It’s still the “greatest show on Earth” and I’m not talking about the Ringling Brothers. After nearly 18 hours of bus and car travel, it only took a few seconds of “Venus and Mars” to validate what a great choice I’d made road tripping it to Kansas City to see Paul McCartney. For three hours, […]
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Crowded House + David Byrne in NYC
When I saw David Byrne at Bonnaroo last summer, it was damn close to a religious experience for me as a music fan. So you can probably imagine my excitement when I saw that Byrne made a guest appearance with Crowded House during their NYC performance earlier this week. According to the official Crowded House […]
We’re going to Kansas City…..
….Kansas City, here we come! As the week came to a close, the girlfriend got an unexpected pair of tickets to see Paul McCartney’s first performance in Kansas City in 17 years. Which means that I had to make the very difficult choice to hop on a Greyhound bus to go see the show with […]
DVDs You Probably Need: Nils Lofgren “Cry Tough”
Besides the recent release of Live in Hyde Park, things have been otherwise a bit quiet for Springsteen fans. I’ve been amusing myself, attempting to collect the 2005 Japanese remasters, which are slowly starting to trickle onto the shelves at Half Price Books. So far, I have (at $7.99 a pop) Nebraska, Plugged, Born to […]
Random Video: Undercover Karaoke with Jewel
It’s time for another true confession – back in ’95 or so, I had a major thing for Jewel. It wasn’t just that she was “hot,” from my point of view – I also happened to really like her music. And by association, Jewel’s music led me to discover the music of Steve Poltz (her […]
Setlist: Cheap Trick and Squeeze in Cleveland, 7/11/10
For most, Sunday night’s pairing of Squeeze and Cheap Trick at the House of Blues (and also coming soon to a city near you) represented one of the greatest ideas for a power pop double header EVER. For the rest of the crowd, it might have been a head scratcher, figuring out how the two […]
Enough about that Lebron guy….
Here’s some great related humor from John Mayer!
This Weekend: Mary Chapin Carpenter at the Kent Stage
Cleveland-based lovers of great music will appreciate knowing that among the many great concert options to choose from in the area this weekend, there is at least one standout double bill featuring Mary Chapin Carpenter and Tift Merritt at the Kent Stage on Saturday night. Touring in support of her latest release The Age of […]
Last Collector Standing: Behind the scenes with Jon Scorfina
If you haven’t visited the ATV Facebook page, you might not be aware of the links that I’ve been posting on occasion for Last Collector Standing, the wonderful vinyl-centric weekly feature in which Jon Scorfina of the Riverfront Times explores a different collector, digging into their vinyl collecting obsessions, the origins of their collecting habit, […]
Setlist: Wang Chung in Cleveland, 7/3/10
I’m a firm believer in certain things that are unspoken non-negotiable topics of discussion. For example, if we are driving and see a record store, you’d better believe that we’re stopping. If the B-52s are playing in Chattanooga while we’re at Bonnaroo, you’ll drive me there and drop me off before you go back to […]