Raccoon Fighter Cake Shop October 4 2013 About 72 hours before I got on a Lufthansa flight to Frankfurt am Main, Germany for the Frankfurt Book Fair, I was at Cake Shop to catch the […]
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The Rally to Save 5 Pointz
With it being both Thanksgiving and Hanukah, I’ve had some much-needed time to work on some long-awaited and long overdue work related to this website. And a couple of weeks ago i was at a […]
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 […]
Daptone Records Super Soul Revue at Williamsburg Park feat. Naomi Shelton and the Gospel Queens, Budos Band and Charles Bradley 9/19/13
Daptone Records Super Soul Revue feat. Naomi Shelton and the Gospel Queens, Budos Band and Charles Bradley Wiliamsburg Park September 19, 2013 Back on an early autumnal, mid September evening, I was in the converted […]
All Nines, Prince Rupert’s Drops and Obits at the Bell House 9/21/13
All Nines, Prince Rupert’s Drops and Obits The Bell House September 21, 2013 The last couple of weeks around here have been insane as I’ve traveled some 7,000 miles back and forth from New York […]
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 […]
Hearts Bleed Radio Presents: Sunset Guns, Sharkmuffin and the Planes at Fort Useless 7/13/13
This past summer has been incredibly busy – and if you add increasing responsibilities at my day job, I’ve fallen behind on some things that I really should have been on top of some time […]
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 […]
Northside Festival Day 3 — Netherlands, Cinema Cinema, Good for You, and Black Flag at Warsaw 6/15/13
Northside Festival Day 3 Netherlands, Cinema Cinema, Good for You and Black Flag Warsaw June 15, 2013 As you all know, this summer has been unusually busy as i’ve been handling the responsibilities of a […]
Stop Mass Incarceration Network Demonstrations for Trayon Martin and California Prison Hunger Strikers at Union Square 7/19/13
After work, I ran downtown to Union Square to catch the Stop Mass Incarceration Network’s demonstrations for Trayvon Martin and the California Prison Hunger Strikers. Shamefully, they had a much smaller showing than I anticipated […]
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 […]
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On a rather hot summer night, I first decided to stop at the new Starbucks on Broadway and Queens Blvd to work on the Coney Island Mermaid Parade post, as well as to conserve a […]
Coney island Mermaid Parade 6/22/13
As you’ll likely be aware, Superstorm Sandy ravished the low-lying coastal areas of New York and New Jersey, leaving a path of destruction that most residents have never seen before, and in some parts of […]
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 […]