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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

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, …

Book Reviews

Interview: Bill Janovitz On His New Leon Russell Biography

Sal Cataldi Apr 2, 2023

The latest evidence that musicians can make great writers is illustrated in Bill Janovitz’s LEON RUSSELL: The Master of Space and Time’s Journey Through Rock & Roll History (Hachette Books). Janovitz made 10 albums with…

Upcoming Shows

Alt Guitar Great Bill Orcutt Brings His Music for Four Guitars to Roulette on March 27

Sal Cataldi Mar 20, 2023

San Francisco-based guitarist and composer Bill Orcutt will return to Brooklyn’s Roulette to present his latest project, an all-electric Guitar Quartet, performing the music from his critically-acclaimed 2022 LP, Music for Four Guitars on…

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Harrison and Belew Serve Up A Cool Cool Cool Tribute to Talking Heads Remain In Light

Sal Cataldi Mar 11, 2023

For many Talking Heads’ fans, their 1980 album, Remain In Light, is the pinnacle. It’s groundbreaking blend of Afrobeat rhythms, synth textures, obtuse lyrics, Brian Eno’s crafty production and the searing “stunt guitar” of Adrian…

Upcoming Shows

Reunited Venezuelan Alt Rock Legends Zapato 3 Come to Cutting Room in March

Sal Cataldi Feb 24, 2023

South American rock legends Zapato 3 are making The Cutting Room the site of their first-ever New York City concert, one of a select number of U.S. stops on their much-anticipated “Requiem for A Shoe” reunion tour, on March 31 at…

Album Reviews

Hearing Aide: Tomer Cohen Showcases Original Approach to Jazz Guitar with Debut “Not the Same…

Sal Cataldi Feb 23, 2023

A recent import to New York’s forever evolving jazz scene, 25-year-old guitarist-composer Tomer Cohen notches a notable debut with his album, Not the Same River (Hypnote Records). It’s a collection that showcases not only an originality…

Book Reviews

Brother Lester Chambers Tells of His Time In and Out of the Spotlight in New Memoir

Sal Cataldi Feb 10, 2023

When it comes to indelible anthems of the ‘60s that are called upon to impart the times and mood in film and television, few are as a popular as The Chambers Brothers’ iconic 1967 hit, “Time Has Come Today.” Now the band’s lead singer and…

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