Bowlive 5: Soulive with the London Souls, the Shady Horns and George Porter, Jr. Brooklyn Bowl March 15 2014 Having two fairly demanding jobs often means that i have competing demands for my time and […]
Tag: brooklyn
Smith and Forge Hard Cider Presents Feats of Strength and Caveman at Brooklyn Bowl 3/5/14
As i’ve mentioned a number of times on the site, having a full-time job and running this blog essentially full-time often leads to many competing demands for my time and attention. If only i had […]
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Saturday night, I was on my way to the Five Spot to catch BR and Timebomb perform a birthday set for their drummer Jibrail when I came across this – a lighted peace sign hung […]
Fucked Up Gives 285 Kent a Raucous Salute, by Kate Spalla
Despite the almost 20,000,000 people who reside in the New York Metropolitan area, the music scene is incredibly small. A few weeks ago, a friend, who I had met at a show invited me to […]
ATASH at the Jalopy 1/11/14
ATASH The Jalopy January 11, 2014 Based in Washington, DC, the Association of Performing Arts Presenters (APAP) is a national service and advocacy organization dedicated to developing and supporting a robust performing arts presenting field […]
Mecca Lecca Records Holiday Party at Spike Hill 12/19/13
A couple of weeks ago, I was invited to Mecca Lecca Records’ Holiday Party at Spike Hill, and admittedly it was one of the stranger holiday parties/holiday jams i had been at in some time […]
GaragePunkNYC Presents Winter Shredder featuring Cheap Sneakers, Nancy, Dirty Fences, and White Mystery at Don Pedro’s 12/13/13
The folks at GaragePunkNYC had what they called their Winter Shredder at Don Pedro’s featuring the likes of Cheap Sneakers, Nancy, Dirty Fences, and the incredible Chicago, IL-based sibling duo of White Mystery (who were […]
Preservation Hall Jazz Band at Brooklyn Bowl 12/22/13
Preservation Hall Jazz Band Brooklyn Bowl December 22, 2013 Sunday night, I caught the legendary jazz institution, Preservation Hall Jazz Band at Brooklyn Bowl. Lead by Ben Jaffe, son of the band’s original founder and […]
JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound and Escort at the Bell House 11/23/13
JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound and Escort The Bell House November 23, 2013 With the end of the year quickly approaching, I’ve been attempting to catch up with as much as I humanly can […]
For the seventh consecutive year, the folks at OkayPlayer hosted a gigantic party for their friends, journalists, musicians and other industry types featuring the Roots performing with special guests. What makes the party so incredible is that […]
For the seventh consecutive year, the folks at OkayPlayer hosted a gigantic party for their friends, journalists, musicians and other industry types featuring the Roots performing with special guests. What makes the party so incredible […]
Daptone Records Super Soul Revue at Williamsburg Park feat. Naomi Shelton and the Gospel Queens, Budos Band and Charles Bradley 9/19/13
Daptone Records Super Soul Revue feat. Naomi Shelton and the Gospel Queens, Budos Band and Charles Bradley Wiliamsburg Park September 19, 2013 Back on an early autumnal, mid September evening, I was in the converted […]
All Nines, Prince Rupert’s Drops and Obits at the Bell House 9/21/13
All Nines, Prince Rupert’s Drops and Obits The Bell House September 21, 2013 The last couple of weeks around here have been insane as I’ve traveled some 7,000 miles back and forth from New York […]
Honky, Baroness and the Melvins at the House of Vans 7/31/13
Honky, Baroness and the Melvins House of Vans July 31, 2013 As I’ve mentioned a number of times on this site, this summer has been a very busy summer as i’ve had to balance the […]
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I wound up meeting a photographer and some of her girlfriends and wound up going to one of the Afropunk Festival afterparties on Myrtle Avenue but I wound up leaving after a couple of beers […]