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Tag: The Joy of Violent Movement
Now, if you’ve been following JOVM since the beginning, you may remember that I’ve written about Mayer Hawthorne, one of this era’s best and sadly unheralded soul vocalists; in fact, his Impressions: The Covers EP, […]
If you’ve been following JOVM since its inception, you may have come across several posts on herMajesty throughout the past five years; in fact, the band’s Images of the Vanishing Night EP landed on this […]
Last night, I was at the JOVM unofficial home office of Brooklyn Bowl to catch the Washington, DC-based Congo Sanchez and the New York-based People’s Champs and M.A.K.U. Soundsytem, who I’ve heard about for some […]
Live Concert Photography: Brooklyn Raga Massive, Rupa and the April Fishes and Red Baraat at Brooklyn Bowl 3/9/15
Live Concert Photography: Brooklyn Rage Massive, Rupa and the April Fishes and the Red Baraat Brooklyn Bowl March 9, 2015 As I mentioned in a previous post, last night, I was at Brooklyn Bowl, the […]
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 […]
If you’ve been following JOVM for some time, you may be somewhat familiar with the Birmingham, AL-based label, Communicating Vessels. Founded by Jeffery Cain, once a member of the sadly unheralded band Remy Zemo, Communicating […]
Live Concert Photography: DJ Enuff, The Soul Rebels Brass Band and Rakim at Brooklyn Bowl 2/27/15
Live Concert Photography: DJ Enuff, The Soul Rebels Brass Band and Rakim Brooklyn Bowl February 27, 2015 I first caught the New Orleans brass nonet, The Soul Rebels Brass Band during the opening night ceremonies […]
If you’ve been frequenting JOVM you may be familiar with the Vancouver, BC-based producer and former DFA Records remix contest winner, Pat Lok. Over the past year, Lok’s profile has grown exponentially as his singles […]
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 […]
If you’ve been following JOVM for quite some time now, you’ve probably come across countless mentions of the increasing numbers of emails I receive from labels, publicists, band managers, and artists from all over the […]
Over the past year, the duo of Night Drive have received quite a bit of attention across the blogosphere – especially here on JOVM – for a sound that owes a great debt to their […]
Interview: A Q&A with Ward White
If you’ve been recently been frequenting JOVM, you’ve most likely come across a couple of posts on the Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter Ward White. White is probably best known for his work as one of half of […]
The Los Angeles-based quartet of Dorothy, named after their founder and lead vocalist have become blogosphere sensations for a sound that employs elements of riff-heavy 60s and 70s rock, the blues, glam rock, hip hop […]
If you’ve been regularly following JOVM for some time now, you may recall that I’ve written a couple of posts about Kishi Bashi, a violinist, composer, vocalist and producer who has recorded and toured with […]