What a Weird Pandemic Summer It's Been – We need Bruce Springsteen To Save The Day by Brad Balfour Around this time of the year, I usually look back so as to orient myself about going forward. But, what a wack summer it's been. Having suffered through the coronavirus – literally and conceptually – I find myself settled into a motivational miasma; it's easier to stink up the couch than drive myself to further heights, get up, clean up and get out to ramble around the city. Bei

ONCE WERE BROTHERS: ROBBIE ROBERTSON AND THE BAND Featuring Robbie Robertson, Ronnie Hawkins, Dominique Robertson, Jonathan Taplin, John Simon, Elliott Landy, David Geffen, Bruce Springsteen, Eric Clapton, Martin Scorsese, Van Morrison, Peter Gabriel, Taj Mahal, Jann Wenner, George Semkiw, Grant Smith, John Hammond, Jimmy Vivino, Bill Scheele, John Scheele, Larry Campbell and archival footage of Levon Helm, Rick Danko, Richard Manuel, Garth Hudson, George Harrison and Bob Dyl

Blinded by the Light BLINDED BY THE LIGHT (2019) Starring Viveik Kalra, Kulvinder Ghir, Meera Ganatra, Aaron Phagura, Dean-Charles Chapman, Nikita Mehta, Nell Williams, Tara Divina, Rob Brydon, Frankie Fox, Hayley Atwell, Sally Phillips, David Hayman, Jeff Mirza, Olivia Poulet, Ronak Singh Chadha Berges, Billy Barratt, Scott Folan, Kit Reeve and James Ballanger. Screenplay by Sarfraz Manzoor, Gurinder Chadha, Paul Mayeda Berges. Directed by Gurinder Chadha. Distributed by New

Wetlands WETLANDS (2017) Starring Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Heather Graham, Christopher McDonald, Jennifer Ehle, Reyna de Courcy, Celeste O’Connor, Anthony Mackie, Rob Morgan, Louis Mustillo, Tyler Elliot Burke, Sean Ringgold, Lauren LaVera, Murphy Guyer, Jake Weber, Pamela Dunlap and Lynne Wintersteller. Screenplay by Emanuele Della Valle. Directed by Emanuele Della Valle. Distributed by Abramorama. 98 minutes. Not Rated. In the mid-1970s, when casino gambling came to Atlant

She Shreds Release Party with Lady Lamb – Marker Hotel – Brooklyn, NY – May 21, 2016 She Shreds Release Party with Lady Lamb, Allison Crutchfield, Field Mouse & Holly Miranda – Market Hotel – Brooklyn, NY – May 21, 2016 This past Saturday the awesome magazine She Shreds celebrated the release of its tenth issue of female-centric guitar and bass content with a solid show in Brooklyn at the Market Hotel. Headlined by one of our finest songwriters today, Lady Lamb, the four-perf

Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band – Wells Fargo Center – Philadelphia, PA – February 12, 2016 Scroll through concert photos below! Photos by Jim Rinaldi © 2016 #WellsFargoCenter #TheRiver #ConcertPhotography #JimRinaldi #TheEStreetBand #BruceSpringsteen #2016 #philadelphia #ConcertPhotos

Jill Hennessy – World Café Live – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – December 2, 2015 Photo by Jim Rinaldi © 2015. Jill Hennessy A Little Bit of Comfort by Jay S. Jacobs There is sometimes a bit of mistrust of actors who suddenly decide to become musicians.  And while it is true that some of them are trying to exploit their name recognition, more and more often it is turning out that those actors really are talented singer/songwriters who just became well known in a different mediu

Delta Rae – World Cafe Live at the Queen – Wilmington, DE – August 29, 2015 – Photo copyright ©2015 Jim Rinaldi. Delta Rae – World Cafe Live at the Queen – Wilmington, DE – August 29, 2015 It almost feels too simplistic to compare Durham, NC’s faves Delta Rae with Fleetwood Mac.  After all they both have multiple lead singers (Rae has two women and two men, while the Mac had two women and only one man) and play a wide variety of musical styles – including aspects from rock, p

Glen Campbell – I’ll Be Me GLEN CAMPBELL – I’LL BE ME (2015) Featuring Glen Campbell, Kim Campbell, Ashley Campbell, Cal Campbell, Shannon Campbell, T.J. Kuenster, Ry Jarred, Siggy Sjursen, Kiefo Nilsson, Ronald Petersen, Bobbie Gale, Jay Leno, Jimmy Webb, Bruce Springsteen, The Edge, Paul McCartney, Blake Shelton, Sheryl Crow, Keith Urban, Brad Paisley, Taylor Swift, Steve Martin, Chad Smith, Kathy Mattea, Vince Gill, The Band Perry, Clancy Fraser, Bill Maclay, John Carter C

20 Feet From Stardom 20 FEET FROM STARDOM (2013) Starring Darlene Love, Merry Clayton, Lisa Fischer, Judith Hill, Claudia Lennear, Tata Vega, Stevie Wonder, Mick Jagger, Sting, Bruce Springsteen, Bette Midler, Chris Botti, Julia Waters, Maxine Waters, Oren Waters, Patti Austin, Sheryl Crow, Cissy Houston, Gloria Jones, Cindy Mizelle, Martha Wash, Edna Wright, Lou Adler, David Lasley, Sharon Robinson, Susan Collins, Lynn Maybry, Susaye Greene, Jo Lawry, Ross Stone, Janice Pend

Kathryn Morris in “Cold Case.” KATHRYN MORRIS COLD CASE, HOT CAREER by Jay S. Jacobs Unlike the cases investigated by her TV alter ego, Detective Lilly Rush of the Philadelphia PD, there is nothing cold about Kathryn Morris. She is the face of Cold Case, the Sunday night police drama which has quietly become one of television’s biggest hits.  The solidly crafted weekly whodunit about unsolved mysteries features some of the most intriguing cases on television – evocatively spa

Live Aid Live Aid (Warner Strategic Marketing-2004) It’s been said that the road to hell is paved with good intentions. There is no better example of this than the agonizingly sixteen-hour-long Live Aid broadcast on July 13, 1985 (now available on DVD). The official excuse for the concert was to raise money to feed the starving people of Ethiopia, but the let’s-get-real reason was to witness Western civilization’s most celebrated rock and pop stars perform because they care.