"‘I am the president, he is the Boss': Obama pays tribute to, jokes with Medal of Freedom recipients" PBS NewsHour 11/22/2016ExcerptSUMMARY: At the White House, President O… Read More
"Part 1 — How Bruce Springsteen tackles truth, in song and memoir" PBS NewsHour 12/19/2016ExcerptSUMMARY: Bruce Springsteen has been an American icon for decades, a working-class… Read More
Photo: Kevin Porter
By Kevin Porter
Davy Knowles stormed into Annapolis, Maryland, on November 8, 2017, playing before a packed house at the club, Rams Head on Stage. Not surprising, Knowles… Read More
Photo: Peggy DeRose
By Kevin Porter
Tommy Castro has been playing music professionally for over 30 years, starting first with the Dynatones in the 1980s before peeling off and leading his ow… Read More
Several years ago, as part of an ongoing series of blog posts that were part of my Rock Geography series, I did a post on My Father's Place, one of Long Island’s most legendary live ve… Read More
Yes indeed. Over the decades, there have been a significant number of album projects that, due to one thing or another, got lost in the sauce and were never released by their respect… Read More
In a June 1975 article in Creem magazine, Lester Bangs, while writing about how the impact of the breakup of the Beatles, captured some of the angst that existed in rock & roll music… Read More
Back in the 60's, I always thought that some enterprising newspaper
should have featured a rock & roll comic strip in their Sunday edition.
It would have been a unique ad… Read More
"Say, what was the first rock concert you went to?" Hmmm...let me think about that for a minute or two...no, wait! I remember now! It happened on a beautiful summer day on… Read More
Welcome to Part 4 of : When Concert Posters Were An Art Form!By the mid-70's, punk rock had emergedand had an impact on the artistic style of concert posters.The artists creating the music… Read More
Today's post is the third installment of my Concert Posters Series!By the 1970's, many rock posters began to abandon the LSD-inspired San Francisco look.Some o the poster artists began… Read More
By the 1970's, many rock posters began to abandon the LSD-inspired San Francisco look. Some of the poster artists began to use more realism and stylized imagery in the posters being… Read More
By Dave Resto
John Mayall, ‘The Godfather of British Blues,' is back with his newest album, Nobody Told Me. It will be released on February 22 by Forty Below Records. Co-produced by M… Read More
By the mid-70's, punk rock had emerged and had a definitive impact on the artistic style of concert posters. The artists creating the music, fashion and visual art adhe… Read More
MAY 2019
2nd - Dead Ringers The Warehouse Amityville, NY
This Dead meets Bluegrass combo, that features the following multi-talented players: Jimmy Flemin… Read More
EXHIBITION OVERVIEW
"For the first time, a major museum exhibition examines the instruments of rock and roll. One of the most important artistic movements of the twentieth century… Read More
"Let's Face it...rock n' roll is bigger than all of us." - Alan Freed
“Ahwoooooo!” Across the Midwestern night, the airwaves carry the rowdy voice of disc… Read More
Celebrating “the greatest peaceful event in history,” Woodstock 50th Anniversary: Back to Yasgur’s Farm (Krause Publications) by Mike Greenblatt out July 1… Read More
JUNE 2019
For those who haven't heard the sad news: The Grey Horse Tavern, one of LI's most eclectic music venues which is located in Bayport, will be closing this June… Read More
“In 1978, rock music resembled a combat zone more than a community. The divisions had been visible for most of the decade, with the fraying of any notion that the factions of rock fa… Read More
Are you quarantining alone and things are starting to get a little weird? Are you having too many conversations with yourself and sometimes the fridge? How about you spice it up a bit and li… Read More
Dion Dion Announces All-New Album ‘Stomping Ground’ Out November 5 On KTBA Records Includes Collaborations with Boz Scaggs, Mark Knopfler, Pati Scialfa, Bruce Springsteen, Keb&r… Read More
Photo: Dion by David Godlis Dion releases new single and video “Angel In The Alleyways” featuring Bruce Springsteen & Patti Scialfa, from Dion’s upcoming album, &lsquo… Read More
Who is Ted Boehly, the American billionaire who bought Chelsea FC? Profile on Ted Boehly.The US billionaire is the public face of the consortium that acquired Chelsea last May and was i… Read More
In the 1990s, Adam Sandler released comedy albums featuring sketches and songs with his SNL buddies. This article highlights five lesser-known favorites from Sandler's past albums. One story… Read More