Bowlive 5: Wolf!, Soulive, the Shady Horns, Bill Evans, the London Souls and Other Special Guests Brooklyn Bowl March 22, 2014 As many of you know, having a full-time job while running a blog essentially […]
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Normally, I’m rushing around town from my day job to a club, from one club to a bar so much that I never really stop to “smell the roses,” as the old saying goes. But […]
Bowlive 5: Soulive with the London Souls, the Shady Horns and George Porter, Jr. at Brooklyn Bowl 3/15/14
Bowlive 5: Soulive with the London Souls, the Shady Horns and George Porter, Jr. Brooklyn Bowl March 15 2014 Having two fairly demanding jobs often means that i have competing demands for my time and […]
Smith and Forge Hard Cider Presents Feats of Strength and Caveman at Brooklyn Bowl 3/5/14
As i’ve mentioned a number of times on the site, having a full-time job and running this blog essentially full-time often leads to many competing demands for my time and attention. If only i had […]
The New York-based quintet of Walking Shapes, which consists of Nathaniel Hoho (vocals, guitar), Jesse Kotansky (guitar, violin and vocals), Jake Generall (keys, vocals), Dan Krysa (bass, vocals) and Christopher Heinz (drums) has received quite […]
The Soul Rebels Brass Band with Special Guest, Slick Rick at Brooklyn Bowl 2/14/14
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
For the seventh consecutive year, the folks at OkayPlayer hosted a gigantic party for their friends, journalists, musicians and other industry types featuring the Roots performing with special guests. What makes the party so incredible is that […]
For the seventh consecutive year, the folks at OkayPlayer hosted a gigantic party for their friends, journalists, musicians and other industry types featuring the Roots performing with special guests. What makes the party so incredible […]
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 […]
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 […]
Violent Bullshit, Man Forever and Disappears at the Knitting Factory 4/25/13
Violent Bullshit, Man Forever and Disappears The Knitting Factory 4/25/13 Back at the end of April, I caught Violent Bullshit, Man Forever and Disappears at the Knitting Factory, and it may well have been one […]