Music
Corey Bearak
Mar16
Stand Tall
Posted By : Corey Bearak

Shelly and I shared a nice show last night with Marisa.  It's special when you can still share great and meaningful songs by an original artist with your children.  Burton Cummings of The Guess Who sang and played the hits and more in a worthy performance at The Flagstar at Westbury Music Fair. I had not seen him perform in more than a decade -- su

Corey Bearak
Mar09
Rock Live May 18, Earn Prizes including gig at Cafe Wha?
Posted By : Corey Bearak

Gotham's Annual Battle of the Bands® returns live for the second year in a row, Sunday May 18, 3:00 to 6: 00 p.m. at Groove, 125 Macdougal Street, (Greenwich Village) New York, NY 10012.   A panel of Judges selected by the Gotham Battle of the Bands® organizing committee will pick the winners from the six bands deemed worthy of competing from the

Corey Bearak
Mar02
Now I'm on my way
Posted By : Corey Bearak

Caught my first live show of 2025 last week: "John Lodge Celebrating 58 Years of Days of Future Passed with special Guest Jon Davision of Yes."  The concert was at Flagstar at Westbury Music Fair.  My fave Moodie is Justin Hayward.  I was not sure what to expect when I decided to go.  I found a few YouTube clips of some prior shows with Davison sin

Corey Bearak
Feb09
A Playlist for February 14
Posted By : Corey Bearak

In advance of this Friday, or for when you opt to observe the sentiments associated with that day, enjoy an updated a set of songs that reflect the sentiments of the day (and more).  I present this most current iteration of Songs of Love, a set of 77 videos on YouTube or some 74 tunes on Apple Music.   The back story to this playlist: In the summ

Corey Bearak
Jan19
Tomorrow
Posted By : Corey Bearak

Tomorrow is a special day.  I point out that if it were not this year, it would still be a special day as we celebrate Martin Luther King.   In thinking about tomorrow and the change(s) to then occur, as well the traditional Martin Luther King Day observances, I looked at my playlists and offer these for your consideration:   Songs to Inspire a

Corey Bearak
Dec29
A year-end review
Posted By : Corey Bearak

At the end of each year I traditionally rank my top ten concerts.  This year I took a different approach.  I shared a chronological listing as I found it difficult to rank them.  As I related in my commentary, "What I found really difficult throughout involved settling on one concert as the best of the bunch. All I found special; some sets were l

Corey Bearak
Dec15
Live vinyl
Posted By : Corey Bearak

Most folk know this commentator’s affinity for live music.  I enjoy attending concerts – immensely.  I was viewing a YouTube video and I saw a few links to top 10 live albums.  Both I checked out involved vinyl.  I had a few on each list.  While I like such lists, I never thought to list a top ten of my live LPs. It got me curious to how many Live

Corey Bearak
Oct20
hope
Posted By : Corey Bearak

Building on the vibe in last week's commentary in this space, many I know root for a subway series.  The Bronx "tenants" did their part.  We'll know soon enough the outcome involving the Queens "tenants" I root for and who I brought my very appreciative daughter to a game also attended by my brother Jeff and Friday's blogger and sons and grandson l

Corey Bearak
Oct06
It Keeps You Runnin’
Posted By : Corey Bearak

Last week (No matter last night’s outcome as this got drafted before the NLDS game that matters to this commentator.) was a rather nice. In the middle of the summer I made plans with Marisa to take my daughter who likes live music at least as much as her dad to see the Doobie Brothers at the Capitol Theatre in Portchester last Monday eve. I was alr

Corey Bearak
Sep22
One Beautiful Summer
Posted By : Corey Bearak

Last week’s blog teased about this week’s commentary. Cool for Cats is one of the signature songs by Squeeze; and the eve of the appearance last week’s blog found us with friends Jarmine and Eric at Mohegan Sun to see that wonderful band. It was basically a co-headliner situation with Boy George (Anyone remember Culture Club?) but we were there for

Corey Bearak
Aug25
One last time
Posted By : Corey Bearak

Shelly gave me a choice since she shows were on "her" nights, last night and Friday, of one.  Th choice was a full band show in South Orange, New Jersey and perhaps 90-120 minutes driving there or a perhaps a less stressful drive to Bayshore for a trio show.  I opted for Friday eve.  Full Band.  Excellent decision, if I may say so. The artist, a pe

Corey Bearak
Aug11
Holiday Hotel
Posted By : Corey Bearak

First off, I thank my friend, architect and Gotham GREEN® co-chair, Josh Zinder for pinch-hitting in this space for me last week.  Shelly and I attended a Pythian Supreme Lodge Convention in Roanoke, Virginia, Monday through Thursday where good friend and Gotham Queens member Craig Shink got elected and installed as Supreme Master of Arms (If all p

Corey Bearak
May26
Can you feel the fire
Posted By : Corey Bearak

A June at Madison Square Garden just shy of five decades ago was the last time I saw this band live in concert.  I won a lottery then.  You needed to mail in a self-addressed stamped envelope to get an opportunity to purchase.  Oh how times have changed. You just need to get on the right presale list, sign on to your Ticketmaster or LiveNation acco

Corey Bearak
May19
Everybody Knows this is Nowhere.
Posted By : Corey Bearak

You may already heard about it. Read about it (Friday’s blogger blogged about it two days ago.). Listened to it. Maybe you were there. All I know is I keep humming this song (see the title of this blog.). From a LP of the same name some 55 years old. A really good one. Most people think of “Down By the River” or “Cowgirl in the Sand.” Neil Young an

Corey Bearak
Apr07
Look at the Sun
Posted By : Corey Bearak

Who does not know and perhaps also look forwarded to viewing and experiencing tomorrow's Solar Eclipse? The New York Times posted "A solar eclipse soundtrack" for subscribers only on Friday.  It motivated the commentator to search songs which included the word "sun" in whole or part of their titles.  I found more than a few; multiple versions in ma