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PMJ in The 'Cuse!
Nov. 20th, 2017 09:37 pmSo the day after I did the sorta-almost-final edit of my comment on PostModern Jukebox's sorta-almost-local tour stop in Ithaca, our local nearly-news source announced that PMJ would actually be bringing the show to Syracuse this January. And the topper is that they'll be coming to a venue in the old Eastwood district where I lived with my family for almost 35 years.
Eastwood is somewhat famously called "The Village Within the City," although that distinction has sadly been losing its appeal, in recent years, with the spread of crime and urban blight to its once-pristine environs. The show venue is a restored neighborhood theater where the nearby K-8 public school, attended by my children and grandchildren, routinely holds special events, "walking field trips," etc., for its students.
The Palace, as it's called, was inherited by the son of its previous owner, a frail-looking but notoriously-feisty old lady who could be seen outdoors, regardless of the weather, changing the letters on the old-fashioned marquee. When she died and the son took it over, he did a series of rennovations and upgrades to make it a center for affordable, second-run movies and other events for the neighborhood and surrounding business district.
Hopefully, the upcoming PMJ concert will be another success for him because he's made a substantial contribution to the restoration and enhancement of the neighborhood. Even though, for someone on a fixed income, seats priced at $30 to $80 are hardly cheap, this might qualify on an old guy's "bucket list" as a justified expense. On the other hand, I still have to decide if I've REALLY forgiven Scott, lol.
Anyway, since Robyn is in the show and I've had so much to say about her previously, I thought I'd post one of PMJ's videos from the early days in Scott's apartment which features her as lead vocalist. This is Scott Bradlee's arrangement of Miley Cyrus's "We Can't Stop" with vocal accompaniment by the Tee-Tones.
As always, it's best viewed full-screen on YouTube, where the whole thing began on the PostModern Jukebox channel. There's also a schedule of PMJ's upcoming tour stops, although I'm not sure how up to date it is because the Eastwood stop hasn't been posted as yet...
Eastwood is somewhat famously called "The Village Within the City," although that distinction has sadly been losing its appeal, in recent years, with the spread of crime and urban blight to its once-pristine environs. The show venue is a restored neighborhood theater where the nearby K-8 public school, attended by my children and grandchildren, routinely holds special events, "walking field trips," etc., for its students.
The Palace, as it's called, was inherited by the son of its previous owner, a frail-looking but notoriously-feisty old lady who could be seen outdoors, regardless of the weather, changing the letters on the old-fashioned marquee. When she died and the son took it over, he did a series of rennovations and upgrades to make it a center for affordable, second-run movies and other events for the neighborhood and surrounding business district.
Hopefully, the upcoming PMJ concert will be another success for him because he's made a substantial contribution to the restoration and enhancement of the neighborhood. Even though, for someone on a fixed income, seats priced at $30 to $80 are hardly cheap, this might qualify on an old guy's "bucket list" as a justified expense. On the other hand, I still have to decide if I've REALLY forgiven Scott, lol.
Anyway, since Robyn is in the show and I've had so much to say about her previously, I thought I'd post one of PMJ's videos from the early days in Scott's apartment which features her as lead vocalist. This is Scott Bradlee's arrangement of Miley Cyrus's "We Can't Stop" with vocal accompaniment by the Tee-Tones.
As always, it's best viewed full-screen on YouTube, where the whole thing began on the PostModern Jukebox channel. There's also a schedule of PMJ's upcoming tour stops, although I'm not sure how up to date it is because the Eastwood stop hasn't been posted as yet...
