Thursday, March 30th began on a very very good note…literally. We had gone to a Richard Ashcroft concert at Webster Hall the night before and, unlike the previous time we saw him (at Bowery Ballroom), the man was on fire.

Not that he wasn't excellent at the Bowery. Quite frankly, I couldn't understand why the audience seemed so impatient with his performance, even if it was entirely acoustic. Being the ancient bat that I am, I've seen most of the greats in Rock and the best of the lot could slay you with the least. No less a sonic force than Led Zeppelin were at their most stunning when it was just Page & Plant strumming and singing during a mini mid-concert set. Nevertheless, Ashcroft's audience was having none of his moody introspective self-indulgence. By all appearances, however, he really didn’t seem ... Read More

This was a truly suburban experience brought to the epicenter of Manhattan: Times Square. In other words, Dave & Buster’s is the type of place that one would retire to after a long day at Home Depot or Dress Barn. It is comprised of an astonishing 31,500 square feet of space, arrived at by a long escalator ride. There are various rooms devoted to different sizes of parties and corporate gatherings. The largest bar is quite the showstopper, though we’re confused by how the poor bartenders are expected to get to the REALLY top shelf bottles. Maybe they’ll have one of those snazzy sliding ladders one sees in galleries and high-end bookstores? Nevertheless, this could be a fun addition to a day or night at the movie theaters ensconced in the same building. And we would never disregard its value for ... Read More