The folks at Lyricist Lounge in concert with Summerstage hosted their now annual show featuring two of hip hop’s legendary DJs and producers — DJ Premier and Pete Rock. Last year, they had a power outage that cut the show short […]
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The folks at Lyricist Lounge in concert with Summerstage hosted their now annual show featuring two of hip hop’s legendary DJs and producers – DJ Premier and Pete Rock. Last year, they had a power […]
Still Corners and CHVRCHES at Webster Hall 6/17/13
Still Corners and CHVRCHES Webster Hall June 17, 2013 Interestingly, the Still Corners and CHVRCHES show at Webster Hall back in June marked the end of an insane period in which over the course of […]
My household was always somewhat musical in the sense that i was constantly exposed to music — someone would be singing (badly) or playing music or watching concert footage. By the time, I was entering […]
Make a Joyful Noise: A Tribute to Mahalia Jackson at Summerstage, featuring Joshua Nelson and Della Reese 6/22/13
Make a Joyful Noise: A Tribute to Mahalia Jackson featuring Joshua Nelson and Della Reese Summerstage at Rumsey Playfield June 22, 2013 As you all know, this summer has been pretty busy for me as […]
Big Daddy Kane at Summerstage — Herbert Von King Park/Tompkins Park 6/12/13
Big Daddy Kane Summerstage – Herbert von King Park/Tompkins Park 6/12/13 As a child growing up in the 80s, I spent a great deal of time watching MTV. In particular, I watched a lot of Yo! […]
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As I was on my way to Summerstage to cover Sinkane and Femi Kuti, i caught this bit of graffiti on a truck on Lexington Avenue between East 71st Street and East 72nd Street, if […]
Sinkane and Femi Kuti at Rumsey Playfield, Summerstage 6/23/13
Sinkane and Femi Kuti Rumsey Playfield, Summerstage June 23, 2013 Last Sunday afternoon was a gorgeous summer afternoon – incredibly, bright sunlight, with cerulean blue skies and puffy clouds but uncomfortably hot. I think that […]
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I was in the Bedford Stuyvestant section of Brooklyn, walking to Tompkins Park – oh wait, it’s Herbert von King Park now – to catch Big Daddy Kane perform as part of this year’s Summerstage […]
2013 Summerstage Preview Showcase at the Highline Ballroom 1/10/13 featuring Joshua Nelson, People Get Ready, Ofei, Shuggie Otis and Kool DJ Herc
2013 Summerstage Preview Showcase featuring Joshua Nelson, People Get Ready, Ofei, Shuggie Otis and Kool DJ Herc Highline Ballroom January 10, 2013 Last week, the folks at Summerstage hosted their preview showcase, and it was […]
Preview: Summerstage Preview Showcase at the Highline Ballroom 1/10/13
Back in 1986 the City Parks Foundation created Summerstage in the spirt of Central Park’s original purpose – to serve as a free, public resource to help culturally enrich the lives of New Yorkers. The […]