10/10/04 – Zakir Hussain This was from a performance with the Rhythm Experience at the Painted Bride in Philadelphia, PA. I’ve seen Zakir there twice, and thanks to Bulu’s persistence got to meet him and get his autograph. What a humble artist. It was like being backstage at any local gig. (Photo by ...

5/30/03 – Lyra Lyra is a Russian choral ensemble performed in Weatherly, PA at Zions Evangelical Lutheran Church. I attended to not only watch the performance, but also to record it for the group. It was a beautiful selection of songs, and the deep resonance of the hall helped create a sense of ...

5/2/2003 – The Bodó Band Béla Marssó (Violin) & Katalin Tamás (Viola) – Also known as The Bodó Band, they are pictured here during a jam session at the Stables Eatery, a now defunct, but truly atmosphereic venue that once hosted live acoustic music in Danville. Béla and Kata play ...

3/15/09 – Vladimir Mollov Bulgarian folk song and dance on accordion at the Milk Parlour Ball Room. ...

Bassist Matt Homiak plays with Coal Region All-Stars

Bassist Matt Homiak plays with Coal Region All-Stars 5/2/10 – 6/13/10 – Reflections on the Jibberjazz concert in Schuylkill County in 2010. For photos to this story, click here. I usually look forward to the third weekend in April for Bloomsburg’s Renaissance Jamboree, but this year I had already purchased ...

Photo by George dePrisco

Photo by George dePrisco As many of you know, my primary focus has been finishing school and catching up on the many things that have been backlogged in past months. We’ve also been trying to make time to see some folks we lost touch with, providing a welcome break to ...

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My pictures from Some Kind of Jam 5 are posted. Stories to follow soon. [album id=3 template=compact] ...

Wanted: People interested in multimedia, “new media” and the crossroads of audio/video/graphics/web. Serious inquiries only. ...

At Balzano’s again. Not a bad thing. Fra diavlo anyone? ...

The Dialog Forum (PSU State College) has been organizing a series of Lunchtime discussions on Judaism and Islam. These discussions will continue bi-weekly throughout the semester. 11:45 am -1:00pm in the Library Room, Pasquerilla Spiritual Center. Past discussions have included readings of  selected passages of the following books: “Children ...

I rarely feel the need to write a movie review, even if I feel strongly about a particular film. I didn’t even get too emotional about the newer Star Wars movies or Lord of the Rings (LOTR). But when I saw Clash of the Titans last night, I knew I ...