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 […]
Tag: Williamsburg
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 […]
Diamond Doves, the Mike Dillion Band, and Marco Benevento at Brooklyn Bowl 4/20/13
Diamond Doves, the Mike Dillon Band and Marco Benevento Brooklyn Bowl April 20, 2013 A couple of weeks ago, I was at Brooklyn Bowl to catch Diamond Doves, the Mike Dillon Band and Marco Benevento. […]