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STYX / REO SPEEDWAGON IN BRIDGEPORT

STYX / REO SPEEDWAGON IN BRIDGEPORT

It was a typical hump-day at the job and then I got a text from my lovely wife that changed the day from typical to extraordinary. The text read: DO YOU WANT TO GO TO A CONCERT TONIGHT? It took me 2 seconds to respond YES! It’s been a heartbreaking, tragic year and a half,  filled with loss, chaos, and immeasurable stress, but through it all we persisted, and we’ve earned the right to celebrate […]

LAURIE’S PLACE

LAURIE’S PLACE

  The music industry is comprised of many different layers with the artist being the foundation. Pile on radio, record labels, venues, etc. and the tiers begin to multiply. But the very top layer belongs to the fan. There are fans and then there are FANS. I just wrote about one such person, Kate Carroll, the administrator of the Facebook group Rock ‘n Rhode. On a more personal note, one friend has gone above and […]

SOFAR SOUNDS NEW HAVEN

SOFAR SOUNDS NEW HAVEN

  The SOFAR premise is one of intimate and small spaces (see SOFAR Sounds New Haven-October Event and the upcoming interview with Paul Bryant Hudson in the Interview section of AMP) but their January and February happenings had two distinct narratives. SOFAR’s first show of the new year was held at Bregamos Community Theater on Blatchley Avenue in New Haven. According to Paul Bryant Hudson, lead ambassador and founder  of the New Haven chapter, this […]