Philip Glass brings friends Iggy Pop and Patti Smith to Carnegie Hall!

Posted by The G on February 27, 2010 under G Reviews | Read the First Comment

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Patti Smith and Iggy Pop live at Carnegie Hall - February 26, 2010

 For the 20th anniversary celebration of Tibet House concerts, composer Philip Glass pulled out all the stops.  The event was called “Philip Glass and Friends” and it took place at New York’s legendary Carnegie Hall on February 26, 2010.  As if seeing one of the most influential composers of the modern age wasn’t enough, his friends that came along to entertain us were Russian anti-folk hero Regina Spektor, the NY gypsy-punk band Gogol Bordello, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Patti Smith and soon to be inducted Hall of Famer Iggy Pop!  Holy Cow!  Patti Smith covered the O’Jays’ classic “Love Train,” before finishing with a show-stopping “Gloria.”  When I heard the opening notes of that song, I had instant recall of why I decided to trek out in a blizzard to see this show!  She brought the house down and further secured her place as a goddess in the world of G.  Who can follow an act like that?  Iggy Pop!  Iggy played “The Passenger” and “I Wanna Be Your Dog.”  Wow!  What an evening.

Iggy Pop - wanting to be your dog.

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Hole Lotta Courtney Love

Posted by The G on February 18, 2010 under Artsy Fartsy | Be the First to Comment

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Courtney Love performing at Carnegie Hall, 2009

Courtney Love, the world famous hot mess, reformed her band Hole with a new configuration and they played their first gig in 11 years last night in London.  I saw Ms. Love perform last year as part of Gavin Friday’s benefit concert at New York’s Carnegie Hall and the image above is from that show.

The set list courtesy of NME was:

‘Pretty On The Inside’/'Sympathy For The Devil’
‘Skinny Little Bitch’
‘Miss World’
‘Honey’
‘Violet’
‘Letter To God’
‘Pacific Coast Highway’
‘Reasons To Be Beautiful’
‘Nobody’s Daughter’
‘How Dirty Girls Get Clean’
‘Malibu’
‘Celebrity Skin’
‘Samantha’
‘Doll Parts’
‘Northern Star’
‘Never Go Hungry Again’

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A Lyrical Interpretation of “Bad Romance” by Lady Gaga

Posted by The G on January 8, 2010 under G Reviews | 4 Comments to Read

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Lady Gaga performing in her underwear at Carnegie Hall.

To celebrate the fact that Lady Gaga has scored her 5th #1 single with “Bad Romance,” According2g.com would like to present a lyrical interpretation of the song.  My commentary is in bold.

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Lou Reed, The Edge and Laurie Anderson Live at Carnegie Hall

Posted by The G on October 7, 2009 under G Reviews | Be the First to Comment

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Lou Reed and The Edge live at Carnegie Hall

Lou Reed and The Edge live at Carnegie Hall

On October 4, 2009 at Gavin Friday’s AIDS benefit concert at Carnegie Hall in New York, we were treated to a special performance by The Edge of U2, Lou Reed of the Velvet Underground and performance artist Laurie Anderson!  Before the show, I was standing next to Lou Reed on the street and he completely ignored me, which was a disappointment, but old man grumpus more than made up for it when he rocked the stage.  Oddly enough, the Velvet Underground classic “Sweet Jane” was performed, but Mr. Reed didn’t sing a note.

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Courtney Love and the Virgin Prunes Live At Carnegie Hall

Posted by The G on October 6, 2009 under G Reviews | Be the First to Comment

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Courtney Love performing live at Carnegie Hall October 4, 2009

Courtney Love performing live at Carnegie Hall October 4, 2009

The hot mess Courtney Love appeared at Carnegie Hall on October 4, 2009 to be a part of Gavin Friday’s AIDS benefit to help raise money for the disease.  She introduced the reunion of Gavin Friday’s old band and former U2 opening act, The Virgin Prunes (who haven’t played together in over 15 years), plus she also performed, both with Friday and actress/singer Scarlett Johansson.

See pictures of all that after the jump.

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