Levon Helm – The Man Behind the Legend

By Valerie Ramos-Ford

Back in 2003, Levon Helm played a small but spectacular evening of music at The Black Potatoe (yes,
with an “e”) Music Festival in Central New Jersey. Black Potatoe was, and continues to be, a gem of a
small festival where virtual unknowns and gifted local talent shared a line-up with some of the great
musicians and legends of our time. Among these greats was the great Levon Helm.

Advance Interview Steve Kimock Tour 2012

Interview with Steve Kimock 4 May 2012

Interview by  Conall O'Brien

Steve Kimock, John Morgan Kimock ZERO NY, NY 2007

Steve Kimock is touring in 2012 for the first time in many years. Beginning in early May,  joining Steve will be  Bernie Worrell on keys (Parliament Funkadelic, Talking Heads), drummer Wally Ingram (Sheryl Crow, David Lindley), and bassists Andy Hess (Gov’t Mule, Black Crowes) and Reed Mathis (Tea Leaf Green, SKB). 

Creating images of artists is the primary focus at Concert Photos Magazine, however when the offer was made to do a phoner with Steve we eagerly jumped at the opportunity.

The second portion of  the taped interview is being transcribed and to be published with photo recap article of next Saturday 12 May 2012 show in Portland, ME. 

Steve Kimock 2012 Tour dates here .

CO: We bumped into each other at Yoshi’s nightclub in Oakland (CA), when you were playing with Henry Kaiser and Bob Bralove,(ed- 1998 Bob Bralove's Second Sight, with Henry Kaiser
and Steve Kimock. ) we were both out having a smoke on the sidewalk. You quit smoking cigarettes, correct?  

SK: Yes, although I still want a cigarette every 10 or 15 secs…

Darius Rucker

I had gotten my pass to shoot Lady Antebellum at one of their sold - out shows.
Opening was Darius Rucker and Thompson Square - I had never seen Hootie and the Blowfish, or Darius on his current country tour.

Soulfly Concert Review & Photos

 Soulfly,
Incite, Lody Kong, Wykked Wytch, Mine enemies fall, Headcase concert report.

The Intersection, Grand Rapids, Michigan, April 23, 2012.

Interviews
Soulfly’s Marc Rizzo: He was nice enough to let my son and I both interview him while relaxed before the concert.  He mentioned to my son that he needs to keep playing guitar and get a band together. 

His main influences was and guitarists that are greats like  Joe Satriani, Jason Becker, Yngwie Malmsteen, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Hendrix and many more.

Usually when creating music the riffs are made first then the lyrics.  Each person adds their input on making songs.

My son and I feel he is a shredd legend just like his influences and I’m sure there are many of metal shredd heads out there that say Marc Rizzo is one of there influences.

Legendary Musician David Sancious

Ed DeSarjardins presents
 'David Sancious Live' with Joe Bonadio
Quaker Friends Meeting House Winthrop, Maine
Friday, April 20th 2012


Opening for David Sancious - Cinder Conk

Photographic images created by Conall O'Brien.  

David Sancious is one of the most talented and sought after keyboard players in the music industry. Just off a recent tour with Sting and his ‘Back to Bass’ Tour in Johannesburg and Cape Town South Africa, David performed in Winthrop, Maine at the Quaker Friends Meeting House.

Working with Peter Gabriel, Sting, Bruce Springsteen, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Seal, Santana, Youssou N'Dour, Natalie Merchant, Francis Dunnery, Aretha Franklin and many others over the years, 

David has been back in the studio completing his ninth album entitled

 "The Treehouse Sessions".  

David is admired and referred to by many as a “Musician’s Musician”.

Mickey Hart Band Live at Tupelo Music Hall - Londonderry New Hampshire

Tupelo Music Hall presents Mickey Hart Band 
Mysterium Tremendum
   
Article and Photographic images created by Conall O'Brien.  

The Mickey Hart Band, performed TWO shows 14 April 2012  - 7:00 PM & 9:30 PM at Tupelo Music Hall - Londonderry, New Hampshire USA.

Tupelo Music Hall - If you look closely there are bee's nests inside the "P" and the "O".

  

Paul Simon Plays Jazz at Lincoln Center

Me and Julio, and Wynton and Aaron

Images and article by Bill Kelly

Never known for resting on laurels or a familiar musical path, Paul Simon brought a unique new perspective to his songbook, playing with Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra for three sold out shows.  Exploring a wide range of musical genres since leaving Simon and Garfunkel, this was the first time Simon lent his music to jazz interpretation.  Never straying far from original arrangements, the songs were gently tweaked by Marsalis and the Orchestra; the underlying Afro-Caribbean sound and tempos remained, augmented by the horn section and Simon’s band.