A Look Back: July 11
By Mike Stampalia on July 11, 2025
image: KRS-One at Alive at Five, July 11, 2024 – photo by Timothy Reidy for RadioRadioX
The kids (boys too) have solved the problem of being made to sit down during rock ‘n’ roll shows – they do the jerk. Then jerk looks as if one were trying to separate the head and neck from the rest of the spine.
– Lisa Lansing for the Berkshire Eagle
10 years ago: “Weird Al” Yankovic at the Palace Theatre
But the undeniable musical and conceptual highlight of the two-hour concert was a mid-show, sit-down, unplugged session in which Yankovic and the boys offered up acoustic, lounge-like, radically reworked interpretations of such Weird Al hits as “Eat It,” “I Lost On Jeopardy,” “I Love Rocky Road” and a stunning “Like a Surgeon.”
Who says that you can’t parody a parody?
– Greg Haymes for Nippertown
10 years ago: Turkuaz @ Bearsville Theater
1 year ago: KRS-One / Ohzhe DJ Show @ Alive at Five
KRS-One at Alive at Five, July 11, 2024 – photo by Timothy Reidy for RadioRadioX
Ohzhe’s set ended with him hollering backstage to KRS-One, who was talking with fans behind the stage, asking if he wanted him to keep performing. This prompted KRS to join him on stage for an impromptu freestyle collaboration, illustrating why The Source called KRS “the greatest live emcee ever.”
– Chris Bobillo for NYS Music
1 year ago: Brucker-Weisse-Canterbury Jazz Orchestra @ The Linda
The Brucker-Weiss-Canterbury Jazz Orchestra at the Linda, July 11, 2024 – photo by Timothy Reidy for RadioRadioX
1 year ago: MC^2 @ Jazz on Jay
Most of the music could be enjoyed on many levels. One is pleasant background music. Two as music that requires a serious listen. The exception was a 1999 composition known as “Zootoo”; it featured an usual technique by Melanie of blowing the flute through her teeth, creating a very percussive sound.
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