Posted by The G on February 27, 2010 under Artsy Fartsy | 
Photos by G.
Central Park on 2/26/10
If you were on the East Coast of the United States in the last few days, you’ll know all about the insane snow storms we’ve had. Above and below are two highlights of the snow storm, according2g. The top picture is surprisingly not a painting. It was taken (with my hand) in Central Park around 6 pm. I’m getting all Ansel Adams on your ass! 
The bottom picture shows that even the snow had fun.
Snow is fun!
Posted by The G on November 10, 2009 under G Reviews |
All photos by G.
Ray LaMontagne - Live at the Beacon Theatre
Wow! What can be said about Ray LaMontagne’s solo acoustic sold-out opening night show, the first of 3 shows, at New York’s Beacon Theater? This singer/songwriter has a gravely/raspy voice that will make you weak in the knees. When he sang, silence filled the legendary theater so the crowd could soak up every single word. In between songs, the soft-spoken LaMontagne told stories of his idols such as Elvis Costello and Justin Townes Earle. Those stories gave the audience a chance to shout out their favorite songs and express their love and admiration for Ray LaMontagne. His embarassment at these cat calls was more than precious. A fun fact about Ray: he was working a 65-hour a week shift in a shoe factory when he heard a song on the radio by Stephen Stills (of Crosby Stills and Nash) and decided to quit his job and become a full-time singer. That’s a quality that I admire tremendously.
He hit the stage at 9 pm and sang for a solid two hours. He played songs such as “Jolene,” “Loretta,” “Let It Be Me,” “Shelter,” “Trouble,” “Sweet Baby,” a Lucinda Williams cover, “You Are the Best Thing,” and the Bee Gees/Janis Joplin classic “To Love Somebody.”
See some more pictures of Ray LaMontagne after the jump.
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Posted by The G on October 31, 2009 under G Reviews |
All photos by G.
Last night, at the first of two Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25th Anniversary concerts at Madison Square Garden in New York, my mind was blown with seeing some amazing artists performing some amazing duets. Tonight, my head exploded! Because there is so much to absorb, please settle for an abbreviated review and a few pictures.
Over the course of a much shorter show (4 hours instead of 6), history was made again. Tom Hanks introduced the show and first act Jerry Lee Lewis (who sang Great Balls of Fire). Aretha Franklin then took the stage and sang New York, New York plus Respect and then was joined on stage by Annie Lennox for Chain of Fools. Lenny Kravitz then joined for Think. Jeff Beck played some killer guitar next and was joined on stage by Sting and Billy Gibbons from ZZ Top. Beck finished off his set with an amazing instrumental version of A Day In The Life by The Beatles. Metallica went on next and they were joined by Lou Reed (for Sweet Jane and White Light/White Heat); Ozzy Ozbourne for Paranoid and Ray Davies of the Kinks for You Really Got Me and All Day and All of the Night. Before exiting, a killer rendition of Queen’s Stone Cold Crazy and Metallica’s own Enter Sandman was played. Finally, U2 took the stage and played Vertigo, Beautiful Day before being joined by the biggest surprises of the night – Bruce Springsteen (for I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For). Patti Smith, Bruce Springsteen and U2 played Because The Night, but did several takes to get the lyrics right. The Black Eyed Peas joined next for a medley of Mysterious Ways and Where is The Love. The Peas exited the stage but Fergie stayed and started singing the opening bars to Gimmie Shelter, the Rolling Stones classic. All of a sudden, Mick Jagger emerged to sing the song! They also did U2’s Stuck in a Moment You Can’t Get Out Of. It was a night of magic!
UPDATE: Here’s the set list:
Jerry Lee Lewis:
“Great Balls of Fire”
Aretha Franklin:
“Baby, I Love You”
“Don’t Play That Song”
“Make Them Hear You”
Aretha Franklin and Annie Lennox:
“Chain of Fools”
Aretha Franklin:
“New York, New York”
Aretha Franklin and Lenny Kravitz:
“Think”
Aretha Franklin:
“Respect”
Jeff Beck:
“Drown in My Own Tears”
Jeff Beck and Sting:
“People Get Ready”
Jeff Beck:
“Freeway Boogie”
“Cause We’ve Ended as Lovers”
Buddy Guy with Jeff Beck:
“Let Me Love You”
Jeff Beck:
“Big Block”
“Rice Pudding”
Billy Gibbons and Jeff Beck:
“Rough Boy”
Jeff Beck and Billy Gibbons:
“Foxy Lady”
Jeff Beck:
“A Day in the Life”
Metallica:
“For Whom the Bell Tolls”
“One”
“Turn the Page”
Metallica and Lou Reed:
“Sweet Jane”
“White Light/ White Heat”
Metallica and Ozzy Osbourne:
“Iron Man”
“Paranoid”
Metallica and Ray Davies:
“You Really Got Me”
“All Day and All of the Night”
Metallica:
“Stone Cold Crazy”
“Enter Sandman”
U2
“Vertigo”
“Magnificent”
U2, Bruce Springsteen and Patti Smith with Roy Bittan:
“Because the Night”
U2 and Bruce Springsteen with Roy Bittan:
“I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For”
U2 and Black Eyed Peas:
“Mysterious Ways”/”Where Is the Love”/”One”
U2, Mick Jagger, Fergie and Will.i.am:
“Gimme Shelter”
U2 and Mick Jagger:
“Stuck in a Moment You Can’t Get Out Of”
U2:
“Beautiful Day”
A severely edited version of the show will air on HBO in November, but for now, some pictures after the jump.
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Posted by The G on October 27, 2009 under G Reviews |
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Elly Jackson of LaRoux
Making their New York debut last night, October 27, 2009, British group LaRoux, played a sold out show at Manhattan’s Highline Ballroom. Musically, they have elements of early Depeche Mode, Yazoo and Human League and lead singer Elly Jackson’s voice is reminiscent of Tracey Thorn from Everything But The Girl.
Elly Jackson was recovering from a virus, so she apologized numerous times for performing such a short set, but she assured the crowd they’d be back in February. Still, when LaRoux played hits such as “Quicksand,” “In For The Kill,” and “Bulletproof,” the crowd sang along to every word. I personally think this band is going to be hugely successful and seeing them in a venue as small as the Highline Ballroom last night will definitely be one for the books.
A fun fact about the group: LaRoux is French for “Redhead”
Elly Jackson: Going in for the kill.
See more pictures of LaRoux and the setlist after the jump.
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