Last night, I was at Brooklyn Bowl, the JOVM unofficial home office to catch Brooklyn Raga Massive, Rupa and the April Fishes and Red Baraat for a show that turned out to be both a […]
Tag: Live Music
Live Concert Photography: Scott Sharrad and the Backyard Band and Jaimoe’s Jasssz Band at Brooklyn Bowl 3/1/15
Live Concert Photography: Scott Sharrad and the Brickyard Band and Jaimoe’s Jassz Band Brooklyn Bowl March 1, 2015 Last night, my buddy Howie and I braved a light dusting of snow, which quickly turned into […]
I’ve been lucky enough to have seen quite a number of incredible things live and among the things I’ll likely remember for the rest of my life is this: the incredible New Orleans-based brass band, […]
Ward White at Rockwood Music Hall 2/10/15
Last night, I was back at Rockwood Music Hall to catch the Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter Ward White. White may be best known as one half of the chamber pop duo McGinty and White, which also features […]
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 […]
Black Sheep/Etivan and Das EFX with Jairobi, Sadat X and Other Special Guests at Brooklyn Bowl 1/15/15
Black Sheep and Das EFX with Jairobi, Sadat X and Other Special Guests Brooklyn Bowl January 15, 2015 As a child of the 80s and teenager of the 90s, the very beginnings of hip-hop’s golden […]
Surrender The Spirit and Surf Rock Is Dead at Piano’s 1/29/15
Surrender The Spirit and Surf Rock Is Dead Piano’s January 29, 2015 Over the last few years, I haven’t frequented Piano’s as much as I once did. As it has turned out, a lot of […]
Young Rapids, Reindeer and Gosh Pith at Baby’s All Right 1/24/15
Young Rapids, Reindeer and Gosh Pith Baby’s All Right January 24, 2015 The other day, I was at Williamsburg, Brooklyn’s Baby’s All Right for a late afternoon and early evening of a variety of electronic-based […]
Electric Cowbell Records APAP Showcase at Drom 1/10/15: Chop and Quench
Electric Cowbell Records APAP Showcase feat. Chop and Quench Drom January 10, 2015 The Association of Performing Arts Presenters (APAP) hosts an annual conference, networking forum and market place for performing arts professionals – mainly […]
Raccoon Fighter, Rocket and The Ghost and The Pumps at the Living Room 12/31/14
Raccoon Fighter, Rocket and The Ghost and The Pumps Living Room December 31, 2014 As I previously mentioned, I had a rather bitter falling out with a dear friend and it meant that my initial […]
From Below at Fontana’s 12/12/14
From Below Fontana’s December 12, 2014 As 2014 was drawing to a close, I managed to close it out as I know best – by catching a number of shows across town. One of the […]
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 […]
I may have mentioned this somewhere or another, but as a boy, I was a huge fan of The Police; in fact, my mom would love to remind me that “Canary In A Coal Mine” […]
Over the last year or so, it’s been a JOVM tradition around New Year’s to focus a bit on the past. After all, it only seems natural that with the passing of yet another year, […]
Wax Witches and The Blind Shake at Baby’s All Right 11/26/14
Wax Witches and The Blind Shake Baby’s All Right November 26, 2014 Back on Thanksgiving Eve, I was at Baby’s All Right for an early evening of music from the Brooklyn-based trio of Wax Witches, whose melodic punk […]