Spent three nights in New York City...hitting the streets and the small music clubs of this all night town. Nothing energizes me more than great music. And nothing charges me up quite like a LIVE performance; close and personal. Maybe it's the proximity to the passions of musicians or the kindred souls within the audience, but finding a new band, hearing a new talent fills me, fixes my junkie-like need to experience life anew and raw. And a good single malt scotch or two always helps the music take hold. Here are a handful of images of the talents playing in Manhattan last Thursday.