JIM JAMES UNVEILS NEW RECORD IN FULL AT SURPRISE ROUGH TRADE SHOW
You don’t realize how often you check the clock until your phone is locked away in an impenetrable case. But aside from the funny…
Live music review
RIVAL SONS AND WELLES FILL WHITE EAGLE HALL WITH INTOXICATING ROCK
The wait between scanning your tickets and screaming can seem endless before a good rock show, but sometimes, the reward is even better than…
ALICE IN CHAINS AND WALKING PAPERS HYPNOTIZE HAMMERSTEIN BALLROOM
In the thick of it, the full-body effect really was like some kind of hypnosis. During the satisfying night-two performance from Alice In Chains…
BLIND MELON JAM WITH PASSION & PRECISION AT WHITE EAGLE HALL
Last night was special. A band with a lot of history played in a venue with a lot of history. And the resulting music,…
DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL RESONATE AT SOLD-OUT BK STEEL SHOW
Sometimes, when a show is sold out, it feels like special things can happen with the group of witnesses present; as if those holding…
IDLES & BAMBARA IGNITE WILD MOSHING AT SOLD-OUT ROUGH TRADE SHOW
Whenever a mic check involves yelling or growling, you realize you’re in for a good dose of punk. On Saturday, a sold-out Rough Trade…
TUNE-YARDS AMAZE AT SOLD-OUT BROOKLYN STEEL SHOW
Her arms twisted above her like tree branches in the darkness, fingers fluttering like leaves as she initiated the first vocal sounds of the…
EYES OF THE SUN, MOTHER FEATHER & GOOD TIGER KICK OFF BLACKLIGHT MEDIA SHOWCASE WITH A BANG
Nothing makes one feel more spoiled by NYC’s music scene than the realization that you can go out and catch five hardcore rock bands…
LP PROVES YOU CAN GO HOME AGAIN AT BROOKLYN STEEL
The hometown crowd came out in full force at Brooklyn Steel on Thursday night for Laura Pergolizzi, better known as LP. Lettered “LP” balloons,…
STARCRAWLER ROCK HARD AT ROUGH TRADE
Music is most certainly categorized in cycles. Every generation seems to go through their rock is dead phase only to have some young upstarts…