Hard Proof Rockwood Music Hall September 28, 2014 Featuring members of Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears, The Calm Blue Sea, Ocote Soul Sounds, Spanish Gold, the Echocentrics, and several other acts, Hard Proof is a critically applauded and award-winning Austin, TX-based ten member […]
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Painted Zeros and Elephant Stone at the Mercury Lounge 9/9/14
Painted Zeros and Elephant Stone Mercury Lounge September 9, 2014 As I’ve mentioned a few hundred times of late, it’s been a very busy few months here with The Joy of Violent Movement and I’m […]
Voodoo Boogaloo and Axons at The Trash Bar 9/2/14
Voodoo Boogaloo and Axons The Trash Bar 9/2/14 As you know, the last few months have been extremely busy and difficult as I’ve been balancing a life that’s frequently comprised of the competing demands for […]
Kendo The Almost Famous, P.E. 2.0, and Public Enemy at Brooklyn Bowl 9/16/14
Kendo The Almost Famous, P.E. 2.0 and Public Enemy Brooklyn Bowl 9/16/14 As a child of the 80s, there were a number of artists I loved immensely and hadn’t had a chance to see back […]
Junior Reid, Razhel and Chronixx and the Zincfence Redemption at Summerstage, Central Park 7/27/14
Junior Reid, Razhel and Chronixx Summerstage, Central Park July 27, 2014 As I’ve mentioned a number of times on this site, The Joy of Violent Movement has been a mostly one-man operation run out of […]
Tim Foljahn, The Special Pillow and Sleepyhead at Union Hall 9/13/14
Tim Foljahn, Special Pillow and Sleepyhead Union Hall September 13, 2014 Last Saturday, I was at Park Slope, Brooklyn’s Union Hall for a night of indie rock that goes back to when it was called […]
Madison King and Old 97s at Brooklyn Bowl 8/6/14
Madison King and Old 97s Brooklyn Bowl August 6, 2014 Formed back in 1993 in Dallas, TX by lead vocalist and primary songwriter Rhett Miller, Old 97s are considered by countless journalists, critics, industry folks and others as pioneers […]
Hurray for the Riff and Dr. John at Central Park Summerstage 8/2/14
Hurray for the Riff Raff and Dr. John Central Park Summerstage August 2, 2014 When I came across the Summerstage schedule back in early June, there were two shows that I was particularly excited about […]
Naomi Shelton and the Gospel Queens at Rough Trade 7/29/14
Naomi Shelton an the Gospel Queens Rough Trade July 29, 2014 Soul music as we know it (and love it) shares a rather intimate relationship with the church and gospel music; after all, some of […]
Bio Ritmo at Radio Bushwick 6/28/14
Bio Ritmo Radio Bushwick June 28, 2014 Over the last two decades, the Richmond, VA-based salsa act Bio Ritmo have developed a reputation for experimentation and stubbornly refusing to be pigeonholed, as they’ve employed the […]
4 Knots Festival featuring Re-tros, Juan Wauters, Viet Cong, Nude Beach, Those Darlins and Dinosaur, Jr. 7/12/14
4 Knots Festival featuring Re-tros, Juan Wauters, Viet Cong, Nude Beach, Those Darlins and Dinosaur, Jr. South Street Seaport July 12, 2014 As promised, I was recently covering the 4 Knots Festival with my dear […]
Mobb Deep at Summerstage, Queensbridge Park 7/17/14
Mobb Deep Summerstage, Queensbridge Park July 17, 2014 Prodigy and Havoc, the two main members of the Queensbridge-based hip-hop act Mobb Deep have had a rather tumultuous relationship over the last few years with the […]
Benjamin Booker, Mac Demarco, and Charles Bradley and His Extraordinaries at the House of Vans 6/12/14
Benjamin Booker, Mac Demarco, and Charles Bradley and His Extraordinaries The House of Vans June 12, 2014 Lately, I’ve been trying to balance the demands of my full-time job with running this site full-time and […]
John Brown’s Body and Easy Star All-Stars at Brooklyn Bowl 4/19/14
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 […]
Brother Ali and Immortal Technique and Special Guests at Brooklyn Bowl 4/11/14
Brother Ali and Immortal Technique and Special Guests Brooklyn Bowl April 11, 2014 Lately, i’ve been an exceedingly busy man, and have been trying my best to keep up to date on things – but […]