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Morrissey became ill during his Boston concert earlier this week. Northhampton and Philadelphia concerts were postponed that evening, with the expectation that Moz would return to the stage for New York City.
A short time ago, it was announced that Madison Square Garden has now also been postponed.
Here is the Pollstar Report.
nyctaper will attend and [...]

What else can be said about the band that has produced the most consistently great music over the last 10 years of contemporary music. The new album has been called a “return” to a more traditional Wilco sound, but that’s not really accurate. Sky Blue Sky is yet another step in the maturation [...]

Richard Thompson is currently on tour supporting one of his strongest albums in quite some years, Sweet Warrior, and he performed a free concert in Prospect Park in Brooklyn last night. Under the most difficult conditions, Thompson delivered a stunning performance of new material and classics, proving once again that he is one of [...]

If you have not heard of Scott Maher, you soon will. Scott’s perfectly crafted pop songs are both melodic and lyrically strong. His debut album Cartoon Moon received rave reviews, and a groundswell of support is developing in his hometown of Dublin, in NYC, and in LA, where he performs in July. [...]

Becca Stevens is the lead vocalist for Bjorkestra, and her performance last night stands as a shining example of why Bjorkestra works so well. Becca is an extremely talented singer, and she performs Bjork’s music not as in imitation or a mimic. The compositions become Becca’s songs, and yet maintain faithful to the [...]

As the founder and host of the Bjork Hub since March 2004, I’ve had a lot of contact with Björk-related projects, some of which have worked with the hub in artist promotion. Of these, the Bjorkestra is by far the most rewarding.
Bjorkestra succeeds so effectively for two very distinct reasons: the quality of [...]

When I first heard “Freak Scene” in 1988, I was absolutely floored. This was the dense guitar-driven post-punk to which I’d been listening since Mission of Burma through Husker Du, and now it had been taken to the next level. The Bug album essentially defines the genre, and stand as the epitome of [...]

nyctaper plans to attend each of the following concerts:
Dinosaur Jr.:
June 6, 2007, Posted Above
Bjorkestra:
June 15, 2007, Posted Above
Scott Maher:
June 19, 2007, Posted Above
Richard Thompson:
June 21, 2007, Posted Above
Wilco:
June 25, 2007, Posted Above
Morrissey:
June 30, 2007, Concert Postponed
White Stripes:
July 11, 2007, Posted Above
Sonic Youth:
July 28, 2007, Sonic Youth McCarren Park Pool
Squeeze:
August 2, 2007, Squeeze Tickets at [...]

Well, the concert was not rained out, but my taping was.  At about 7:30 pm, about a half hour before they were to play, it was raining pretty steadily, and there was no place to set up my equipment under any cover.  Unfortunately, I can not risk water damage to my recording rig, and I [...]