“Dream ticket.” Those are two great words that would accurately describe my Sunday night spent in Buffalo, NY this past weekend. I found myself unexpectedly crossing another item off of my rock and roll bucket list – by attending the final show of the tour for Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band. These tour-ending […]
Category: Road Trip!
The Wild, The Innocent and the Bruce show I will not be attending
When Bruce Springsteen started doing the full album performance thang recently with a performance of Born to Run in Chicago, a few of us conversed about the albums that we’d really like to see him perform. You know the ones I’m talking about – The Wild, The Innocent and The E Street Shuffle, and Greetings […]
Concert Review: The Bridge School Benefit – 10/24 & 10/25/09
Today, we’re welcoming our good pal Rob Evanoff to the pages of ATV with a review of the recent Bridge School Benefit concerts in San Francisco! DAY 1 – At this time nearly two weeks ago, I was hurtling my German-engineered sports coupe at triple digit speeds over a 343-mile stretch up I-5 in an […]
New R.E.M., Neil Young vinyl available this weekend at the WFMU Record Fair
We just got some exciting news from the folks at Warner Brothers announcing that they will have a booth at the annual WFMU Record Fair, happening this weekend in New York City. Music fans will have first crack at getting their hands on the new vinyl edition of R.E.M’s Live At the Olympia in Dublin/39 […]
An open letter to Bruce Springsteen
Dear Mr. Springsteen, I have to admit, it’s been a thrilling year for both you and me, and our good mutual friends in the E. Street Band. For me, I’ll end 2009 having seen three Bruce shows(including Bonnaroo!,) which is nothing for some of your really hardcore fans, but for this guy, three Bruce shows […]
The Monday Morning Mix – Scenes From A Flood – 10/5/09
Graphic by Rachael Novak Click here for details on how you can be a part of The Monday Morning Mix and win some cool stuff! We’ve got some great mixes in hand and on the way – where is yours? About Today’s Mix: I apologize for the lateness on today’s Monday Mix – those darn […]
How Social Clubs are Changing the Way We Approach Personal Finance
Managing personal finances has traditionally been seen as a private matter, often navigated in isolation. However, a growing trend is transforming this approach—social clubs focused on personal finance. These clubs bring together individuals eager to share experiences, gain financial insights, and build a community of support around money management. Let’s explore how these social clubs […]
Bill Champlin plans solo tour this fall!
“He’s known the world over as the soulful singer/keyboardist of the iconic jazz-pop band Chicago. His featured spots on the hits “Look Away” and “Hard Habit to Break” are among his mainstream highlights. But Bill Champlin’s defining work with the Sons of Champlin and as a songwriter put him on the musical map long before […]
Setlist: Bad Company/Doobie Brothers – Detroit, MI – 7/1/09
– Photo Credit – @badcompany.com Cool friends are the ones that have their wedding reception at a concert featuring Bad Company and the Doobie Brothers. Since I hadn’t ever seen either band, this concert would have been a must-attend, even if I wasn’t on the guest list. I grabbed my pal Chris Akin, and we […]
Raindrops keep fallin’ on my head…
“Rain,” “No Rain,” “After The Rain,”…..there have been many songs about the rain, but in this story we won’t hear any of them. In fact, we won’t hear many songs at all. The story begins with a trip home to my old stomping ground of Joliet, IL seems like the perfect way to unplug, recharge, […]