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WE'RE THANKFUL FOR TERRY WALDO (Nov. 2009)

Terry Waldo was a protege of Eubie Blake and continues to be a stomping pianist, an intriguing composer, singer, and bandleader. Here are details of Terry’s upcoming gigs: welcome alternatives … more →

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"Religion" by Dani Tersini

cliveswersky wrote 1 day ago: Hello Friends: ”Religion” by Dani Tersini is the twenty-first song to be featured on my Blog as part … more →

Tags: Inspiring Song Contest, Alive with Clive Top 20, Clive Swersky, Inspiration, Alive with Clive, the bitter end, Danielle Tersini, Dani Tersini, most inspiring song

"Oh No No" by Kylie Edmond

cliveswersky wrote 1 week ago: Hello Friends: Oh No No by Kylie Edmond is the seventeenth song to be featured on my Blog as part of … more →

Tags: Inspiring Song Contest, Alive with Clive Top 20, Clive Swersky, CASSANDRA KUBINSKI, Inspiration, Alive with Clive, waltz-astoria, Kylie Edmond, oh no no

Bottoms Up! Tchaikovsky Darling's Top 10 Drinking Holes in New York City — 1 comment

Tchaikovsky Darling wrote 1 week ago: Need a festive Drink to take the edge off your holiday preparation? Here are my top ten favorite pla … more →

Tags: gourmet, Holiday, Decibel Sake Bar, East Side Company, east village, Karma Lounge, Le Souk Harem, Lower East Side, mehanata

WE'RE THANKFUL FOR TERRY WALDO (Nov. 2009) — 3 comments

jazzlives wrote 1 month ago: Terry Waldo was a protege of Eubie Blake and continues to be a stomping pianist, an intriguing compo … more →

Tags: Thanks-A-Million, Pay attention, Swing You Cats!, The Heroes Among Us, the real thing, The Things We Love, Andrew Hall, Arnie Kinsella, Eubie Blake

TEA WITH THE CARDS (Nov. 16, 2009) — 3 comments

jazzlives wrote 1 month ago: As I’ve written, the downtown haunt Banjo Jim’s (Avenue C and 9th Street) in New York Ci … more →

Tags: Thanks-A-Million, Ideal Places, Pay attention, Swing You Cats!, The Heroes Among Us, the real thing, The Things We Love, cangelosi cards, cassidy holden

SUNSET: LEROY "SAM" PARKINS — 4 comments

jazzlives wrote 1 month ago: Leroy “Sam” Parkins, clarinetist, raconteur, and enthusiastic friend of this blog, died … more →

Tags: Thanks-A-Million, Awful Sad, Irreplaceable, Pay attention, The Heroes Among Us, Whitney Balliett, Tamar Korn, Kevin Dorn, Jake Sanders

Concert Review: The Zevon-athon at Banjo Jim’s, NYC 11/12/09 — 1 comment

delarue wrote 1 month ago: by Richard Wallace Warren Zevon was an American songwriter whose vocabulary, both written and musica … more →

Tags: Music, Reviews, music concert, Review, madison square gardeners, rich hinman, Spanking Charlene, mary lee kortes, charlene mcpherson

Seattle and NYC, Open Mike Compare & Contrast Part 2

davehateschico wrote 3 months ago: DHC Compares & Contrasts, part 2: Seattle Vs. New York I like open mikes. You know why? Beca … more →

Tags: Open mike, New York open mikes, Compare and Contrast, Travel, Seattle Open Mikes, Bill's Off Broadway, East Village Open Mike, Capitol Hill Open Mike, dave hates chico

There is no "I" in "boy" or "band," but there is in "girl" and "guitar!" — 1 comment

justanotherfolksinger wrote 4 months ago: solo performance 5/11/09 Alphabet City Soup @ Niagara, NYC (photo by Marissa Bea) The only cure to s … more →

Tags: are you ready to rock, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, acoustic, Alphabet City Soup, Band, boy, Bubinga Butterfly, Common Ground, confidence