Archives for January 9, 2006

Jessica Williams played a magnificent solo concert Saturday night at The Seasons. A tall, luminous presence in dark tones and silver, she began with her new-agey composition called “Love and Hate” and followed it with an explanation that it was “the sort of thing you’d hear on top-forty … [Read more...]

New Rifftides reader John B. an estimable blogger, comments on the apparently endless fascination of Rifftiders with the phenomenon of applause. I know this is an old post of yours, but I excuse this by saying that I've just learned of your blog and so "it's new to me." Apologies in advance for … [Read more...]

Jack Tracy writes concerning Pee Wee Marquette: PeeWee also was noted for garbling some names, as when he announced the in-house presence one night of "Marlo Brandon." My favorite, however, was when bassist Teddy Kotick inevitably became "Teddy Kotex." … [Read more...]