Tom Davis, a veteran comedy writer and Al Franken‘s writing and performing partner for many years, recently released a memoir entitled, 39 Years of Short-Term Memory Loss: The Early Days of SNL from Someone Who Was There. Davis will be making a one-off appearance at UCB on Monday (June 1) to promote his book…
Month: May 2009
Anvil The Band and The Movie Playing Village East Cinema
Steve “Lips” Kudlow and Robb Reiner formed the band Anvil as teenagers but never really found fame after years of playing together and releasing a string influential yet commercially unsuccessful albums, including 1982’s much respected, Metal on Metal. In 2008, Sacha Gervasi‘s Anvil! The Story of Anvil!, a documentary about the band’s first European tour…
Macca to Rock Citi Field & Tall Ships Festival in Halifax, NS
Citi Field Photo: penner42 The first concert at the new Citi Field has been (unofficially) announced and it’s a big one: TicketNews has learned through various reliable touring industry executives that Paul McCartney will be the first artist to perform at Citi Field in Flushing, NY. The three shows are currently scheduled for July 17-18,…
Sasquatch! Festival Day 2 Wrap Up and More Photos
St. Vincent at the 2009 Sasquatch! Festival (05/24/09) Words and Photos: Drake Le Lane For the second day, I was determined to be a lot less daring in my attempts to catch more bands. Not only were my legs tired from not sitting down at all the day prior, but I realized I needed to…
“The Goods” Red Band Trailer
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard Jeremy Piven stars as an outlandish used car salesman (with an even more outlandish hairpiece) in a new comedy by the gang that brought you Taladega Nights and Stepbrothers (Will Ferrell and Adam McKay). While I wouldn’t go see a movie solely based on Piven’s name over the marquee,…
Salute To Israel Parade This Weekend | Free Music at Central Park Afterwards
The annual Salute to Israel Parade will take place this Sunday, May 31 in Manhattan and an expected one million spectators will watch the parade as it progresses up Fifth Avenue from 57th Street to 79th Street. After the parade, the 16th Annual Israel Day Concert will be held at the Rumsey Playfield in Central…