In front of a full house at the Blue Note in Hollywood Wyclef Jean strolls through the crowd toward the stage, where his band of Haitian rara players is already deep into Duke Ellington’s “Take the ‘A’ Train.” He’s dressed to thrill in a white suit and matching wide-brimmed hat, ready to mine his musical […]
Fueled by punk attitude, vibrant riffs, and unrelenting energy, the Montreal foursome Bad Skin is something to behold when they take the stage with hot pink attitude and platform boots. With big personalities, a commanding stage presence, and songs in multiple languages, Bad Skin’s ability to win over crowds isn’t hard to understand. As a […]
My mother always told me, “With one behind, you can’t sit on the whole world,” and I really took it to heart. She was memorialized this weekend in The New York Times (skip to 9:10 for my tribute to her and my grandmother). But since I’ve been back in New York, I’m feeling a global […]