https://www.tomkielty.comRSS Feed for Tom KieltyenSat, 20 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://www.tomkielty.com/articles/attention-subscribers-big-news/Big changes afoot... don't get left behind!Sat, 20 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://www.tomkielty.com/articles/attention-subscribers-big-news/https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/6883/uploads/7a0207f8-7611-481f-9694-b4350cc505b3.pdf"It's not only night owls who find themselves in this position - snug beneath the covers or curled up on the couch, basking in the television's blue post-prime-time glow, scanning the rapidly expanding programming universe for something of interest. In many cases, our choice of late-night show depends on who its musical guest is..."Fri, 21 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0100https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/6883/uploads/7a0207f8-7611-481f-9694-b4350cc505b3.pdfhttps://media.journoportfolio.com/users/6883/uploads/f7d8c01a-8285-424d-a34a-2bee16cd8a6a.pdf"Yet as spring struggles to emerge from beneath another cold New England winter, it was hard not to feel empathy for his fellow nominee Bill Murray. Like our beloved Red Sox, Murray had taken an underdog role in the small-budget "Lost in Translation" to the brink of immortality, only to have his hopes dashed on the last play of the season..."Fri, 21 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0100https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/6883/uploads/f7d8c01a-8285-424d-a34a-2bee16cd8a6a.pdfhttps://media.journoportfolio.com/users/6883/uploads/b8bdd995-26f6-4814-8b7d-fc2644363eb8.pdfThu, 20 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0100https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/6883/uploads/b8bdd995-26f6-4814-8b7d-fc2644363eb8.pdfhttps://media.journoportfolio.com/users/6883/uploads/6c7d93aa-4d5b-47da-8d8e-516c64464bdc.pdf"The main ambition for me was to make a film that expressed why I love music," (Director Sam) Jones says. "When I hear a great record, not just a collection of songs but a great record start to finish, I always think, 'What was it like to be around that?' "Wed, 19 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0100https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/6883/uploads/6c7d93aa-4d5b-47da-8d8e-516c64464bdc.pdfhttps://www.tomkielty.com/articles/the-great-pumpkins-of-rolling-hills/A Halloween tradition shared in new spaces this year...Mon, 31 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://www.tomkielty.com/articles/the-great-pumpkins-of-rolling-hills/https://www.tomkielty.com/articles/the-kielty-konsideration-august-19-2022/"There is no "off" position on the "genius" switch..."Sat, 20 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0100https://www.tomkielty.com/articles/the-kielty-konsideration-august-19-2022/https://www.tomkielty.com/articles/forgotten-friends-2/Don't worry, we have not forgotten our forgotten friends but mid-summer heat, yadda, yadda yadda, we are taking a little time for ourselves.Mon, 15 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0100https://www.tomkielty.com/articles/forgotten-friends-2/https://www.tomkielty.com/articles/the-kielty-konsideration-august-12-2022/"My first immediate thought to every dipshit supporter sitting on a John Deere tractor in the middle of a red state who got behind this fake tough guy stance is this: “They even broke into my safe!” Oh, poor princess, they broke your dollhouse..."Fri, 12 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0100https://www.tomkielty.com/articles/the-kielty-konsideration-august-12-2022/https://www.tomkielty.com/articles/willie-nelson-shotgun-willie/“I never did like putting on stage costumes, never did like trim haircuts. It felt good to let my hair grow, felt good to get on stage in the same jeans I'd been wearing all damn day,...”Mon, 08 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0100https://www.tomkielty.com/articles/willie-nelson-shotgun-willie/https://www.tomkielty.com/articles/the-kielty-konsideration-august-5-2022/"Of course, it’s a rare week of all good news lately and the news from Russia regarding American basketball star, Brittney Griner, is heartbreaking, confusing, and, as seemingly everything is in this country today: political...Fri, 05 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0100https://www.tomkielty.com/articles/the-kielty-konsideration-august-5-2022/https://www.tomkielty.com/articles/the-police-synchcronicity/"A literal world of people packed big rooms to hear what turned out to be the final studio release by the British trio and while they may have done better (“Outlandos D’Amour” a particular favorite) this album has estimably few flaws..."Mon, 01 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0100https://www.tomkielty.com/articles/the-police-synchcronicity/https://www.tomkielty.com/articles/the-kielty-konsideration-july-29-2022/"Surprisingly, given my fair Irish American complexion, the heat really doesn’t bother me so much."Fri, 29 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0100https://www.tomkielty.com/articles/the-kielty-konsideration-july-29-2022/https://www.tomkielty.com/articles/pj-harvey-stories-from-the-city-stories-from-the-sea/"Expectations were perhaps unreasonably high for her next release. In a sense, this makes, 'Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea,' an even more remarkable achievement.."Mon, 25 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0100https://www.tomkielty.com/articles/pj-harvey-stories-from-the-city-stories-from-the-sea/https://www.tomkielty.com/articles/the-kielty-konsideration-july-22-2022/"Well, the highly anticipated finale of, 'The January 6th Hearings, Season One...' And, as we learned, they’ve been renewed for a second season!"Fri, 22 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0100https://www.tomkielty.com/articles/the-kielty-konsideration-july-22-2022/https://www.tomkielty.com/articles/belle-sebastian-the-boy-with-the-arab-strap/"The sorts of wonderfully subtle musical eccentricities that pale-skinned northern Europeans seem to soak up in lieu of the sun...Mon, 18 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0100https://www.tomkielty.com/articles/belle-sebastian-the-boy-with-the-arab-strap/https://www.tomkielty.com/articles/on-the-cover-of-the-rolling-stone-2/Archived, July 19, 2013Sun, 17 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0100https://www.tomkielty.com/articles/on-the-cover-of-the-rolling-stone-2/https://www.tomkielty.com/articles/thoughts-on-trayvon-martin/Archived: 2012Sun, 17 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0100https://www.tomkielty.com/articles/thoughts-on-trayvon-martin/https://www.tomkielty.com/articles/on-this-day-in-boston-music-history/6 years ago it was the first visit to Fenway Park by Dead & Co. playing their second show of the two-night stand. The year before Billy Joel was at America's Most Beloved Ball Park (and for good measure U2 had played the previous two nights at Boston Garden).Sun, 17 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0100https://www.tomkielty.com/articles/on-this-day-in-boston-music-history/https://www.tomkielty.com/articles/the-kielty-konsideration-july-15-2022/The Capitol Police... The members of a police force in what I'd argue is the most important small town in the midst of the world's most important city. They were universally patient, smart, friendly and helpful.Fri, 15 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0100https://www.tomkielty.com/articles/the-kielty-konsideration-july-15-2022/https://www.tomkielty.com/articles/urge-overkill-saturation/"In the midst of grunge understatement the Urge were full-on fucking rock stars! When other musicians were mining thrift stores for fashion, Urge Overkill were turning up in leisure suits or smoking jackets...Mon, 11 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0100https://www.tomkielty.com/articles/urge-overkill-saturation/https://www.tomkielty.com/articles/the-kielty-konsideration-july-8-2022/The Beef Fizz, Fireworks Accidents, Gymnasium (the band)Thu, 07 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0100https://www.tomkielty.com/articles/the-kielty-konsideration-july-8-2022/https://www.tomkielty.com/articles/grateful-dead-bob-dylan-tom-petty-the-heartbreakers/"For a holiday we’ve decided to go a little off the reservation and if you want to listen to this chronicle of a pretty fantastic day of music in Western New York..."Mon, 04 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0100https://www.tomkielty.com/articles/grateful-dead-bob-dylan-tom-petty-the-heartbreakers/https://www.tomkielty.com/articles/the-kielty-konsideration-july-1-2022/Roe v. Wade and other assorted GOP high crimes and misdemeanors...Fri, 01 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0100https://www.tomkielty.com/articles/the-kielty-konsideration-july-1-2022/https://www.tomkielty.com/articles/man-bowls-3-perfect-games-in-a-row-at-indiana-bowling-alley/Bowling immortality and the spoils that come with it...Thu, 30 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0100https://www.tomkielty.com/articles/man-bowls-3-perfect-games-in-a-row-at-indiana-bowling-alley/https://www.tomkielty.com/articles/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-river-boat-man/Wed, 29 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0100https://www.tomkielty.com/articles/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-river-boat-man/https://www.tomkielty.com/articles/steve-earle-the-del-mccoury-band-the-mountain/"Inspired by (Earle's) admiration for 'The Father of Bluegrass Music,' Bill Monroe, 'The Mountain' is an ambitious effort that does both the inspiration and the artist celebrating it justice..."Mon, 27 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0100https://www.tomkielty.com/articles/steve-earle-the-del-mccoury-band-the-mountain/https://www.tomkielty.com/articles/the-kielty-konsideration-june-24-2022/Save your soul and sink the MAGA ship, "Fly On The Wall" podcast, Worcester Bishop PR Fail, Texas Republicans Defy Logic, Intelligence & Decency, Hershel Walker's 52 United States, NRA Evil Continues, Britney's Back!Fri, 24 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0100https://www.tomkielty.com/articles/the-kielty-konsideration-june-24-2022/https://www.tomkielty.com/articles/spiritualized-ladies-and-gentlemen-we-are-floating-in-space/"I envy anyone who has never heard, 'Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space,' for the treat that awaits them."Mon, 20 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0100https://www.tomkielty.com/articles/spiritualized-ladies-and-gentlemen-we-are-floating-in-space/https://www.tomkielty.com/articles/dad-please-sit-down/A Father's Day remembrance of my Dad, "The Kahuna," from June 16, 2014. In eternal loving memory of Thomas Michael Kielty.Sun, 19 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0100https://www.tomkielty.com/articles/dad-please-sit-down/