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Not Baseball, But Not Bad

Dan McCourt — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 04:56:08 +0000

The moon appeared early in the fourth period, shortly before a blocked punt decided the game.

Bronx, N.Y., November 12, 2011 – The Rutgers/Army football game in Yankee Stadium Saturday afternoon was actually a quite competitive, though not particularly exciting, contest. Both teams missed extra points, and the Scarlet Knights place kicker whiffed badly on a chip shot field goal. But the failed extra point was much more injurious to the Army effort because it

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Taj Mahal and Los Lobos at Tarrytown

Sue — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 21:27:44 +0000

Taj Mahal and Los Lobos at Tarrytown Music Hall

Feels like we got two shows for the price of one Friday night! Kudos to the folks doing the booking at Tarrytown Music Hall — what a treat to see Taj Mahal and Los Lobos on the same bill. Each did a set solo, with the Taj Mahal Trio opening the show and performing material from an impressive catalog developed over his 40-plus years performing, including

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The Music of Neil Young: Live Rehearsal at City Winery

Sue — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 06:49:09 +0000

Evan Dando and Juliana Hatfield with Larry Campbell's house band at City Winery

So sorry that we are booked, but so excited that we were able to make the live rehearsal show at City Winery (fabulous Manhattan venue, by the way) for the Carnegie Hall benefit that’s happening Thursday night. From having attended the concerts showcasing the music of Bob Dylan (at Lincoln Center) and Bruce Springsteen (at Carnegie Hall with an appearance by Bruce

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Gotta Go to Mo’s

Sue — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 22:36:36 +0000

Enjoyed a great steak dinner here in what has become an off-season tradition for us.

In what has become an off-season tradition for us, Dan and I braved the snow flurries to head in to New Rochelle for dinner at Mo’s New York Grill with fellow Yankee fans Sharon and Bob. We’ve been scheduling up a dinner at Mo’s with them between the end of the season and an annual trek down to Tampa for

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New Year’s for Grown-ups

SusieQ — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 04:30:44 +0000

That’s how the Tarrytown Music Hall billed their January 1 show with headliner Gregg Allman, and it didn’t disappoint. Jamoie’s Jasssz Band opened — blues, R&B and so much more; we’re used to seeing him on percussion with the Allmans but this band is a treat! “Leave My Blues at Home” opened Gregg’s set, followed by “I’m No Angel”. The set also included a cover of Bob Dylan’s “Just Like a Woman”, and Bobby Bland’s “Turn

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Let’s Go Crazy…

Sue — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 01:43:40 +0000

When I first saw the stage setup diagram on Ticketmaster for last night’s Prince show at Madison Square Garden when buying tickets, I was having trouble imagining how the glyph was going to translate into a stage environment. There was no need to have spent a moment thinking about it — it was fabulous! As was his purpleness, breaking out many of the tunes we all not-so-secretly wanted to hear from his catalog. The Beautiful Ones

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A little bit Furthur than I’ve gone before…

Sue — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 21:29:09 +0000

Looking forward to the Furthur shows we’re going to at MCU Park (a.k.a. Keyspan Park) at the end of this month, but the last time I’d been to Coney Island was with one of my freshman-year college roommates, who was a born-and-bred Brooklyn girl. So the only thing to do was schedule a Brooklyn recon mission to test out exactly how long it would take us to get from Grand Central to Sheepshead Bay and beyond.

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Love Is Everywhere…

Sue — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:29:51 +0000

I’ve been seeing the Allmans for as long as I can remember — the first time at Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City in the 70s, and tonight at the United Palace in Washington Heights. I got a personal favorite (“Revival”) to end the first set, and Dan got one of his favorites (“One Way Out”) in the second set.

The music you grow up with is part of your DNA, and for me the brothers

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Welcome Back, Jimmy

Dan McCourt — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 19:40:34 +0000

Al Kooper's birthday bash at B.B. King's

We experienced the only high side (aside from all the hilarious late night fodder we had for weeks) of the ending of the Conan O’Brien stint on the Tonight Show when guitarist Jimmy Vivino joined the Al Kooper 66th birthday celebration at B.B. King’s Friday night. Jimmy, member of the seminal New York band Prisoners of 2nd Avenue, one fourth of the excellent Beatles cover band the Fab

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Love the Tarrytown Music Hall

Sue — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 15:27:21 +0000

What a great way to start out the new year! Saw The Blind Boys of Alabama and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band on January 7, and then Levon Helm on January 8. The Tarrytown Music Hall is booking some great acts.