Beyond Top 40
You can take the Italian girl (me) out of Yonkers, NY, but she still loves Dion and eats macaroni and meatballs on Sunday afternoon. And, if she is lucky enough to get tickets to the off-Broadway show Romeo & Bernadette, A Musical Tale of Verona & Brooklyn written by Mark Saltzman, she will be in... Continue Reading →
Photo by Jeremy Daniel It’s time to catch up with The Foys…Jeff and Jacob. You may remember that “Un-Block The Music” is following the father and son duo’s journey to off-Broadway with their musical Emergency. Well, not only are these talented and ambitious men bringing Emergency to NYC this summer, but they have already... Continue Reading →
While “Un-Block The Music” fought the digital music revolution for a lot years because of its unnatural sound quality, I had to relent and start listening to music on my phone. However, that does not mean I don’t crave live music with an orchestra. That’s why “Un-Block The Music” is excited to announce that Kimberley... Continue Reading →
I cannot tell a lie. Un-Block The Music, knows a little about Davy Crockett from history books in school. Being a New Yorker, I don’t think we concentrated on him all that much. A lot of my knowledge came from my husband who is a big fan of Fess Parker who played Davy in a... Continue Reading →
Frank Sinatra once sang… “Love’s More Wonderful The Second Time Around.” That’s true for theater too. The original premiere of Chicago on Broadway in 1975 ran for a year and a half…certainly a respectable run for the John Kander, Fred Ebb & Bob Fosse musical. However, the revival, which opening in 1996 is still running... Continue Reading →
Photo: Rob Bowman, Myself and my daughter Hollly 8“Un-Block The Music” has had a stand-out year! While I have been a music journalist for many years, this blog has taken on a character I hadn’t thought it would. I was always interested in talking to the geniuses behind the scenes such as pop/rock songwriters and... Continue Reading →
The story of Ebenezer Scrooge has been told in so many ways, who could imagine a new one? Anthony Caporale and Nicole DiMattei of The Imbible (#ThirstyTheater) found a way. Christmas Carol Cocktails opened at the Producer’s Club Theaters in NYC on November 22, and “Un-Block The Music” was at this season’s first performance. The... Continue Reading →
If you go to the theater on a regular basis as “Un-Block The Music” does, chances are you have seen Farah Alvin. In the last year, I saw her in two productions, and now I am excited to see her cabaret performance this weekend, November 17 at The Green Room 42 in New York City:... Continue Reading →
Do you feel like work is the main priority in your life? Do you continually cancel plans with your friends? Why should something fun, like meeting your friends, for brunch seem like just an added calendar commitment? “Un-Block The Music,” pondered these questions, examined my own life and scenarios, all while having an Irish Coffee... Continue Reading →
