Author Archives: Kay Cordtz

Gabriel Gordon is a NYC-​​​​based singer, songwriter and guitarist probably best known as a longtime member of Natalie Merchant’s band. But like most musicians nowadays, he also has a few other bands – the Nightshades, Light Blue Movers – as well as performing solo from time to … Continue reading →

NYC musician Moses Patrou wears many hats. One night, you might find him playing the bass drum at the Apollo or entertaining at the opening of the Highline with his brass band Sugartone. The next night, you could catch him … Continue reading →

There hasn’t been much good news lately on NYC’s live music front. Every few weeks it seems another venue closes so another bank branch can open. Those that remain are hassled constantly for violations of the city’s draconian noise laws. So … Continue reading →

If you were on one of the less-​​​​traveled highways of the U.S. this summer, you might have come upon a van parked on the shoulder and a group of people lying in the middle of the road.  As you get closer, however, … Continue reading →

If you find yourself on the Lower East Side late on a Monday night, you might run across a street scene more reminiscent of New Orleans than Manhattan. A gang of musicians… Continue reading →

Aaron Comess has been one of New York City’s most in-​​​​demand drummers for more than 20 years. A founding member of the Spin Doctors, he has also recorded with and played in the bands of Joan Osborne, James Maddock and Marc … Continue reading →

Oklahoma musician and onetime Woodstock resident Roger Tillison died Dec. 6th in Tulsa, a year after surviving a ruptured brain aneurysm. The singer/​​songwriter, husband, father, friend to many and lover of all dogs was 72. In his lifetime he was a singer, songwriter, … Continue reading →

Italian-​​​​born chanteuse and songwriter Rosita Kess is a truly international musician, one who has absorbed the musical influences of each of the many places she has lived since leaving her birthplace near Venice. By way of London, Paris, Barcelona, Berlin and … Continue reading →