Au Revoir Simone @ MoMA: July 3, 2014
Last Thursday, Brooklyn dream-pop darlings Au Revoir Simone kicked off this summer’s PopRally series at the Museum of Modern Art in Manhattan. Playing to a zealous, summer-swept crowd, the women...
View ArticleOut In The Streets Fest @ Onderdonk House: July 26-27, 2014
Queens is the new Brooklyn. Brooklyn is the new Manhattan. Manhattan is the New Amsterdam. Whether any of this is the case or not, it’s certain that the Onderdonk House in Ridgewood, Queens was the...
View ArticleTiny Ruins @ Mercury Lounge: August 9, 2014
Last Saturday night, the Lower East Side of Manhattan was lulled into a state of enchantment as New Zealand-bred band Tiny Ruins and ex-Vivian Girls and Babies leader Cassie Ramone plucked and cooed...
View ArticleCassette Store Day Showcase @ Rough Trade: September 27, 2014
There has never, ever been a “cassette store” in the history of music. (Maybe there was one tucked into the back of a mall somewhere in Indiana in the latter half of 1984, details are sketchy.) But...
View ArticleRay LaMontagne @ Beacon Theater: November 14, 2014
“I just got to get me somewhere, somewhere that I can feel free. Gotta get out of New York City, boy. New York City’s killin’ me.” So swooned Ray LaMontagne to a packed Beacon Theater on New York...
View ArticleTune-Yards, Cibo Matto @ Music Hall Of Williamsburg: December 6, 2014
Torrential, persistent rains didn’t stop music lovers from piling into the Music Hall of Williamsburg last Saturday night for one of four consecutive sold-out shows at the Brooklyn club, as Merrill...
View ArticleDeer Tick @ Brooklyn Bowl: December 28, 2014
On the Sunday after Xmas, Providence, Rhode Island darlings Deer Tick continued their 10th anniversary residency at Brooklyn Bowl, consisting of a surprise guest-filled six-night stand, with each show...
View ArticleMoon Tooth @ Lucky 13 Saloon: February 20, 2015
Last Friday night, New Island Entertainment Group brought a night of metal and melody to popular Gowanus haunt Lucky 13 Saloon. The Sackett Street bar offered up an environment of horror movie homage,...
View ArticleJ Fernandez @ Bowery Electric: May 1, 2015
On May Day night, Chicago-based musician J Fernandez brought swanky tones and stellar musical prowess to the cavern-like environs of Bowery Electric. The festivities began with Italy’s Clustersun, who...
View ArticleTaking Back Queens: May 9, 2015
Last Saturday, “Taking Back Queens”—a grassroots organization dedicated to promoting DIY musical ventures in the NYC borough—proved that a musty church basement makes for a great music venue. Set...
View ArticleRun The Jewels, Sleigh Bells, Vince Staples @ 50 Kent: June 14, 2015
Last Sunday brought a vibrant conclusion to the 2015 Northside festival. Music lovers from around New York gathered at 50 Kent in Williamsburg, braving the summer heat to enjoy Korean tacos, chat on...
View ArticlePunk Island @ Staten Island Pier 1: June 21, 2015
On the first day of summer, fans of furious fun flocked to the Staten Island Pier 1 for a Father’s Day filled with the energy of the DIY-est of DIY punk rock. Organized as a free event by a collective...
View ArticleCeremony @ Bowery Ballroom: July 1, 2015
Last Wednesday at Bowery Ballroom, the riotous California punk outfit Ceremony elevated a holiday-hungry throng of workaday New Yorkers into a fist flying, crowd surfing frenzy. But prior to that...
View ArticleNew Pornographers @ Prospect Park Bandshell: July 11, 2015
Brooklynites of both residency and spirit gathered in Prospect Park last Saturday for another delightful installment in the annual summer outdoor music series, Celebrate Brooklyn. Worthy organizations...
View Article
