SAN JUAN, PR – Savy swimmers at Condado Beach know to keep an eye out for red flags. When they’re flying, it’s best to stay out of the water, because the area’s rip tide, though calm much of the time, can pull the unwary bather out to sea. Currents may sometimes be unpredictable at this […]
FORT LAUDERDALE – The deepest purpose of art is “not to convey, but to evoke,” the great novelist Jerzy Kosinski once observed. Clifford Michael Spulock demonstrated the power of this principle when lighting the Slow Burn Theatre Company’s production of Newsies earlier this summer at the Broward Center. The story told in this Tony-winning musical, […]
NASHVILLE – Sometimes a name just seems to feel right. Such was the case with Brian Kelley’s “See You Next Summer,” the latest his from the singer/songwriter formerly of the multi-award winning (CMT and ACMA) duo Florida Georgia Line. Recorded after a long hard pandemic lockdown, Kelley’s sound strikes the hopeful chord of new beginnings, […]
LONDON – “A dazzling achievement, both technically and in tone… with impeccable attention to detail.” That’s what the highly regarded RogerEbert.com film reviews had to say about this summer’s runaway box office hit “Barbie.” The words also work well to describe the UK premier of the universally acclaimed movie that took place July 12th at […]
AMSTERDAM – From the outside, the sturdy three-story former church with a central clock just off Leidse Square looks much like any of the other majestic stone structures built in northern Europe during the late 19th century. Inside, though, this building’s walls reverberate with the echoes of a very unique musical heritage that began 55 […]
CHATANOOGA, TN – “You’ve got to go back if you want to go forward,” Snoop Dogg once wrote. The superstar rapper, music producer, and all around uber talent, is doing plenty of both on his current High School Reunion tour with Wiz Khalifa. Taking its name from the duo’s 2012 iconic film Mac & Devlin […]
SAN ANTONIO – Everything looks better in colorful light, even something as remarkably beautiful as a world-famous tourist attraction that draws some 34 million visitors a year. LD Systems demonstrated that recently when it transformed the city of San Antonio into a glittering field of brightness and color for the US Travel Association’s IPW 23 […]
LONDON – “The most exciting attractions are between two opposites that never meet,” wrote Andy Warhol. Had he been around today, the groundbreaking pop artist would likely have appreciated the genius of Mumford & Sons. After 14 million albums sold, including two No. 1 hits, and a fistful of awards from Grammys to Brits, the […]
MANCHESTER, TN – Moving lighting fixtures around at a festival often requires some careful logistics. Moving crews around calls for considerable skill too. George Cannon got a first hand view of both recently when he was hired by Harford Sound Ltd. to be the “house LD” at the THAT tent at Bonnaroo. “Harford Sound was […]
COLOGNE – An observant pedestrian who passed DIE HALLE Tor 2 didn’t have to be a DJ music fan, to sense that something special was about to happen. Even by the standards of this popular club, the excitement that evening was out of the ordinary. The reason can be traced to a single word “Sefa.” […]
PILTON, UK – They might not have been as common as flags at Glastonbury, but CHAUVET Professional fixtures seemed to be everywhere one looked at Worthy Farm during the world-famous event. The company’s products were used to add extra colour and excitement to 17 of the festival’s stages. Included in the group were main attractions […]
NEW RIVER GORGE, WV – “We really like outdoor adventures, and we really like music, so we wanted to create a weekend where we could do both at the same time,” Jerry Cook and Ernie Kincaid, founders of Mountain Music Festival, said about their event. Having just completed its ninth year, the annual early summer […]