Beyond Top 40
I don’t know about you, but “Un-Block The Music” has always felt left-out of the “cool” group being too young to really remember much of the 1960s. How can I be a music writer and not have experienced the Woodstock Festival in 1969 in upstate New York? I watched the documentary and I’ve listened to... Continue Reading →
The Highland Divas! Not the type of music you are accustomed to reading about on “Un-Block The Music.” However, as you know, my mantra is…listen to every kind of music at least once in your life. I listened to the Highland Divas…and I want more! The trio of Georgia, Margaret and Marla have diverse musical... Continue Reading →
So, if you’d like to experience music that is good and unexpected, then “Un-Block The Music” suggests you check out the band, International Orange. They play jazz with a twist. Drummer/percussionist Todd Isler, one of the founding members, spent some time with me to explain. Guitarist, David Phelps and Todd met in the later 1980s... Continue Reading →
Photos: The Schoolhouse Theater © Doug Abdelnour 2019, Bedford Photo-Graphic, Inc. Sometimes you just have to go off the editorial calendar and plug something you love. In this case, it’s The Schoolhouse Theater in Croton Falls, NY, the oldest equity non-profit professional theater in Westchester County, NY. “Un-Block The Music” first discovered Schoolhouse when... Continue Reading →
Un-Block The Music has particular interest in Peter Calo. My fascination with guitars probably started with Joe Perry and my Aerosmith obsession when I was just a kid. That obsession continued with Bryan Adams, Richie Sambora and Zakk Wylde. Then, I worked for a guitarist who was my editor at In Tune Monthly Magazine, and... Continue Reading →
It’s a funny thing how networking happened for “Un-Block The Music”. My oldest daughter is an event planner. She knew a photographer who knew another photographer who could help me with pictures I needed done more quickly than ASAP. That photographer, Doug Abdelnour of Bedford Photo-Graphic, is the resident photographer for the Schoolhouse Theatre in... Continue Reading →
