Pleasantville Music Festival, New York’s Backyard Jam, took place on Saturday, July 8 at Parkway Field in Westchester County. In its 17th year, this annual celebration of music brought thousands of friends, families, and lovers of live, world class rock, breakout stars and local artists to the bucolic town of Pleasantville, NY.
Watching and listening to her perform on Saturday, I can tell you that KJ Denhert’s music and style defies genre. I’d say jazz, folk, rock, soul, blues wrapped up in one fabulous package!
There’s a lesson here. As music fans, I believe we should all get out of our comfort zone once in a while. Go see a musician or band that you’re unfamiliar with. Be part of a music community that is different from the one that you’re accustomed to. It could be very rewarding, and maybe you’ll appreciate something new.
It’s rare when everything an artist does feels so natural, so spontaneous and so inviting that you can’t help but get pulled in. “Well this is quite a moment” acknowledged the Berlin-based, South African indie singer-songwriter, Alice Phoebe Lou early at her recent sold out December 4th show at Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, NY.
by Elisa Zuckerberg, Founder of HearItThere Wednesday, September 22, 2021 I had an opportunity to see Yo La Tengo at Fairfield Theatre Company (FTC) this past [...]
On Sunday, July 25th a group of fifteen friends and fellow musicians gathered for songwriter Tom Heany’s first full presentation of “The Wonders of Westchester”. This was a workshop of sorts for Tom to present all eight songs that he had written over the last few years. "The Wonders of Westchester" is a musical celebration of Westchester County. It focuses on eight unique landmarks that make our home a little more interesting. Each wonder has a song written by Tom Heany.
This is a reflection I wrote last weekend that I never published and now in retrospect, am really glad I didn’t. Yes, we are lucky, as I suggest in the original blog, but now we really must consider taking serious precautions. For now I’ll look back at last weekend's music and look forward to the music resuming, hopefully soon!!
Fabio Mittino and Bert Lams (California Guitar Trio) performed their beautiful guitar arrangements at HearItThere's first house concert. “About the wonderful opportunity you gave us Saturday night… To have experienced the level of musicianship we were treated to in your living room remains a high in our lives, and one that bears repeating!” ~ J. Robinson, Westchester, NY