Marshall Crenshaw/The Bongos @ Sony Hall, New York, NY 11/10/25


 

Bill: Marshall Crenshaw/The Bongos

Venue: Sony Hall, 235 W 46 St., New York, NY

Date: Monday 11/10/25

Door: $39.50 (had free pair from DoNYC)

9pm Marshall Crenshaw



Active: 1981 (Detroit, MI)

Latest Release: From "The Hellhole"  (Yep Rock, 2025)

Biggest/FirstRelease: Marshall Crenshaw (Warner Bros., 1982)

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8pm The Bongos



Active: 1980 (Hoboken, NJ)

Latest Release: The Shroud of Touring: Live In 1985 (Jem, 2025)

Biggest Release: Numbers With Wings (RCA, 1983)

First Release: Drums Along The Hudson (PVC, 1982)

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Finally saw these two bucket list acts from the early 80's that I somehow never saw before.  Marshall Crenshaw has a new one on Yep Rock called From "The Hellhole."  The Bongos reform sporadically, and they have a new live archival release.

The Bongos in 2025 pull mostly from their first Drums Along The Hudson and the follow up Numbers With Wings.  The covers were T. Rex & Donovan.  Richard Barone started dressed up but then had to unbutton his shirt.  Rob Norris looked gristled.  James Mastro had been visible at gigs lately, and Frank Giannini is still drumming so this is one of those rare occasions where the band remains intact after 40+ years.

Marshall Crenshaw has also remained intact.  He never really went away.  He covered his roots: Buddy Holly "Cryin' Waitin' Hopin'" and Bob Dylan's 115th dream.  He also names a song after a B.B. King album Blues Is King.  You of course got "Someday, Someway" and "Whenever You're On My Mind" from Field Day, which I bought a used copy of recently, wrapped up the show.  My favorite is "There She Goes Again" and he did a slower version of that one.

Marshall has a great band of session players.  Bass player Derrick Anderson goes back to the 80's with the Bangles and Smithereens.  Jocular guitarist Fernando Perdomo played with Todd Rundgren and Jakob Dylan and has his own extensive discography.  Both those guys throw in vocals.  Drummer Mark Ortmann played with the Bottle Rockets and has Tommy Tutone on his resume.

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