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 […]
Tag: Live Concert Review
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 […]
The Floozies, Pegboard Nerds and GRiZ at Terminal 5 11/15/13
The Floozies, Pegboard Nerds and GRiZ Terminal 5 November 15, 2013 Over the last year or so, there has been a recent trend of several electronic dance music artists experimenting with live instrumentation and analog […]
NPR Music and KCRW’s Metropolis Launch feat. Cut Copy at Le Poisson Rouge 11/19/13
NPR Music and KCRW’s Metropolis Launch Event feat. Cut Copy Le Poisson Rouge November 19, 2013 Although I cover an astounding number of diverse shows over the course of the year, I have to admit […]
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 […]
Still Corners and CHVRCHES at Webster Hall 6/17/13
Still Corners and CHVRCHES Webster Hall June 17, 2013 Interestingly, the Still Corners and CHVRCHES show at Webster Hall back in June marked the end of an insane period in which over the course of […]
Rarefaction at the Cobra Club 7/27/13
As I’ve repeatedly mentioned throughout the summer, things have been extremely busy both with the site and with my day job, so I’m still catching up – well, with everything. But back at the end […]
Jonwayne, Shlohmo and Toro Y Moi at House of Vans 7/11/13
Jonwayne, Shlohmo and Toro Y Moi House of Vans July 11, 2013 This summer has been an incredibly busy summer with increasing responsibilities at my day job and tons of shows, interviews, and other things […]
The Vim Dicta at Piano’s 6/24/13
As you can imagine, I’m still catching up on tons of posts and photos from a very busy summer worth of concerts and festivals across the best city for live music in the entire country, […]
Make a Joyful Noise: A Tribute to Mahalia Jackson at Summerstage, featuring Joshua Nelson and Della Reese 6/22/13
Make a Joyful Noise: A Tribute to Mahalia Jackson featuring Joshua Nelson and Della Reese Summerstage at Rumsey Playfield June 22, 2013 As you all know, this summer has been pretty busy for me as […]
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 […]
Northside Festival Day 1: BMI Creators Kickoff Event featuring Beast Patrol
Northside Festival Day 1 BMI Creators Kickoff Event featuring Beast Patrol Mabel’s Smokehouse June 13, 2013 After covering the New Music Seminar New York Festival, I followed that up with covering the Northside Festival across […]
Big Daddy Kane at Summerstage — Herbert Von King Park/Tompkins Park 6/12/13
Big Daddy Kane Summerstage – Herbert von King Park/Tompkins Park 6/12/13 As a child growing up in the 80s, I spent a great deal of time watching MTV. In particular, I watched a lot of Yo! […]
Sinkane and Femi Kuti at Rumsey Playfield, Summerstage 6/23/13
Sinkane and Femi Kuti Rumsey Playfield, Summerstage June 23, 2013 Last Sunday afternoon was a gorgeous summer afternoon – incredibly, bright sunlight, with cerulean blue skies and puffy clouds but uncomfortably hot. I think that […]