It was a religious experience. Used to be it wasn’t a show, but a concert. You know, the kind your parents went to, where you sat down and let the music wash over you, let your mind drift into a special place you could not reach anywhere else. Venues were temples. Places you went to […]

It’s America’s first music shed, summer home of the Boston Symphony, I went there Sunday with my mother. But almost not. You see Dark Sky said it was gonna rain. I already told my mom that I couldn’t sit on the lawn, you see I take this pill that makes me uber-susceptible to the rays […]

I know you’ll miss me I know you’ll miss me I know you’ll miss me blind Actually, no. We wouldn’t have even gone to the Greek if it hadn’t been Rena’s birthday. And when the band appeared on the big screen in her office I thought it was a commercial, because who goes on tour […]

From: Michael Rapino To: Bob Lefsetz Subject: Re: You like show so far   From: Bob Lefsetz To: Michael Rapino Subject: Re Screen is unbelievable. They had it backwards. Should have gone on tour before the album. Create word of mouth. Just a few shows. Then sell tickets. We live in a pull economy not […]