Photos of George Wein’s Folk Festival 50 (Newport Folk Festival)
August 4, 2009
Photo of Pete Seeger at George Wein’s Folk Festival 50 by Rich Gastwirt
Rich Gastwirt captured dozens of great photos at the recent George Wein’s Folk Festival 50 — better known as the Newport Folk Festival. To say it was an awesome experience for the lucky music fans who attended is probably going to be the understatement of 2009.
Photo Slideshow of Newport Folk Festival 2009
More Folk Festival 50 Coverage
Check out NPR for lots of photos and recorded audio of all the performances. Ryan’s Smashing Life tweeted a lot throughout the Festival and will have a photo album on their website soon.
Exploit Boston TV Episode #10: The Luxury CD Release Party at the Paradise Rock Club
July 13, 2009
The Luxury celebrated the release of their second CD In The Wake of What Won’t Change on July 11, 2009 at the Paradise Rock Club in Boston. They were joined by Aloud, Midatlantic and The Click Five. View my photos at Ryan’s Smashing Life music blog.
The Luxury perform “‘Til Your Last Year”
The Luxury cover “Head Over Heels” by Tears for Fears
The Luxury perform “Sing For The Last Train”
The Click Five cover “Pump It Up” by Elvis Costello
The Click Five perform “Headlight Disco”
Aloud performs “When The Ants Attack The Queen”
Midatlantic perform “The Darkest Day”
Exploit Boston TV Episode #9: Mark Pinansky Solo at TT The Bear’s Place
April 21, 2009
Marc Pinansky, front man and guitarist for Boston rock band Township, previewed some of his new solo (and more subdued) material at TT The Bear’s Place in Cambridge on April 16, 2009. Amazing!
