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Top Live Performances of 2019
By Adam Waldman BEST LARGE VENUE PERFORMANCE: Shinedown at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Bethel, NY Shinedown has been one of those “bucket list” bands for a while. Though they tour regularly, this past summer was the first time that they came anywhere close to my area. To be fair, there is only […]
Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo’s 40th Anniversary Tour: A Rock And Roll Love Story
By Adam Waldman Forty years ago today, Pat Benatar released her debut album, In the Heat of the Night. A few months later, around the time of my eleventh birthday, I heard “Heartbreaker” on Long Island’s premier rock station, WBAB. I was instantly hooked on that voice and the energy of the song. I can […]
Alice Cooper Rocks Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
By Adam Waldman History was made 50 years ago this weekend in a little town called Bethel in New York’s Catskill Mountains. What started out as a simple music festival turned into a chaotic event that brought the town to a standstill. Over 400,000 people crowded onto the land owned by Max Yasgur. The country […]
Shinedown Rocks Bethel, NY 50 Years After Woodstock Festival
By Adam Waldman History was made at the Woodstock Festival 50 years ago in the summer of 1969. Contrary to what many think, this indelible moment in American history did not take place in Woodstock, NY. It took place about an hour and a half southwest in the magical, bucolic setting of Bethel. You can […]
