As many of you know, New Orleans brass bands hold a special place in my heart – after all, if you don’t feel genuinely happy when you hear a great brass band, you must have […]
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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 […]
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Saturday night, I was on my way to the Five Spot to catch BR and Timebomb perform a birthday set for their drummer Jibrail when I came across this – a lighted peace sign hung […]
Super Bowl Blvd.
Super Bowl 48 has taken over much of midtown Manhattan with activities and promotions for a 13 block stretch down Broadway, and since my office is a block away from what the NFL dubbed “Super […]
Rocker Stalker Presents: The Tye Trybe, Adult Dude, and Twin Berlin at the Bowery Electric 1/17/14
A couple of weeks ago, the lovely young woman behind the blog Rocker Stalker had a belated birthday show featuring a number of bands including the Bronx and Spanish Harlem-based trio the Tye Trybe, NYC-based […]
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 […]
House of Blondes and Psychic TV at Brooklyn Night Bazaar 12/27/13
Last Friday, I was at the Brooklyn Night Bazaar to catch Brooklyn-based electronica act House of Blondes and the legendary Psychic TV. Check out some photos from a great night of music, below. House of […]
Mecca Lecca Records Holiday Party at Spike Hill 12/19/13
A couple of weeks ago, I was invited to Mecca Lecca Records’ Holiday Party at Spike Hill, and admittedly it was one of the stranger holiday parties/holiday jams i had been at in some time […]
GaragePunkNYC Presents Winter Shredder featuring Cheap Sneakers, Nancy, Dirty Fences, and White Mystery at Don Pedro’s 12/13/13
The folks at GaragePunkNYC had what they called their Winter Shredder at Don Pedro’s featuring the likes of Cheap Sneakers, Nancy, Dirty Fences, and the incredible Chicago, IL-based sibling duo of White Mystery (who were […]
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 […]
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 […]
Rebelmatic at R Bar 11/27/13
A friend who I had met at the Brooklyn Wildlife Festival in September invited me to catch a similar event at R Bar, the Posh Mosh featuring several local bands including Rebelmatic, a punk band […]
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 […]