New York Celebrates George Harrison, a Concert Starring Roberta Flack
The New York Society for Ethical Culture, 64th Street at Central Park West (2 West 64th Street New York City, NY 10023)
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Written on Jun 28 2011Concert started almost an hour late. Total disorganization and long lines of hundreds of people waiting down a long city block in the freezing cold weather. Concert was way overlong. Roberta didn't come on until 11:15pm and concert ended close to midnight. Not worth waiting around almost 4 hours for Roberta.
Diep
Written on Mar 27 2011Lots of fun! Had a great time!
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Written on Mar 04 2011This was a musical retrospective to celebrate the music of George Harrison.
First of all, the venue was disorganised and chaotic. We had to wait in an uncomfortable area on the stairs for over an hour to be seated. The concert stated an hour late and it was very unclear how to pick up the tickets. Preople were angry and restless and several people left before being seated.
This really set up a bad feeling for the show.
Some of the bands were good but a few were terrible and the sound system was awful.
Unfortunately I had to leave before seeing Roberta Flack die to the late start which was disappointing.
If i had paid full price for the show i would have been very angry.
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Written on Mar 01 2011There was great chaos regarding the box office and a wait of over an hour to get our tickets. But as with all NYC events, there was a show before the show like the woman who said she was going to have a heart attack from standing in the cold and she'd blame Goldstar. So the man next to me held up his cell phone and offered to call 911. There were 6 bands prior to Miss Roberta Flack of varying musical abilities. But it was totally worth the seemingly endless wait for Miss Flack, her dead on in the pocket band and her extraordinary back up singer, Honey LaRochelle (if you see she's playing somewhere, run to her show - what a set of pipes). It was the first time ever I saw her face and sincerely hope it's the not the last.
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Flower Power Creative and Sid Bernstein are hosting a public concert celebrating the late “quiet Beatle,” George Harrison in honor of his 68th birthday. Roberta Flack will be headlining the evening performing popular Beatles songs including “Here Comes the Sun.” Flack will dedicate her Grammy Award winning song “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” to Harrison and will conclude the evening by leading all the participating talent in “Give Me Love/Give Me Peace on Earth.”
Concert lineup:
- Roberta Flack: GRAMMY Award winning Roberta Flack remains unparalleled in her ability to tell a story through her music. Discovered while singing at the Washington, DC nightclub Mr. Henry's by jazz musician Les McCann, she was promptly signed to Atlantic with a string of hits, including, “Killing Me Softly With His Song.” In 1999, she aptly received a Star on Hollywood's legendary Walk of Fame. Roberta is currently involved with a very exciting studio venture — an interpretive album of Beatles' classics.
- The Doughboys: Dynamic, hard-driving, explosive, bold and extremely magnetic, The Doughboys are creating a sensation in the Metro New York Area. With a mix of original compositions and remarkable cover versions of titles from The Rolling Stones, The Yardbirds, Cream and The Animals as well as a song to appear in James Bond 23 set to premiere in 2011. The Doughboys give rise to a sensational musical experience.
- The Grip Weeds: Named as a tribute to the character portrayed by John Lennon in the 1967 film How I Won The War, The Grip Weeds specialty is Psychedelic Power Pop. The group performs many of their own original compositions, along with cover versions of songs by The Beatles and The Byrds. Their new Double CD, Strange Change Machine, was recently chosen as #1 pick by Al Kooper on his website, and their music has been played by "Little Steven" Van Zandt on his Sirius/XM Underground Garage Channel.
- The 253 Boys: The 253 Boys have produced theme music for Fox Soccer Channel and World Football Daily. They have received multiple ASCAP awards - one for their recent, original Rock Opera "New Day, No War". The band is the perfect mixture of The Who's raw power and The Clash's hard edge.
- Lou Volpe: A genius of the guitar, Lou Volpe is a Master Impressionistic Jazz Stylist. Lou's talent ranks with legendary guitarists Les Paul, Tal Farlow and Wes Montgomery. Lou has performed with Roberta Flack, Peggy Lee, Chaka Khan, Bo Diddley, Chet Baker, Liza Minnelli, Lionel Hampton, Manhattan Transfer and Herbie Hancock, among other musical luminaries.
- The Wyld Olde Souls: Classic Renaissance British Folk, original yet evocative of Fairport Convention and Steeleye Span, The Wyld Olde Souls are a psychedelic folk group from New York City. 10 years in the making, their highly anticipated, full-length CD Ensoulment is set to be released in February 2011.
- Something: Deriving their name from George's beloved song on Abbey Road, Something is unique as an all-acoustic Beatles Tribute Band. The four very dedicated and skilled musicians in the group present a pleasing and solid interpretation of George's music and ideals. www.somethingtheband.com
About the Ticket Supplier: Flower Power Creative
Flower Power Creative is an open forum for online conversation on today's biggest news stories across politics, music and fine arts, women's rights, environment and technology. In addition to bringing historical context and unique commentary from the Baby Boomer generation's perspective and promoting intelligent activism among younger generations of Americans, Flower Power Creative generates a platform for musicians to showcase their abilities by producing undiscovered talent and holding events to honor great music legends.