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Sal Cataldi is a publicist and musician living in New York City and the Hudson Valley. He is President of Cataldi PR and leader of the band Spaghetti Eastern Music and member of the duos Guitars A Go Go, Vapor Vespers and the Hari Karaoke Trio of Doom.

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Island Records’ Chris Blackwell Chronicles His Six Decades in Music in New Memoir

Sal Cataldi Oct 5, 2022
With THE ISLANDER: My Life in Music and Beyond (Simon & Schuster/Gallery Books), Island Records’ founder Chris Blackwell secures his status as one of the most insightful, ballsy and successful label owners in the history of the…
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An Inside Look at the Sites, Songs, Shows and Stars that Made NYC Rock in “New York…

Sal Cataldi Sep 4, 2022
In 2021, veteran rock writer Frank Mastropolo gave us a mega-informative book about the history of one of New York’s most legendary performance venues in Fillmore East, The Venue That Changed Rock Music Forever.  Now he’s back with New…
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Steve Tibbetts Serves Up a Long Overdue Career-Retrospective with “Hellbound Train”

Sal Cataldi Sep 1, 2022
Hellbound Train is an astounding double-album retrospective from the always revelatory American guitarist Steve Tibbetts, a stalwart innovator who has been associated with ECM Records for 13 albums over 40 years. /*…
Features

Cowbell King Corky Laing’s Climb to the Top of the Rock Mountain Told in New Memoir

Sal Cataldi Aug 25, 2022
What’s the most eardrum pummeling cowbell moment in rock? Thanks to that famous Saturday Night Live sketch, you might think it’s Blue Oyster Cult’s “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper.” But for my money, it’s the cowbell count-off pounded out by…
Reviews

Santana and Earth, Wind & Fire Rekindle Woodstock Spirit at Bethel Woods

Sal Cataldi Aug 24, 2022
On the 53rd anniversary week of his career-making performance at Woodstock, Carlos Santana was back at the original site of the 1969 festival, the muddy field of happenstance hippie production transformed into the remarkably well-oiled and…
Features

A Rocker Mom’s Roller Coaster Ride Comes to Life in Amy Rigby’s “Girl To City”

Sal Cataldi Aug 14, 2022
If you want a blast of the dirty ol’ D.I.Y. NYC rock scene of mid-70's – late-90's, look no further than Girl To City, the memoir of the critically-acclaimed but never quite platinum-selling singer-songwriter Amy Rigby. …
Venue Profile

Basilica Hudson Celebrates Regional Creativity with Jupiter Nights

Sal Cataldi Jul 31, 2022
Basilica Hudson, the internationally-renowned nonprofit arts center co-founded by musician Melissa Auf der Maur and filmmaker Tony Stone, is spotlighting area musicians, DJs, spoken word, visual artists and more…
Album Reviews

Velocihamster Uncages Lap Steel Guitar on New Album of Heavy Metal Covers

Sal Cataldi Jul 14, 2022
God knows we all love a good gimmick. Especially when it wildly exceeds our expectations and produces something that is profoundly eye-opening, or in this case, ear-opening! Such is the case with Uncaged, an album of…
Editorial

Musicians, Just Say No to Wearing Shorts on Stage!

Sal Cataldi Jul 13, 2022
Teenage boys pick up guitars, drums and the like in hopes of achieving one attribute. F*ckability. Wailing with your voice or an instrument in the sleek attire of the bad boy can make any nerd desirable. There’s three-quarters…
Book Reviews

Wild Times at Woodstock’s Legendary Tinker Street Café Immortalized in New Memoir

Sal Cataldi Jul 9, 2022
Ever since powerhouse music manager Albert Grossman arrived at the dawn of the ‘60s, Woodstock has served as the delightfully laid-back domicile for some of the biggest names in music. With Grossman came his stable of stars – Bob…
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