Live Concert Photography: Bowllive 6: Erik Deutsch and the Jazz Messengers, The Shady Horns, Soulive, and George Porter, Jr. Brooklyn Bowl March 20, 2015 It’s been a very busy few weeks in the JOVM world […]
Tag: funk
As a co-founder of the legendary Rebirth Brass Band and as a renowned solo artist, much ink has been spilled on the work of the New Orleans-based trumpeter and vocalist Kermit Ruffins – and for […]
The Denver, CO-based producer and electronic artist Avery Henderson writes and records under the moniker of Falcon Punch. And in a relatively short period of time, Henderson has captured the attention of the blogosphere – […]
Live Concert Photography: Congo Sanchez, People’s Champs and M.A.K.U. Soundsystem at Brooklyn Bowl 3/9/15
Live Concert Photography: Congo Sanchez, People’s Champs and M.A.K.U, Soundsystem Brooklyn Bowl March 9, 2015 Last week, i was at Brooklyn Bowl to catch the Washington, DC-based Congo Sanchez and the New York-based People’s Champs […]
Now, if you’ve been following JOVM since the beginning, you may remember that I’ve written about Mayer Hawthorne, one of this era’s best and sadly unheralded soul vocalists; in fact, his Impressions: The Covers EP, […]
Last night, I was at the JOVM unofficial home office of Brooklyn Bowl to catch the Washington, DC-based Congo Sanchez and the New York-based People’s Champs and M.A.K.U. Soundsytem, who I’ve heard about for some […]
Live Concert Photography: DJ Enuff, The Soul Rebels Brass Band and Rakim at Brooklyn Bowl 2/27/15
Live Concert Photography: DJ Enuff, The Soul Rebels Brass Band and Rakim Brooklyn Bowl February 27, 2015 I first caught the New Orleans brass nonet, The Soul Rebels Brass Band during the opening night ceremonies […]
The Hornitz and Tryptophunk at Brooklyn Bowl 1/30/15
The Hornitz and Tryptopuhnk Brooklyn Bowl January 30, 2015 A couple of weeks ago, I was at the JOVM unofficial home office, Brooklyn Bowl for a night of funk that included The Hornitz, which was […]
Austin, TX-based psych rock quartet, The Bright Light Social Hour can trace their formation to when the members were students at the University of Texas. And they quickly developed a reputation for an oft-described incendiary […]
Halley DeVestern Band at Mercury Lounge 1/19/15
If you’ve been regularly following JOVM for the past year or so, you may remember that early last year I interviewed the members of the Halley DeVestern Band after the release of their most recent effort, Fabbo! Boffo! Smasho! And what […]
Originally formed in 1999 and currently featuring Jenny Holyston (vocals, guitar, trumpet and keyboards), Ellie Erickson (bass) and Bianca Sparta (drums), the San Francisco, CA-based post-punk trio of Erase Errata have frequently claimed bands such as Captain Beefheart, The Minutemen, […]
OkayPlayer presents Dragons of Zynth and Bilal at Brooklyn Bowl 12/11/14
OkayPlayer Presents: Dragons of Zynth and Bilal Brooklyn Bowl December 11, 2014 Unfortunately, the OkayPlayer Holiday Jam featuring The Roots and tons of special guests was on hiatus this year, which made their show featuring […]
If you’ve been regularly following JOVM for the last couple of years, you may have remembered that back in 2013, I wrote quite a bit on 7 Days of Funk, a unique collaboration between Stones Throw Records‘s Dam […]
Some time ago, the folks at the Nashville, TN-based soul label, G.E.D Soul Records released a compilation of Christmas originals featuring several of their most known and beloved acts including DeRobert and the Half-Truths, The […]
Afropunk Festival Day 2: 8/24/14
Afropunk Festival Commodore Barry Park, Fort Greene Brooklyn August 24, 2014 If you’ve been following JOVM for a while, you’d know that throughout the bulk of the site’s history, I’ve essentially ran the site full-time and as […]