What a great week for music! I caught three live performances last week. Each show was great in its own right and none of them include my usual bands. Sometimes I just love my life! There is so much to say, this will be a three part series. Here’s Part 1,
On a perfect summer night, I ventured out with my camp chair and bottle of water to Johnson Park in Liverpool, NY to see my friend Bryan perform with Jamie Notarthomas and Jungleland, a recently formed Bruce Springsteen tribute band. Jamie has been a part of the Syracuse music scene for around 30 years and I’ve never seen him perform. I was away for many of my formative music years, so only recently had I been able to check out people like Jamie Notarthomas, Dave Hanlon, Isreal Hagan, and Todd Hobin, just to name a few of Syracuse’s best.
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