Girlyman. What a great name for a group. And what a fun, fresh sound. I so wanted to hear this band in Seattle next month. But I’ll be headed to the SATW (Society of American Travel Writers) national convention in Manchester, England that evening. I recently heard the trio’s new CD, Joyful Sound, and loved…
There are a variety of good spots to stay while visiting Mountain View, Arkansas, including some lovely B & B’s. Country Oaks Bed & Breakfast gives you a choice between their Victorian farm house and an oak timber-framed Carriage House, nestled among 69 acres of majestic oaks, pastoral fields, and a large private lake. Good…
No one parties like New Orleans parties! They plan to pour more than 15,000 glasses of wine from 1,000 wines and over 200 winemakers from across the globle at the 16th Annual New Orleans Wine & Food Experience, from May 23-27. You’ll enjoy wine, food, and generous portions of jazz and zydeco music, as well…
My very favorite thing about Christmas is the music. Every year I buy at least one new Christmas CD. This season, I’m already up to two, with maybe one more ending up in my collection. Starbucks has some good collections in their stores (or you can order them online from their music Website). I picked…
Soft, sandy beaches, award-winning chefs and world-class concerts at 1970s prices: Milwaukee was not what I was expecting. My scant knowledge of the city was derived from Happy Days and Laverne and Shirley, and I didn’t even see one ringer for the Fonz. This cozy enclave of 600,000, snugged onto the western shore of Lake…
I saw the latest Paul McCartney Tour when it passed through San Jose in November. As I said in my review, he was fantastic. Now, he’s providing Amazon.com with three different clips of him singing the Beatles’ first US hit — “Please Please Me” — to promote his children’s book entitled “High in the Clouds.”…
Modern digital music players sporting 60+ GB hard drives allow music lovers to travel the world without being parted from large portions of their album collection. But listeners still remain tethered to their gizmos by cumbersome earphones, enjoying tunes in forced solitude. Until now, so-called “portable” speakers tended to consist of small, heavy, ungainly boxes…
If you want thousands of shows, hundreds of venues, steaming hot haggis, and 12-year-old Whiskey, get yourself to Edinburgh, Scotland for the 58th annual Fringe Festival. The Guiness Book of Records named it as the world’s largest gathering and it’s now ramping up for another global warning. Last year, there were over 25,000 performances of…
Wakeboards and Music go together in Wales like Strawberries and Cream do at Wimbledon. So get yourself over to Wakestock, July 22 and 23 for Europe’s largest wakeboarding music festival. This two-day affair is featuring dozens of hot bands, djs, all kinds of wakeboarding exhibitions and competitions across the Welsh Llyn Peninsula.
Since 1989, the Dour Festival has been one of the world’s largest stages for music. In fact, from July 14-17, six stages will feature a range of great bands, including Alec Empire, Roots Manuva, The Subways, Bright Eyes, Front 242, Vitalic, The Young Gods, Mylo, and dozens more.
Now adults can also have fun in the sun. Camps targeting grown-ups offer opportunities to learn new skills in activities such as cooking, surfing and ballroom dancing. Many camps offer programs not just in the summer, but also throughout the year.
Held every other year, the San Francisco Symphony’s Black and White Ball is one of the city’s more extravagant affairs. First, everyone dresses in black. Or white. Or both. Looks like a Emperor Penguins’ convention. The mere logistics of this event are mind-numbing: $200-220 per person for all you can eat, drink, dance and ogle….