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Steve Wiggins Band – August 13, 2012

Posted on September 5, 2012 by parker

Steve Wiggins Band  –  Carillon Beach  –  August 13, 2012 Just because I visit the Florida panhandle (AKA redneck Riviera) is no reason to ignore the local talent.  The beach housing community of  Carillon Beach (located technically within Panama City … Continue reading →

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Alaev Family – August 8, 2012

Posted on August 10, 2012 by parker

Alaev Family – Damrosch Park  –  August 8, 2012 The Alaev Family, Jews originating in Uzbekistan, later moved to Israel.  The patriarch (three generations included on stage) is 82-year old Allo, the only one whose name I am sure of; … Continue reading →

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Piazzolla Anniversary Concert – August 7, 2012

Posted on August 10, 2012 by parker

Piazzolla Anniversary Concert  –  Naumburg Bandshell (Central Park)  –  August 7, 2012 This is one of those concerts for which no title seems exactly right.  Astor Piazzolla was the astonishing nuevo tango composer (and bandoneon player) who gave new direction … Continue reading →

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Gary Clark Jr. – July 28, 2012

Posted on July 29, 2012 by parker

Gary Clark Jr.  –  Central Park Summerstage  –  July 2, 2012 Clark is the latest in the line of hot Texas electric blues guitar-slingers.  He has dialed (and loudly!) into Hendrix’s tone, skipping over the let’s-bring-Jimi-to-Texas of SRV,  and instead … Continue reading →

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Stanley and Grimm – July 25, 2012

Posted on July 29, 2012 by parker

Stanley and Grimm – Kate Gould Park, Chatham MA – July 25, 2012 Was fortunate to come across this gig while on the Cape.  This whimsically-named guitar/fiddle duo covered trad Celtic jigs and reels (as if I knew the difference) … Continue reading →

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Criolo – July 21, 2012

Posted on July 29, 2012 by parker

Criolo  –  Central Park Summerstage  –   July  21, 2012 The headliner here was Bebel Gilberto, but no sketches of her.  As for her music, I was expecting (or at least hoping for) a nuanced treatment of Brazilian folk roots.  No … Continue reading →

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Sketchcrawl 36 – Ninham Mountain, Carmel, NY

Posted on July 17, 2012 by parker

Sketchcrawl 36  –  Ninham Mountain, Carmel  –  July 14, 2012 Unlike previous Sketchcrawl, there was no NYC activity, so I went local, to Ninham Mountain, to feed the deerflies, mosquitoes, and various other blood-feeding Diptera; my version of communing with … Continue reading →

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Charles Bradley – July 12, 2012

Posted on July 17, 2012 by parker

Charles Bradley  –  World Financial Center  –  July 12, 2012 Here’s my suggestion for an SAT analogy question – oops, they’ve been discontinued.  Okay, let’s make it for the GAT – the Gambino Attitude Test:  Tina Turner is to Bettye … Continue reading →

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Nellie McKay – July 11, 2012

Posted on July 17, 2012 by parker

Nellie McKay  –  Madison Square Park  –  July 11, 2012 McKay has mastered aspects of the cabaret/supper-club room sensibility, then uses it as a springboard for sly devastating humor both in her programming and banter.  Her solid chops, endearing kooky … Continue reading →

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La India / Zon del Barrio – July 10, 2012

Posted on July 17, 2012 by parker

La India / Zon del Barrio  –  Rockefeller Park  –  July 10, 2012 Both of these groups had relatively full Latino mini-orquestras backing up, so there was never any thin-ness of sound.  ZDB dedicated their set to the recently passed … Continue reading →

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