Out&About
By Paddy McCarthy Hi everyone, I hope all is well and your summer is going as planned. While I was Out&About last Thursday I stopped at Stout on 33rd Street, right across from Penn Station. I was hoping to catch...
Organ Virtuoso Booker T. Jones Played A Retrospective in City Winery and is On Stage At Lincoln Center July 12th
Of course the Grammy winner played "Green Onions" and proved to be as great as he had been back then when he had this hit. City Winery was packed and Booker T. Jones delivered.
Out&About
By Paddy McCarthy What a week it has been Out&About so far as the temperature is in the 80’s and looks like it will be that way for the next few weeks. The beach is calling so I am going...
Come On Ireland! Hot Press Release Zrazy Single Celebrating Women’s World Cup
Hot Press have announced the release of a new single to coincide with the Women’s World Cup. The song, written by Maria Walsh and recorded by Zrazy, is titled ‘Come On Ireland (Giving Us The Right To Dream)’ and is...
Out&About
By Paddy McCarthy I hope you all had a very nice 4th of July celebration and kept your Independence Day happy as we all did. It started off a gloomy day with a lot of clouds and then the sun...
The Kinsale Arts Weekend Kicks Off On July 6
By Barry Coughlan The Kinsale Arts weekend is almost upon us, with residents and visitors alike hoping the innovation of past years continues. It is an event that captures the imagination inspired by Irish folklore across platforms of song, music,...
Out&About
By Paddy McCarthy Hello everybody, I hope all is well even though the cooperating weather is not with us yet. I had a busy week as I was all over the place and between visiting my daughter and son it...
Out&About
By Paddy McCarthy You’ve heard me tell you all about the AOH Division 7 and EIIC’s Celtic Cruise in this column for the last couple of weeks that did happen last Wednesday. I can only tell you that it was...
Income Disparity and Other Economic Travesties Are Tackled by Director Sean Claffey Through The Doc “Americonned”
At CraicFest 2023, director Sean Claffey debuted his powerful doc “Americonned.” It offers commentary by various political and sociological experts and an examination of ordinary citizens’ lives in order to address the effect that super-capitalists —...
Live Review: Guitarist Gary Lucas Explores Virtuosity at The Loft In City Winery
After critically acclaimed guitarist Gary Lucas sent out a notice of a gig in the loft at City Winery — “From Captain Beefheart to Buckley and Beyond” — I perked up. When it comes to the notion of a virtuoso, Lucas fits that idea perfectly. He can do s...