Archive for 2019/08


The ZZ Top Movie

ZZ Top – That Little Ol’ Band From Texas (Official Trailer) I smiled throughout. The question is, will classic rock be to Gen Z what the blues were to the boomers? That’s right, the explosion that arose with the Beatles didn’t come out of a vacuum, all these English bands had influences, the Mississippi bluesmen. […]

Peter Shapiro-SiriusXM This Week

Yes, the concert promoter who started with Wetlands, expanded into the Brooklyn Bowl and the Capitol Theatre and… It doesn’t stop there, Peter put together Fare Thee Well and now has Lock’n. Find out how an independent promoter innovates, survives and makes a difference! Tune in tomorrow, Tuesday August 13th, to Volume 106, 7 PM […]

The Lumineers Open The MIssion Ballroom

Strasburg told me the story on Chair 10. Used to be a dedicated reader could tell what was going on, a subscription to “Billboard” was enough. Not anymore. There’s no music publication that will hip you to the business. Today you’ve got to know the people, and that’s a damn hard thing to do, because […]

Clyfford Still

I was in Denver for the opening of the Mission Ballroom. But that’s a whole ‘nother story. The following day, my friend John took me to the Clyfford Still Museum. Actually, I’m the art history major, but he seems to see more art than I do, hell, he’s a member! You see Clyfford Still said […]