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MMNY: RENMINBI
Had a chance to check out RENMINBI in Bushwick. I’d randomly connected with Lisa on Twitter and told her I’d be there. So, there I was. RENMINBI’s album release party is tonight at Piano’s so look up their site for details. Surface, the album, will be available for free July 7th. The band is headed for a packed tour out of NY from 4th thru 18th. A short Q&A wth Lisa follows the pictures. [Full photo set on Flickr] RENMINBI:   Site +  MySpa

MMNY Mass Appeal - Guitars
June 21, 2009. Make Music New York. Union Square. Also check out: Mass Appeal Ukulele & Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra

MMNY: Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra
June 21, 2009. Make Music New York. [map of concert] Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra:  Site      MySpace

Make Music New York: Ukulele
June 21, 2009. New York City saw over 870 concerts in all its 5 boroughs to mark the 3rd annual Make Music New York event. The idea is simply to have any combination of musicians and bands come out and play during the first day of summer. I wanted to check out Mass Appeal, where musicians who play the same instrument gather and play some songs together. The Ukulele group, organized by Gregg,  was the first of two Mass Appeals I shot that day. I have a f

R.I.P Michael Jackson
I didn’t quite know how to react. Came to me as a shock when my brother sent me a text saying he’d died. I’d just finished shooting the first act from the photo pit, happy that minutes ago I’d been escorted to it by security as ‘press’ - a big step with this blog. Couldn’t hold on to that joy for long. I’ll let you in on a secret. Ever since I’d started reaching out to musicians and interviewing them last year, I had been wishing that one day I’d interview MJ and only talk music. Over the years I had been pretty pissed at all the interviews on television that focused on nothing but stupid scandals. Even those big ‘