The translucent ultramodern building — Wi-Fi-enabled for up to 12,000 users — glowed a thousand colors and beamed spotlights up and down the River Clyde.
Clearly spotlighted up front, never having to strain, is Mr. King himself, addressing the blues eternals of love, hard times and death -- sometimes all three, as in Howlin' Wolf's "How Many More Years".
The archway alcoves, candles, bare floors, recessed ceiling spotlights, up-front bar and open kitchen remain, and so does its waterside setting.
(Chinen) The Checkout: Live From 92YTriBeCa, Featuring Lage Lund and Warren Wolf (Wednesday) Presented by 92YTriBeCa and "The Checkout," an hourlong radio program on WBGO-FM (88.3), this series spotlights up-and-comers in a companionable double bill.
(Chinen) ★ The Checkout: Live From 92YTriBeCa, Featuring Derrick Hodge and Aaron Parks (Wednesday) Presented jointly by 92YTriBeCa and "The Checkout," an hourlong radio program on WBGO-FM, 88.3, this series typically spotlights up-and-comers in a companionable double bill.
He was building a reputation as an online tastemaker, spotlighting up-and-coming artists and advocating for a taste level that would be receptive to Rocky's sound when it was unleashed.
(Nate Chinen) ★ The Checkout: Live From 92YTriBeCa, Featuring Henry Cole and the Afro-Beat Collective / Gilad Hekselman Quartet with Mark Turner (Wednesday) Presented jointly by 92YTriBeCa and "The Checkout," an hourlong radio program on WBGO-FM (88.3), this series spotlights up-and-comers in a companionable double bill.
Known for spotlighting up-and-coming jazz acts, Caramoor this year features an array of lesser known but extremely talented acts, including trumpeter Etienne Charles and his Creole Soul band, saxophonist Bria Skonberg, harpist Brandee Younger (in a duo setting) and the Harlem Stride Piano Hour.
Sometimes crammed into the back patio of a bar, sometimes in ritzier corporate venues, the tastemakers behind the scene usually shine the spotlight on up-and-comers, but occasionally pull bigger names like Ryan Hemsworth, DJ Quik, and Capital Cities.
The spotlight goes up and... action!
