The Mother Kitty’s Blog
The Mother Kitty’s blog is a historical repository of Melissa’s Kitties blog, which published consistently from 2006 to 2022. (May 2026: The blog may be revived and continued in the near future.)
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2017 in Review: A Musical Journey
For me, 2017 was mostly about music. Here are some concert highlights from hip-hop and jazz greats (Yasiin Bey, Q-Tip, Jeff “Tain” Watts, Gary Burton and Makoto Ozone, Jason Moran and Kenny Barron, and Ron Carter) to rock and pop royalty (Aimee Mann, Gillian Welch, Meshell Ndegeocello, Lisa Fischer, Sting, and Seu Jorge).
2016 Rainforest Fund Benefit Concert
The 2016 Rainforest Benefit brought in the holidays with Sting, James Taylor, Bruce Springsteen, Darlene Love and More! Here’s the play by play.
2016 in Review: Turn it up!
Music ruled in 2016: I saw Belly, a David Bowie tribute, Duran Duran with Nile Rodgers and Chic, Go-Gos, Sting and Peter Gabriel, Esperanza Spalding, Jason Moran and Charles Lloyd, Buster Williams, Lucy Wainwright Roche and Suzzy Roche with Patty Larkin, Yasiin Bey, a George Gershwin concert and a House of Cards concert. Phew! Here’s how good they all were.
Broadway Extravaganza 2014
Four Broadway shows in three days equals my favorite kind of New York experience!
2014 Rainforest Fund Benefit Concert
The Rainforest Fund Benefit Concert is worth waiting for every time.
Twice the Sting
Sting visited — performing two different shows, two nights in a row — making it my favorite week of the year.
Better Late Than Never: 2012 Rainforest Fund Benefit
The Rainforest Fund benefit is a not-to-be-missed annual event! Here’s how it was….
