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Is This Thing On?
I haven’t posted in a while but I will. Thanks for sticking around. New Yorkers should know that I usually DJ Thursday nights at SIP Lounge on the Upper West Side. I play mostly soul but lots of other stuff gets thrown in. Small “mersh” playlist below.
A Day for New York
The first amendment is alive and well in New York City. “Bloomberg fought back tears as he recalled that on 9/11, “more than 400 of those first responders did not make it out alive. In rushing into those burning buildings, not one of them asked, ‘What God do you pray to?’”
Apologies that I do not have a more grandiose photo. This is the High Line sort of looking like a hot tub.
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Rocks Off Boat Cruise Photos
On July 20th 2010, I went on a Rocks Off boat cruise that cost only $10! What a deal! I took some pictures of the bands (Miniboone, The Naked Heroes, and the Mess Around) but they were all pretty blurry. I’ve seen all the bands before and they’re all great local acts from New York and Brooklyn. I don’t think you’ll find a cheaper rock’n'roll cruise but I highly recommend catching at least one of the remaining rides if you want to blow off some summer steam in New York fuckin City.
Grey Fox Bluegrass Fest
Last weekend I was at the Grey Fox bluegrass festival and despite most of my friends not showing up until the final day, I had a blast. I picked up a passenger from craigslist and her party was nice enough to let me camp with them in the shady trees that line the festival grounds. It was a lot hotter than last year and while rain was scarce, Saturday night we got hit with a four-hour lightning storm that shut down Sam Bush’s set early. Sometimes people ask me: Hugh, you’re an old punk rock dude. Why do you like bluegrass? Like punk, there is a certain DIY aspect to bluegrass — even moreso because you usually don’t need any amplification for the instruments. The songwriting has a definite dark side that appeals to me along with blunt honesty. As you can tell from the photos, I like what the kids are doing as much as the established artists. Check out Crooked Still, Sarah Jarosz, and Della Mae at their websites! It’s funny that many of these kids are studying bluegrass at places like the Berklee School of Music and the Boston Conservatory. Enjoy the pix and playlist below.
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Yellow Square
This is a small place to hang out. Stay tuned for some galleries.
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Early Morning Central Park
I took a ton of pix but I’m an editor. When was the last time you saw Sheep’s Meadow with no one there?
New York Summer Night Still Lifes
These photographs were taken over the course of a few night bike rides downtown, mostly along the Hudson River greenway.
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Fire Escape Performers
I caught this charming couple singing catchy tunes off a fire escape on 14th Street last night. This is on the stretch between 6th and 7th Avenue and across the street from the Salvation Army headquarters. I didn’t catch their names (their names escaped me?), but maybe they’ll see this and fill us in. The bar below probably knows them also.
The Invisible Dog Gallery
I went to a CD release party for the guitar quartet called Dither a few weeks ago. Dither is emulating the Bang on a Can mission by producing casual concerts of new music in unique settings. Indeed, they are the group that graced the program cover for the recent Bang on a Can Marathon. The Invisible Dog gallery — so named because it was the Carroll Gardens factory where the original “invisible dog leashes” were traditionally manufactured — is a wonderful building with a gallery on the first floor and artist studios above. These were taken during the “If You See Something, Say Something” art show and a mostly different show is there now. More info on the art can be found at the site. I had a great time and apologies for not posting these sooner!
Is Honor Restored
I just have a film still right now.
