John Brown’s Body and Easy Star All-Stars Brooklyn Bowl April 19, 2014 As i’ve mentioned way too many times, having the responsibilities of essentially two-full time jobs can create conflicting and complicated demands for my […]
Tag: Bob Marley
A Q&A with Butcher Knives’ Nikko Matiz
As a native New Yorker, some of my experiences are likely uncommon to most of the country, but what I managed to cherish was the diversity that was just considered a daily part of life. […]
Summerstage Preview Showcase at the Highline Ballroom 1/9/14 featuring Rebel Tumbao, Hurray for the Riff Raff, and Yuna
In 1986 the City Parks Foundation created Summerstage in the spirt of Central Park’s original purpose — to serve as a free, public resource to help culturally enrich the lives of New Yorkers. That first season of the program had […]
Communion at Rockwood Music Hall 1/7/14 featuring Carrie Ashley Hill, Michael Kiwanuka, and Anna Rose
Communion feating Carrie Ashley Hill, Michael Kiwanuka and Anna Rose Rockwood Music Hall January 7, 2014 Communion hosts a monthly series a of live music nights in a number of venues across both the States and […]
Claiming diverse influences such as Mano Negra, the Clash, Johnny Cash, Gogol Bordello, Bob Marley, bluegrass, flamenco, Eastern European folk, rockabilly and psychobilly, the Brooklyn-based septet Butcher Knives, are a self-proclaimed “gypsybilly” band — with […]
Back in 1986 the City Parks Foundation created Summerstage in the spirt of Central Park’s original purpose — to serve as a free, public resource to help culturally enrich the lives of New Yorkers. The first season of the program […]
“War (No More Trouble)” is among a batch of some of my favorite Bob Marley songs as it has one of the most profound (and somewhat sad) messages you’ll probably hear in a song – […]
Mighty Mystic, who is Jamaican but is now based in the US is a prominent name in the American Reggae scene – probably because his sound employs elements of rock, reggaeton, hip-hop and pop, while […]
There are a handful of artists whose work has been so influential and so important that it reverberates and speaks to generations of musicians and listeners. How can one think of modern music without the […]
Butcher Knives at Piano’s 12/21/13
The Brooklyn-based septet of Butcher Knives are a self-proclaimed “gyspybilly” band with a rather diverse array of influences such as Mano Negra, the Clash, Johnny Cash, Gogol Bordello, Bob Marley, bluegrass, flamenco, Eastern European folk, rockabilly and […]
Mohammed Alidu at Arlene’s Grocery 3/31/13
Mohammed Alidu Arlene’s Grocery March 31, 2013 Mohammed Alidu is probably best known for his involvement in the Playing for Change project as a drummer – and although he been a member of the Playing […]
Brushy One String (born Andrew Chin) has a story that sounds much like those of the old-time Mississippi Delta bluesmen – orphaned at a very young age, illiterate until adulthood, and yet talented (he comes […]
If you love reggae and ska, the Jamaican band the Skatalites should hold an important role to you because they were among a group of bands that developed the ska sound – and it was […]
I recently came across some live footage of the legendary Bob Marley live in Santa Barbara, CA back in 1979. Marley as a performer was an electric performer, and some of the footage I’ve come […]
Catalpa Festival Day 2: 7/29/12 featuring City and Colour, the Dirty Heads, Matisyahu, Girl Talk, A$AP Rocky, and Snoop Dogg
During the past summer, I’ve had the unique opportunity to cover several major festivals in the NYC area including the Northside Festival, the New Music Seminar NYC Festival, the Afro-Punk Festival and of course, the […]