Comments on: Soul of the City: New York City

By: jasmin

jasmin — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 07:14:16 +0000

Really, it’s a depressurizing experience

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By: John

John — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 19:02:41 +0000

You should do a feature on the scene at Nublu, easily one of the most vibrant scenes anywhere in the city. If you want to focus on one night, Forro In The Dark’s wednesday residency is off the hook and always packed until 4 am.

By: stealy_fan

stealy_fan — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 17:37:56 +0000

Andrew, while I don’t disagree with many of your points, the problem is that the new House of Blues is not even close to completion, and while we seem to get the “big” acts in town at the Fleetcenter and Great Woods, A LOT of the smaller jam acts have lately been skipping Boston on their way up to Burlington, stopping in Troy, Albany, and/or Providence instead. The Paradise is a great venue but is often overbooked with more indie/rock acts and it’s tough to catch a good show there (especially on the weekend). I was unaware of the Wilbur opening up…that will be a nice addition. And yes, the Cambridge/Somerville region can be a great spot as well…the Somerville Theater has been stepping it up with acts like Josh Ritter, Amos Lee, Ryan Adams, and even the Black Crowes (and Yonder is there later this fall).

Could be that just the bands I look forward to seeing are skipping town, who knows. But the fall linuep for Boston is looking a little better!

By: Angelemerald

Angelemerald — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:50:50 +0000

Kevn Kinney rocks. As a Brooklynnite, I am thrilled he is in NYC part time and I am hoping he will eventually do a NYC-based full length electric show with his current band Sun Tangled Angel Revival (S.T.A.R.). Of course I love any Kevn Kinney, solo, with his friends, or with any band he assembles. Kevn Kinney is one of the best song writers I’ve heard in a long time, and I am chompin’ at the bit for a full-length NYC electric show. Yeah, even us New Yorkers love “southern rock.” Why, cause it is American rock music at its finest.

Check out Kevn’s S.T.A.R. cd Comin’ Round Again or his MacDougal Blues, long out of print and now available on itunes. Kevn is a contemporary lyrical gem and is up there with Bob Dylan in my opinion.

Be sure to catch Kevn at one of Shayni Rae’s Truckstop shows if you can. You won’t regret it.

Sincerely,
Angelemerald

By: Chad B.

Chad B. — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:42:40 +0000

I understand the gripes on Boston, certainly–that 2 a.m. pack-up time (and most bars, during the week, are 1 a.m.) can be a total buzzkill when the night is rocking. But in addition to the charms that Andrew mentioned–I miss Avalon, too, but not its sitelines, claustrophobic standing spaces or Manhattan-priced drinks–there’s an enormously vibrant Cambridge/Somerville scene that’s dominated by roots/blues/Americana but draws in all kinds of musicians and some of the city’s most devoted music fans. Balance your Boston night right and you can see a headliner then skip over to Cambridge and catch a wide variety of different groups any night of the week at Toad, or the Plough & Stars, or Atwood’s or the Lizard or any other. Good times.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:34:44 +0000

As far as Boston not being a hub for live music, I would have to entirely disagree. The Avalon is under construction and they’re building a House of Blues that will showcase two venues within it’s walls, and the Wilbur theatre is opening up in a few weeks with a season of good acts already on the roster (Mogwai, Dandy Warhols, TV on the Radio, Grace Potter), which adds to the medium sized venue listing.

Above all else, Boston is the college capital of the world, any booking agent who runs an act through NYC and plans to go to Chicago at some point would have to have his head up his ass to pass up a set at The Paradise

By: stealy_fan

stealy_fan — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:15:44 +0000

good new column…although I’d have to object to Boston being a hub for live music…it could certainly be worse, but we’re getting killed with the early curfew and current lack of mid sized venues (with the Avalon being under construction). That being said, the BoFA Pavilian had a good summer. Alright, I’m rambling…but will look forward to future installments of Soul.