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Middle-Passage Man

28-Jun-07

Francis Dunnery is on to something. I had seen his name for years, always mentioned with high praise but never actually heard any of his music. A week prior, Dave Bamundo mentioned a house concert being hosted by a guy named Ray Heffernan. I perked up; years ago I had organized a similar event for [...]

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Young Rockers

03-Jun-07

It was a loud weekend in Middletown, New Jersey. My buddy Bruce Gallipani who heads up Rockit For Kids, had concerts planned for Saturday and Sunday in the town’s new Arts Center. The ensemble consisted of twenty-eight kids, ages 8-16, who collectively performed a two-hour set of thirty-two songs. Memorable highlights included performances of “Baba [...]

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Carry On Wayward Band

14-May-92

The Rock Palace, Staten Island, New York May 14, 1992 Take me back to Kansas, the band from the heartland who swept up the seventies with an unmistakable violin/keyboard blend and round melodic vocals. The band that virtually vanished during the eighties, was back. In an unlikely and first-time appearance at Staten Island’s own Rock [...]

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