
May 15 2023
Robyn Hitchcock: Shufflemania!
Just like you may properly send a thank you note for a wedding gift up to a year after receipt, this review slides well into the first year of the release of Shufflemania!
It’s been a while since Robyn Hitchcock
…Read more
May 5 2023
Empire of Light on HBO
Empire of Light on HBO
Director Sam Mendes is one of the best now working: starting with the amazing American Beauty in 1999, along the way directing two James Bond films, Skyfall and Spectre, as well as last year’s
…Read more
May 5 2023
Sirsy Live at Smiley's in Easley, SC 04/16/23
This was my first visit to Smiley’s in Easley, and I was pleasantly surprised by this club. Holding a spot in the downtown area, the club was a standard rectangular box with a small triangular stage up front in the
…Read more
Apr 17 2023
Robyn Hitchcock Live Stream From Tubby’s House March and April 2023
Robyn Hitchcock Live Stream From Tubby’s House March and April 2023
Robyn’s been on tour in Spain through much of April AND our beloved Mandolin streaming service has decided to be an ex-service. If you are going into the Live
…Read more
Mar 14 2023
Robyn Hitchcock Live Stream From Tubby’s House February 2023
Robyn Hitchcock Live Stream From Tubby’s House February 2023
2/1/23 Robyn opened by playing a bit of an instrumental, then launched into an energetic ‘Shuffle Man,’ propulsive and fun, he tore through the subject track of his latest album, Shufflemania!
…Read more
Feb 22 2023
The 65th Anniversary Grammy Awards on CBS
I usually pay no mind to the Grammys. To me, the Rock Hall of Fame is a much better, entertaining show. The Grammys are all about the music business, and by the business, of course I mean the industry. It’s
…Read more
Feb 8 2023
Robyn Hitchcock Live Stream from Tubby’s House on Mandolin 01/25/23
I’ve missed too many Robyn streams here at the end of the year/start of the new year, so it’s time to get with the Groovers again. Robyn (AND the marvelous Emma Swift) are now streaming on Mandolin, and do shows
…Read more
Jan 26 2023
Catch-up Review! 2021 Rock N Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
I noticed the other day that the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2022 was airing on HBO in anticipation of the 2023 ceremony. This made me realize I had not finished my review of the 2021 broadcast. The time
…Read more
Nov 10 2021
Hello Again, Live Music: Elvis Costello & The Imposters @ Belk Theater CLT 10/20/21
Elvis and Charlie in CLT 10.20.21
photo by Adrienne Meddock
The last time I saw live music in person was March 7, 2020. The promise of a masked and vaxxed audience in a well-ventilated venue lured me back to see
…Read more
Nov 2 2021
Review: Netflix's Inventing Davis Geffen
David Geffen would have to be invented if he didn't already exist. First aired on PBS (American Masters), then on Netflix, this view of Geffen, agent, record label owner, and movie producer, is mostly from his own words,
…Read more
Sep 12 2021