Have you ever wanted to sing “I want to fuck… you baby” in a concert setting? Luckily for me, Van Hunt has made that dream a reality. The master of psychedelic soul performed “The Lowest 1 of My Desires,” from his unreleased album “Popular” at the Studio at Webster Hall on September 19, 2011 and the show was fantastic. This was the closing song of the night. Enjoy!
Fashion week in New York might have kicked off on September 8, 2011, but the place to be was at Webster Hall seeing the incomparable Patti Smith in concert. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer played a free show (with RSVP) to a packed house at Webster Hall in conjunction with Radio France. She wasted no time as she kicked things off with “Redondo Beach” from her epic debut “Horses.” The nearly 2 hour show afforded the audience a chance to hear a lot of songs off Patti’s recent career spanning collection “Outside Society.” Patti Smith seamlessly infuses poetry and punk and when she spoke, the audience listened.
Patti Smith and Lenny Kaye
She performed a cover of the Rolling Stones’ “Play With Fire” and afterwards she talked about her recent live cover of Adele’s “Rolling In The Deep.” She said that unfortunately, she mangled the song, but she fully expects a box set of all the covers she’s destroyed over the years to be released. She asked if they can wait until after her death for such a collection. The entire show was amazing, but obviously the audience went nuts when she played “Because the Night,” “Free Money,” and “Pissing In a River,” which she dedicated to Amy Winehouse.
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She closed out the main portion of the set with Land/Gloria, which lasted close to 12 minutes and was so incredible. You can hear a longer version on the Legacy Edition of “Horses,” which I highly recommend. During the encore, she performed “People Got The Power.” She closed the night with “Rock and Roll Nigger,” where she talked about the 10th anniversary of 9/11 and mentioned the lack of progress we’ve made since then. She told us to question society and to use our voices and take action, which is something I wish more public figures would do! She also advised that if the world isn’t a better place by the time we go to bed, tomorrow is a new day. What an inspiration!
VHS or Beta is back! The Brooklyn based band by way of Kentucky performed at The Studio at Webster Hall in New York on August 25, 2011. Their music is a great mixture of disco, house and rock. The entire venue was a non-stop dance party for the duration of the hour long set. Lead singer Craig Pfunder announced that it was good to be playing for New York again and the crowd returned the love. VHS or Beta have a new album called “Diamond and Death” out in September 2011 and will be playing live in New York again with Ladytron in October. Don’t mind if I do!
File this one under you win some, you lose some. I decided to check out the situation at New York’s Webster Hall for the first of 2 sold out shows by Swedish indie singer Lykke Li. The bad news – nobody was out there scalping tickets for the show when I arrived at the venue, so it’s not looking good for me to see her live tonight. The good news, Lykke Li arrived at the venue at the very same moment as I did. She was very nice. I didn’t bother to beg for tickets because as I know all too well, nothing beats a moment like that! Thanks Lykke!
Rock goddess Stevie Nicks is releasing her latest solo album “In Your Dreams” this week and had planned on celebrating with a star studded concert at New York’s Webster Hall as well as with appearances on Good Day NY and the Today Show. According to her official website, she is battling pneumonia and had to cancel all appearances. She promises to reschedule when she is better. I hope that is soon! Get well Stevie!
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