Photo highlights from January livemusic'n. 31 shows in 21 days of seeing music, donation made to Michael J Fox Foundation as part of the #livemusicchallenge.
Five star shows seen in January:
! Potter/Taborn/Colley/Gilmore @ Vanguard
! The Musics @ Barbes
! Winter Jazzfest Brooklyn Marathon
! Derek Gripper/Ballake Sissoko @ Adler Hall
! Smith/Halvrson/Ellman/Dunston @ The Stone
! Sanchez/Frisell/Laubrock @ The Stone
! Colley/Lage/Potter/Angulo @ Dizzy’s
! Taper’s Choice @ Ardmore Music Hall
! Taper’s Choice @ Brooklyn Bowl
Link in bio to my January writeup "Beam Me Up $and all my other music writing on Medium.
Photo highlights from December livemusic'n. 39 shows in 21 days of seeing music = $99 donated as part of the #livemusicchallenge to Backline.
Five Star Shows seen in December:
! Gwenifer Raymond @ Public Records
! Metzger/Goldberger/Scannella/Dion @ Baker Falls
! Frisell/Shaw/Campbell/Blake @ Jazz Gallery
! Bitchin Bajas @ Union Pool
! SML @ Sultan Room
! Yo La Tengo @ Bowery Ballroom
! Phish @ Madison Square Garden
Link in bio to my Instagram December write-up "Journey vs Destination" and all my music writing on Medium.
Photo highlights from November livemusic'n. 30 shows in 19 nights of seeing music = $79 donated as part of the #livemusicchallenge to Jalopy Theater and School of Music.
Five star shows seen in November:
! Widespread Panic @ Enmarket Arena
! Iyer/O’Farrill/Terry/Sorey @ Village Vanguard
! Brooklyn Folk Festival @ St Ann’s
! Joe Lovano/Thomas Morgan/Joey Baron @ Kolme
! Bro/Lovano/Smith/Morgan/Gilmore/Baron @ Bremen
! Jakob Bro Large Ensemble @ Bremen Teater
! King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard @ Poolen
! King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard @ Filmstudien
! Widespread Panic @ Capitol Theatre
Link in bio to my November livemusic write-up "Collective in Copenhagen" and all my music writing on Medium.
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Photo highlights from October livemusic'n. 35 shows in 25 nights of seeing music = $95 donated as part of the #livemusicchallenge to the Bowery Mission via the Freaks Action Network.
Five Star Shows seen in October:
! Elias Meister/Scott Colberg/Jeremy Gustin @ Dada
! Mempho Festival
! Air @ Brooklyn Paramount
! GoGo Penguin @ LPR
! My Morning Jacket @ Brooklyn Paramount
! Ragas Live @ Pioneer Works
! Osees @ Warsaw
! Widespread Panic Halloween @ Enmarket Arena
Link in bio to my October/November write-up (Weekend Warrior) and all my other music writing on Medium.
Photo highlights from September livemusic'n. 37 shows in 24 nights of seeing music = $98 donated as part of the #livemusicchallenge to Indivisible.
Five Star Shows seen in September:
! Adam Minkoff’s Vallbara/Big Saints @ iBeam
! Sound & Gravity Festival
! Dan Weiss/Craig Taborn/Peter Washington @ The Stone
! Mary Latrimore @ Union Pool
! Woodsist Festival
! New Masada Quartet @ Village Vanguard
Link in bio to my September write-up (Psych-Ic) and all my other music writing on Medium.
Photo highlights from August livemusic'n. 35 shows in 24 nights of seeing music = $94 donated as part of the #livemusicchallenge to ALS United NYC.
Five Star Shows seen in August:
! King Gizzard w/ orchestra @ Forest Hills
! Wilkes/Uhlmann/Johnson @ Public Records
! Freaks Day Out @ Valentino Park
! Marsella/Roeder/Smith @ The Stone
! Frisell Four (Tardy/Clayton/Blake) @ Vanguard
! Fruit Bats @ Rockaway Hotel
! Frisell Trio (Morgan/Royston/Akinmusire) @ VV
! Kenny Wolleson @ The Stone
! Lovano/Lage/Calhoun/Debriano @ VV
Link in bio to my August write-up (Ode to Bill) and all my other music writing on Medium.
Photo highlights from July livemusic'n. 22 shows in 16 nights of seeing music = $60 donated as part of the #livemusicchallenge to the TPM Journalism Fund.
Five Star Shows seen in July:
! Phish @ Folsom Field (7/4)
! Surprise Chef @ MHOW
! Freaks Day Out @ Valentino Park
! Phish @ Mann Music Center (7/15)
! Grassroots Festival
! Newport Folk Festival
Link in bio to my July write-up (Separation Anxiety) and all my other music writing on Medium.
Photo highlights from June livemusic'n. 31 shows in 23 nights of seeing music = $84 donated as part of the #livemusicchallenge to Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country.
Five Star Shows seen in June:
! Freaks Day Out @ Valentino Park
! Widespread Panic @ Chicago Theatre (x2)
! Bill Frisell/Skuli Sverisson + Mary Halvorson/Tomas Fujiwara @ First Unitarian
! Fred Hersch/Thomas Morgan/Johnathan Blake @ Village Vanguard
! Sam Amidon @ Owl Music Parlor
! Mountain Jam @ Bellayre Mountain
! Luke Schneider, Royal Arctic Institute, Pale Waves @ Mama Tried
! Linda May Han Oh/Ambrose Akinmusire/Tyshawn Sorey @ Village Vanguard (x2)
! Widespread Panic @ Red Rocks Amphitheater (x2)
Link in bio to my June write-up (Bass is the Place) and all my other music writing on Medium.
Photo highlights from May livemusic'n. 39 shows in 22 nights of seeing music = $100 donated as part of the #livemusicchallenge to Mustard Seed Communities.
Five Star Shows seen in May:
! Long Play Festival in Brooklyn
! Welch/Rawlings @ Carnegie Hall
! Nala Sinephro @ St Ann’s
! Julian Lage/Jorge Roeder/Joey Baron @ Village Vanguard
! So Percussion w/ Helado Negro & This is the Kit @ BAM
! Tsons of Tsunami @ Barbes
Link in bio to my May write-up (Two's Company) and all my other music writing on Medium.
Photo highlights from April livemusic'n. 27 shows in 22 nights of seeing music = $76 donated as part of the #livemusicchallenge to WNYC.
Five Star Shows seen in April :
! One Big Holiday
Link in bio to my March/April write-up (This Town is Nuts) and all my other music writing on Medium.
Photo highlights from March livemusic'n. 34 shows in 22 nights of seeing music = $90 donated as part of the #livemusicchallenge to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
Five Star Shows seen in March:
! New Masada Quartet @ Drawing Center
! Daniel Villareal @ Public Records
! SML @ Lodge Room
! Osees & Mary Lattimore/Walt McClements @ The Broad
! Widespread Panic @ St Augustine Amphitheater
Link in bio to my March/April write-up (This Town is Nuts) and all my other music writing on Medium.
Photo highlights from February livemusic'n. 35 shows in 25 nights of seeing music = $95 donated as part of the #livemusicchallenge to the ACLU.
Five Star Shows seen in February:
! Vijay Iyer/Linda May Han Oh/Tyshawn Sorey @ Village Vanguard
! Sam Amidon @ Public Records
! Bill Frisell @ Roulette
! Widespread Panic @ Hard Rock in Atlantic City (x3)
! Lucy Dacus @ St Ann of the Holy Trinity
! Jakob Bro/Joe Lovano @ Village Vanguard
Link in my bio to my February write-up (A Quiet Place) and all my writing on Medium.
