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Dieter Meier in NYC… FREE on Sunday, May 18th

Leiber Gott!! Remember that single Dieter Meier appearance in North America on his world tour? It’s in 2 days, and it’s a FREE EVENT at Le Poisson Rouge! But you have to R.S.V.P., so if you’re within striking distance of … Continue reading

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2013 Live Music Roundup

This has been a year of much live music and travel for same. There was only one concert I saw locally and reviewed before the big shows began in earnest in September. The XX were very enjoyable and I went … Continue reading

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Johnny Marr @ The Orange Peel 11-20-13

Last night I did something I never expected would happen. I saw Johnny Marr in concert. Fortunately, Morrissey wasn’t anywhere near the stage. You see, I’m hardly a Smiths fan, but for reasons having everything to do with their lead … Continue reading

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Television @ Georgia Theatre 11-7-13

Strangely enough, it was when we were attending the Hopscotch Festival to see John Cale and Pere Ubu in September that we discovered that Television were playing at the Georgia Theatre exactly two months later. When we picked up our … Continue reading

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Simple Minds @ 9:30 Club 10-18-13 [part 4]

After the plateau that “This Fear Of Gods” through “Love Song” delivered, it was time to come back to earth. “See The Lights” is a great choice to nudge the concert into the home stretch since their biggest US hits … Continue reading

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Simple Minds @ 9:30 Club 10-18-13 [part 3]

By this time the event kicked into high gear for me. Next they peeled the awe inspiring title track from “New Gold Dream” off of the set list like green poker players telegraphing their hand. If the band were letting … Continue reading

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Simple Minds @ 9:30 Club 10-18-13 [part 2]

This tour not only brought Simple Minds back to US shores for the first time in over a decade, it also let Americans experience the band with backing vocalist Sarah Brown. She was their first backing vocalist since Annie McCaig … Continue reading

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