Last night’s Israel Nash Gripka show at The Rockwood Music Hall was a shot of pure rock ‘n’ roll adrenalin from the first song to the last note.  Israel’s band frequently featured three guitars, with one of the guitars swapped out for a Mandobird the rest of the time.  Although Israel plays his own material, he and the band ended the show with Neil Young’s Revolution Blues.  See a clip of Israel and the band playing it at a show earlier this year at Now I’ve Heard Everything by clicking here.

–Eliot Wagner

It’s August and time for the new monthly music calendar.  Either there are a lot of musicians taking the month of August off, or there will be more shows posted in the coming days and weeks.  Still there’s a nice variety of things going on, just not at the frenetic pace of July.  Click here to see the calendar posted on Now I’ve Heard Everything.

Hayes Carll and his band played a fun set this past Saturday at Stuyvesant Town Oval which included this song.  It’s the title track from his recent album, and its narrator is a US soldier in Afghanistan.  KMAG YOYO is military speak for kiss my ass guys, you’re on your own.  Just click here to see it.

–Eliot Wagner