducing my friend Debbie, who had joined Continue reading
Day 3 arrived with storms and torrential rain. According to the weather folks, it would pass in a short while, so after a delay in our departure, we headed out with plenty of rain gear for the final day of Continue reading
So, Day 2 of Jazz Fest. We got our usual parking spot, and headed toward Liuzza’s. I had a double Bloody Mary and Bruce had his usual, Jim Beam and Sprite. While finishing my Bloody, I met a nice little Continue reading
The first day of Jazz Fest 2013 started sunny and relatively cool, for New Orleans, with an invigorating breeze. After finding our favorite parking spot in a nice man’s yard on Gayoso, Bruce and I made our way to our Continue reading
Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell with Richard Thompson Durham Performing Arts Center, Durham, NC Saturday, March 30 Harris and Crowell delivered a solid, nostalgic retrospective following a scintillating opening set from Richard Thompson. Thompson began the evening powerfully with three Continue reading