New: My Whats On posts are available as a separate RSS Feed. Here’s my take on the music highlights on cable this week, August 23-30. Yep, it’s subjective. But I try to be pretty inclusive. A glitch last week left PBS out of the schedule (including one of my favorite shows Austin City Limits), so [...]
Posts Tagged ‘concert’
Whats On: Aug 16-22
A look at the music highlights on cable this week, August 16-22. If I’m missing stuff, especially channels or regular shows, please add it in the comments. FRETS’ PICKS: Crossroads “Robert Plant & Alison Krauss” (PLDHD Sun 7pm) BBC Crown Jewels “Yes” (VH1CL Mon 11am, 11pm) Classic in Concert “The Beach Boys: Live at Knebworth” [...]
Whats On: Aug 9-14
EDIT 8-10-09: I updated the formatting a bit. I’ll be setting up an RSS feed for this, and streamlining the process. So much good music is on tv all the time, and I feel like I’m missing it. So I’m still trying to work out how to do this, but the goal is to publish [...]
Stubs: Stevie Ray Vaughan & Jeff Beck (1989)
This might just be the best concert I’ve ever seen. As a guitar player who idolized both of these guys growing up, how could it not be? Hindsight only adds to the case: after this tour Jeff Beck took a(nother) hiatus of several years, and within a year would come the tragic helicopter crash that [...]
Stubs: Yes 2004 (with Dream Theater)
Jon Anderson’s return to the stage recently reminded me of my only Yes concert: at the Allentown Fairgrounds in 2004. My friend Chris, who is an avid Yes fan, got us tickets and we trekked up to PA in my new RX-8 (yes we broke a few laws getting there) for this concert. Though I’m [...]
