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 […]
Tag: Live Concert Review
Ray Lugo and the Boogaloo Destroyers at NUBLU 7/11/14
Ray Lugo and the Boogaloo Destroyers Nublu July 11, 2014 Originally founded back in 1964 by the Dominican bandleader and composer Johnny Pacheco and an Italian-American lawyer, Jerry Masucci, Fania Records quickly became the beloved […]
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 […]
Jessica Childress at Rockwood Music Hall 4/23/14
Jessica Childress Rockwood Music Hall April 23, 2014 As I’ve mentioned a number of times on this site, running a blog practically full-time and having a full-time job often leads to competing demands for my […]
Bowlive 5: Soulive with the London Souls, the Shady Horns and George Porter, Jr. at Brooklyn Bowl 3/15/14
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 […]
The Belle Game, Starlight Girls and Ski Lodge at Glasslands Gallery 2/28/14
The Belle Game, the Starlight Girls and Ski Lodge Glasslands Gallery February 28, 2014 Back at the end of February, I was at the Glasslands Gallery for the Vancouver, BC-based synth pop quintet, the Belle […]
Your Skull My Closet and Radkey at Mercury Lounge 2/20/14
Your Skull Your Closet and Radkey Mercury Lounge February 20, 2014 Having a full-time job while running a website full-time often means that I often have competing demands on my time but I manage it […]
Twintapes at Piano’s 2/19/14
Last Thursday was a pretty typical night for me in some respects – I first stopped at Rockwood Music Hall to catch a very dear friend of this site, Nicola play an acoustic set and […]
Graveface Records Roadshow feat. Stargazer Lilies and Casket Girls at Mercury Lounge 2/18/14
Graveface Records Roadshow feat. Stargazer Lilies and Casket Girls Mercury Lounge February 18 2014 At the tail end of last year, the Savannah, GA-based indie rock label, Graveface Records announced that several of their more […]
Honduras, Ski Lodge, and Drowners at Bowery Ballroom 1/31/14
Honduras, Ski Lodge and Drowners Bowery Ballroom January 31, 2014 As January 31 was the start of the weekend, I bolted out of the office and rushed down to see Super Bowl Blvd in an […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]