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Re-Steve Poltz

What you wrote about Steve is equal parts genuine, and generous.  We both know he deserves it.  But you really did him well.  You captured his spirit so beautifully.  Bravo. Very nice to meet you, and to chat, and to laugh…what a most lovely time.  Thanks for including me w/ such a positive light in […]

Steve Poltz At McCabe’s

He said he was richer than Elon Musk, that he wouldn’t trade places with him for all that money, and I believed him! Used to be you were on a major label or you weren’t. Either you were a player or you weren’t. Either you were national or local. Either you were a winner or […]

Mailbag-Live/Cowboy Carter/Sopranos

RE: COWBOY CARTER SNUBBED You mentioned two venues on my home turf. To answer your question about Merriweather Post Pavilion – it’s probably the most beloved large venue in the Baltimore / DC area. People DO like going there. It’s a bit of a schlep from Baltimore, even more so from DC, but parking is easy, traffic […]

Cowboy Carter Snubbed

But Shaboozey got nominated for a CMA. Can the public accept that “Cowboy Carter” and its single “Texas  Hold ‘Em” were not country hits? NO! So I’m reading the concert grosses in “Pollstar.” What’s interesting is not the first page, what sells out, but what does not. Like Thirty Seconds to Mars. Which only had […]