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Marc Komito is a high school math teacher and summer camp counselor with a passion for live music. The married father of 2 has since evolved from writing setlists and show notes on the back of Dupree’s Diamond Deadhead News and now loves to recount his live music escapades for others. Marc is a NJ resident who can be found at live offerings all over the New York Metropolitan area.

Album Reviews

Hearing Aide: Goose ‘Shenanigans Nite Club’

Marc Komito Jun 11, 2021

Preference in music is the very definition of subjectivity, definitively so in fact. Whereas reviewing a live show is more of a this is what happened and what it felt like to be there kind of thing, album reviews, on the other hand, tend…

Show Reviews

Safe and Sound: How Live Music is Flourishing on a Small Scale (for now)

Marc Komito Aug 13, 2020

Ed. Note - this private, socially distanced event in Central New Jersey is an example of how small scale live music can be done safely, for now. The property owner shares his experience putting together a second private event for a small…

Show Reviews

Cosmic throws a Birthday Party for Jerry Garcia

Marc Komito Aug 5, 2020

Just as music fans the world over are clamoring to get their fix, so, too, are musicians longing to get out in front of actual crowds and ply their trade. No live stream can replicate the energy of a live concert, where musical notes serve…

Show Reviews

Goose Continues Sold Out NYC Run in Brooklyn; Covers Radiohead and Moody Blues

Marc Komito Jan 28, 2020

Fresh off a sold out show at Manhattan’s Bowery Ballroom, Goose completed a multi-night, multi-venue, multi-borough NYC run last night in Brooklyn at the Music Hall of Williamsburg. While the hype surrounding Goose has been a topic all its…

Show Reviews

Goose Opens Winter Tour; Debuts New Song At Sold Out Bowery Ballroom

Marc Komito Jan 26, 2020

Goose began their winter tour in earnest at New York’s Bowery Ballroom on January 24, 2020, their first U.S. show of 2020 since opening for Dead & Company at Playing in the Sand in Mexico earlier this week. Since their Halloween show…

Blues/Jazz

Joe Russo Presents Hooteroll? + Plus! at Winter Jazz Fest; The Bogie Band Debuts

Marc Komito Jan 16, 2020

Winter Jazz Fest continued at Brooklyn Bowl last night with the worldwide debut of The Bogie Band featuring Joe Russo. Opening for Joe Russo Presents Hooteroll? + Plus!, this “no strings attached” powerhouse of wind instruments and drums…

Blues/Jazz

Medeski, Martin, Metzger and Cline Kick Off Phish After Party Season at Sony Hall

Marc Komito Dec 29, 2019

Just as Phishmas at YEMSG got underway last night, so too did after party season. Night one’s offerings were numerous, highlighted by the one-off supergroup of John Medeski (keys), Billy Martin (drums), Scott Metzger (guitar, Joe Russo’s…

Brooklyn

Emerald Quintet Delivers a Gem at Brooklyn Bowl; Welcomes James Casey

Marc Komito Nov 23, 2019

In a collaboration that could’ve only been dreamed up in New Orleans, Emerald Quintet, featuring saxophonist Skerik (Garage a Trois), drummer Stanton Moore (Galactic), keyboardist Robert Walter (Greyboy Allstars/Mike Gordon), bassist Andy…

Brooklyn

Grateful Shred Opens East West Tour With Three Night Run at Brooklyn Bowl

Marc Komito Nov 10, 2019

With no shortage of bands playing homage to the Grateful Dead catalog, Los Angeles based Grateful Shred is quickly distinguishing themselves in this crowded space. The band welcomed Adam MacDougall, formerly of the Chris Robinson…

Jam/Progressive

Pigeons Serve Up Talking Heads Cake in Times Square

Marc Komito Nov 4, 2019

Simple ingredients, assembled one at a time, in careful order add up to more than the sum of their parts. In the kitchen: eggs, flour, water, sugar and heat become cake. Musicians are no different as guitar, drums, and bass join together…

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