I saw Laurie Anderson... And She Signed My Ticket!
Posted by Benjamin Holcomb in Alternative, Music on 05. Jul, 2009 | 4 Comments
This was an interesting show for me. I bought tickets with the following thoughts: a) I was a huge fan of Laurie Anderson’s “Strange Angels” (1989) and; b) I wanted to hear her music from earlier albums I’d never heard.
Neither ticket-purchasing criteria mattered. This was a spoken-word tour, devoid of any music. Not that I [...]
I saw Transvision Vamp... 18 Years Ago. And I Might *Still* Be Hungover.
Posted by Benjamin Holcomb in Alternative, Pop on 22. May, 2009 | 3 Comments
I have great memories of this show. Or rather, I am told great things happened at this show. Lemme explain:
I was 21 years old in 1991, and I had a great friend guru, named Ernie. Ernie is probably 10 years old than me. He is a brilliant, eloquent, tall brother with enormous dreadlocks and fantastic [...]
