Van Morrison

Pop culture: Good, bad and ugly

source: Florida Times-Union

The pop culture cup runneth over with headlines: The Good • In our age of downloading singles, a bold concert trend could be on the rock 'n' roll rise: entire albums being performed live in concert by the original artists. If you're willing to travel, you could catch Van Morrison performing...

Published Mon, Oct 5

TV/FILM: Van Morrison Rediscovers "Astral Weeks" in "to be Born Again" Doc

source: All About Jazz

What started as a few shows to revisit Van Morrisons 1968 classic Astral Weeks an album hed never previously performed live has blossomed into a much larger celebration of the LP. First, Morrison turned a November 2008 performance in Los Angeles into the live film/album Astral Weeks: Liv...

Published Mon, Aug 17

Van Morrison

source: Washington City Paper

The current tour is the first in which Morrison has performed Astral Weeks in its entirety. In certain circles, this is a big deal. And while he isn’t so much performing the songs as trotting them out, the thrill of recognition is enough to carry the suite.

Published Fri, Aug 7

CD review: JJ Cale, Roll On, 4 out of 5 stars

source: My Fox Colorado.com

 CO Van Morrison: Astral Weeks (live at the Hollywood Bowl). Morrison's 1968 album, as performed in 2008. at the Hollywood landmark. Chris Isaac: Mr. Lucky. The "Wicked Game" crooner returns. Jonas Brothers: Music from the 3-D Concert Experience. ...

Published Mon, Jun 15

Famous Amos

source: Honolulu Weekly

 HI has already performed with Bob Dylan, Van Morrison and Paul Simon. Rolling Stone named him one of 10 artists to watch back in 2005–his debut album that year sold half a million copies. Local jazz-pop musician Anuhea opens with some Hawaii- infused ...

Published Wed, May 27

DVD Review: 'Valkyrie' isn't flashy, but compelling

source: pottsmerc.com

 PA Astral Weeks: The Concert Film" (2009, Listen to the Lion, unrated, $30) Accompanied for this Hollywood Bowl date by some of the same freewheeling jazzmen who played on the 1968 recording, Van Morrison stretches his voice like butterscotch taffy, ...

Published Sun, May 24

An Interview with Matt Vasgersian of MLB Network

source: The Biz of Baseball

Van Morrison is probably one of my favorite artists. I saw him do the Astral Weeks performance at the WaMu Theater. He performed it live here in New York City, which I thought was awesome. I'll make a case that The Who was, and is, the greatest rock ...

Published Sun, May 10

The Week That Will Be (In Shows)

source: latimesblogs.latimes.com

 CA Van Morrison: The Irish bard returns to LA after a well-received reprisal of his canonical "Astral Weeks" album at the Hollywood Bowl. With three nights of this stand at his disposal, expect a long journey through his deep catalog of inimitable writing ...

Published Tue, May 5