Posts by Eric Townsend

Herbie Hancock brought his eclectic sounds to the opening night of NYC’s SummerStage in Central Park on June 11, 2022. Fans turned out in an overflow crowd for the free show, including openers Keyon Harrold and DJ Pete Rock.

Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats brought sounds from ‘The Future’ — the band’s latest highly regarded release – to a series of album release shows around the NYC area, wrapping up with a final night at The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, NY on November 6, 2021.

New York legend Patti Smith played a free show at New York City’s Central Park SummerStage for a capacity crowd on Sunday, September 19th. Smith played a 90-minute set to thousands of fans and even dedicated a song to the recently passed drummer Charlie Watts of the Rolling Stones. She also reminded the audience to […]

On Wednesday, December 4th, Cher brought a huge stage show and her timeless catalog to NYC’s Madison Square Garden with openers Nile Rodgers and CHIC.

The New York City Parks Foundation held its 30th Anniversary Gala at SummerStage in Central Park on September 26, 2019 which was capped by performances from David Gray, Sara Bareilles, and Janelle Monáe. The gala honored Marty Diamond, the Head of Global Music at Paradigm Talent Agency, who represents all three of the evening’s performers […]

  Phantom Planet’s 1998 debut album is titled Phantom Planet Is Missing and as a band on a nearly decade long hiatus, they largely have been missing since 2009. Sure all the band members have kept busy with their respective projects but as a core, they weren’t making new music or touring.  That’s all changed recently though with the release […]

Bloc Party played their 2005 debut album Silent Alarm to a sold out crowd at SummerStage in Central Park in New York City on September 20th with openers CULTS.

Mitski performed two final shows in NYC on September 7-8, 2019 to wrap up almost five years of continuous touring before going on an indefinite well-deserved and self-imposed performance hiatus. The shows drew nearly 10,000 people to SummerStage in Central Park over two consecutive nights with opener Lucy Dacus.

Bishop Briggs debuted new songs from her forthcoming Fall 2019 album for an intimate gathering of fans at New York City’s Angel Orensanz Foundation on August 22, 2019. The as of now untitled album will be the follow-up to her 2018 album “Church of Scars” which peaked at 29 on the Billboard Charts.

Kurt Vile and The Violators led a stacked bill with openers Dinosaur Jr. and Cate Le Bon at New York City’s Central Park SummerStage on July 25th.