Originally, each member of indie rock trio Raccoon Fighter hailed from the same small, South Jersey town; however, only two of the members Sean Gavigan (vocalist, guitar) and Zac Ciancaglini (drums) met while as students and […]
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When I first learned that the Roots and the legendary Elvis Costello would be collaborating on an album, titled Wise Up Ghost my initial thought was — “Well that is a rather unlikely collaboration. How will that work?” From the tracks […]
When I first learned that the Roots and the legendary Elvis Costello would be collaborating on an album, titled Wise Up Ghost my initial thought was – “Well that is a rather unlikely collaboration. How will […]
As it frequently happens, a publicist or some other music industry type will send me an email about a band playing somewhere in town, and the email typically will have a heading along the lines […]
Northside Festival Day 2: Computer Magic and Chrome Canyon at Brooklyn Bowl 6/15/13
Northside Festival Day 2 Computer Magic and Chrome Canyon Brooklyn Bowl June 15, 2013 On the second day of the Northside Festival, I had a rather difficult decision to make: catching Black Flag at Warsaw […]
Lovelife and Gold Fields at Irving Plaza 5/9/13
Lovelife and Gold Fields Irving Plaza May 9, 2012 A couple of weeks ago, i was with my buddy Abdul to catch two electro pop acts making their – British up-and-coming act Lovelife and Australian […]
Diamond Doves, the Mike Dillion Band, and Marco Benevento at Brooklyn Bowl 4/20/13
Diamond Doves, the Mike Dillon Band and Marco Benevento Brooklyn Bowl April 20, 2013 A couple of weeks ago, I was at Brooklyn Bowl to catch Diamond Doves, the Mike Dillon Band and Marco Benevento. […]
French Horn Rebellion and Jody Watley at Brooklyn Bowl 4/19/13
French Horn Rebellion and Jody Watley Brooklyn Bowl April 19, 2013 The Love Is Dangerous EP represents a bit of a sonic departure for the sibling duo of Robert and David Perlick-Molinari, a.k.a. French Horn Rebellion – […]
Rabbi Darkside’s Prospect Avenue Album Release Show at Littlefield 4/19/13 featuring the Hip Hop Re-Education Project, Rabbi Darkside and others
i often have busy nights and last Friday was a really busy night as I started off my night at Littlefield for Rabbi Darkside’s Prospect Avenue Album Release Show, and then had to run to […]
Untitled 4/19/13 – 4/20/13
I have to admit that it’s a pleasure to shoot without having a particular plan, motive or deadline. if there wasn’t anything of interest to shoot, there isn’t any pressure to come up with something, […]
Heavily inspired by Teddy Riley’s signature sound – slick production values, synth-based, and up tempo party records, French Horn Rebellion has refined their sound using Riley’s influence, to create what they’ve termed “New New Jack […]
Marco Benevento teams up with Rubblebucket’s Kalmia Traver on two songs on his latest effort, Tigerface – and it marks the first time that he’s had someone else collaborating with him and his band on a […]
Subatomic Sound System, Top Shotta Band and the Skatalites at Brooklyn Bowl 3/2/13
Last Saturday, i was at Brooklyn Bowl for a night of dub and reggae featuring Subatomic Sound System, Top Shotta Band and the legendary ska outfit, the Skatalties. And although Subatomic Sound System and Top […]
Mike Dillon Band and Fishbone at Brooklyn Bowl 2/24/13
Mike Dillon Band and Fishbone Brooklyn Bowl February 24, 2013 Last week, I was at one of my favorite venues in town, Brooklyn Bowl to catch the Mike Dillon Band and the legendary Fishbone. Of […]
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 […]