Posts by Nancy Lasher

Galactic hit the stage Wednesday night for their first of four sold out nights at Brooklyn Bowl with an incredible offering of four singers, yet played one of their more instrumental sets of recent years.  Maggie Koerner, their lead vocalist of the past year or so, got only one song mid set, Aretha Franklin’s “Rock […]

Glen David Andrews swaggered on to the red-lit, burgundy leather walled stage of Rockwood Music Hall in NYC to the crescendo of his backing band looking like a prize fighter ready to defend himself.  Launching into “Moving Up, “ he quickly stripped down from his shades, gold chains, hoodie and cap, to a simple black […]

As the sun sets over the west, the cars pour out of the 55th Newport Folk Festival full of leg-weary, over-sunned but ultimately satisfied music lovers making the trek back home.  Whether they came to check out their favorite band, to graze to find some new ones, or to catch the headliners, Newport Folk promised […]

In the midst of their quick 4-night, 3-city tour, Glide had a chance to catch up with dada, the hard rocking trio from LA. After touring only intermittently during the last decade, the band decided to take a break from recording their first album since 2007, and play three cities where they had an established  fan base.