by Shirikiana GerimaDecember 31, 2016, I shared these thoughts during a New Year’s Eve gathering at Sankofa Video and Bookstore. At this year’s event, we watched Ava DuVernay&rs… Read More
Today I sit in another abandoned sector of the empire. The Capitol View Library not far off of the D.C. landmark, the Shrimp Boat. Shrimp Boat where nobody really eats, but everybody knows… Read More
Everyday for the last few months I've passed a giant Christmas tree on the main street by the university. It's at least fifty feet tall and looks like it is made of brownies and gingerbread… Read More
Today, I thought I'd talk about the way I read. Back before I fell in love with reading, it was such a chore. I hated it. Words on a page that go on and on and on. It was so boring. I couldn… Read More
AUGUST 2018
1st - Gene Casey & The Lone Sharks
Cooper's Beach (Southampton, NY)
Hot off a rousing performance opening up for NRBQ at My Father's Place @ the Roslyn… Read More
Ah, yes...after staring at the title of this blog post, I'm sure many of the readers of this blog are thinking to themselves, "Who the heck was Tom Wilson?!" Tom Wilson initiall… Read More
Committed: Civil Rights and the Struggle for JusticeValerie Sweeney PrinceCivil rights were first constitutionalized in the 13th Amendment. However, the fact of civil rights as a… Read More
Over the years there have been many arguments concerning which year produced the best rock album. While this is most probably arrived at via a subjective view point, there is a… Read More
Photo:Maryanne Bilham
Santana is set to release a new album, Africa Speaks on June 7, 2019 via Concord Records, and produced by legendary producer Rick Rubin.
Throughout his storied car… 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
JULY 2019
2nd - King Wellington Coastal Kitchen & Daiquiri Bar Bay Shore, NY
Catch an evening of calypso and reggae sounds as parlayed by the one and only King Wellin… Read More
Celebrating the diversity of the Long Island Music Scene
AUGUST 2019
1st - Nancy Atlas Good Ground Park Hampton Bays, NY
Nancy Atlas and her band of Journeymen hav… Read More