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Bio: Sal Cataldi is a musician, writer and former entertainment publicist living in the Hudson Valley and NYC. He is leader of the band Spaghetti Eastern Music (first gig was at the CBGB gallery in 2004) and member of the ensembles Guitars A Go Go, Vapor Vespers and spaceheater. He is also the host of “Reading In Funktamental” on WGXC 90.7 FM/Wave Farm, a monthly show/podcasts where he speaks to the authors of the books on music, many that he reviews here at NYSMusic.com

Album Reviews

Philip Glass, Thurston Moore, DJ Spooky and Many More Set Allen Ginsberg’s Poetry to Music in …

Sal Cataldi Oct 15, 2023

In 1972, City Lights Books published The Fall of America: Poems of The States 1965 – 1971, a searing collection of poetry about the turbulent state of the nation from Allen Ginsberg. It was simply some of the best work ever…

Rock

The Zombies Invade Woodstock with A New Documentary & Duet Performance

Sal Cataldi Oct 3, 2023

The Zombies, one of the most celebrated bands of the early ‘60s British Invasion and pioneers of the later “orch pop” movement, came to Woodstock to showcase Hung Up On A Dream, an entertaining new documentary about their star-crossed…

Book Reviews

70 Iconic Vocalists Tell All in New Book, “The Singers Talk”

Sal Cataldi Sep 7, 2023

Rod Stewart, Roger Daltrey, Tony Bennett, Nick Cave, Norah Jones, Smokey Robinson, Thom Yorke, Chrissie Hynde, Brian Johnson and Chuck D are just a few of the 70 vocal icons whose inspirations and techniques are revealed in a riveting new…

Show Reviews

John Cale Brings New Energy to Classics at Celebrate Brooklyn!

Sal Cataldi Aug 24, 2023

John Cale, one of the true OGs of the international art rock underground, gave a masterclass in performance and reinvention before a packed house at BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival in Prospect Park on August 19. At 81, Cale is…

Show Reviews

Anarchy in the Hudson Valley: The Fugs Reunite at Byrdcliffe Art Colony

Sal Cataldi Aug 23, 2023

This may well be the final go-round for The Fugs, the satirical and politically-charged group of musical anarchists founded way back in 1964 in the East Village by poets Ed Sanders and Tuli Kupferberg and drummer Ken Weaver. For…

Film Review

Long-Awaited Documentary of Pink Floyd Founder Syd Barrett Comes to NYC

Sal Cataldi Jul 13, 2023

The meteoric career of Pink Floyd’s madcap founder Syd Barrett has birthed a legend and influence that seems to grow more with each passing year. Syd was the songwriter/singer/guitarist for little more than the band’s watershed 1967 debut…

Book Reviews

Greenwich Village Folk Era Reverberates in New Book “The Bleecker Street Tapes”

Sal Cataldi Jun 18, 2023

From the coffeehouses of Greenwich Village to the stage at Woodstock, folksingers were a powerful force shaping the culture and attitudes of the 1960s. Marrying music and politics, tradition and innovation, romance and righteousness, these…

Book Reviews

The Allman Brothers’ Post-Duane Breakthrough Profiled in “Brothers and Sisters”

Sal Cataldi May 31, 2023

For some fans, The Allman Brothers 1971 live double-disc, At Fillmore East, was the pinnacle of the band’s career and artistry. It was the culmination of years of relentless touring, a door-to-door musical missionary work that sold…

Book Reviews

Author Aidan Levy Creates a New Jazz Standard with Sonny Rollins Biography

Sal Cataldi May 9, 2023

In his new book, Saxophone Colossus: The Life and Music of Sonny Rollins, author Aidan Levy has created a work nearly as sprawling and monumental as the seven-decades of sounds crafted by a man widely considered “jazz’s greatest…

Show Reviews

Bill Orcutt & Company Electrify with Music for Four Guitars at Roulette

Sal Cataldi Apr 7, 2023

Bill Orcutt, one of the most distinctive voices in experimental and alternative guitardom, brought his latest disc, Music for Four Guitars, to life before a sell-out crowd at downtown Brooklyn’s home to all things sonically avant-garde, …

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