INTO THE PURE BLACK VOID: LORD HURON PREVIEWS NEW SONGS AT LPR
On Tuesday night, New Yorkers strolling down Bleeker Street kept pausing outside (le) poisson rouge. They’d look down at the sidewalk square lit up…
concert review
THE RUBENS BRING TWO NIGHTS OF ROCK + R&B TO NYC
It was not yet showtime, but the room fell into an anticipatory hush when frontman Sam Margin stepped on stage for line check. Wolf-whistles…
BILLIE EILISH CREATES PANDEMONIUM AT BOWERY BALLROOM
How can a 16-year-old have so much power over a crowd that she literally creates a stampede as people rush into the venue trying…
THEO KATZMAN IS DYNAMIC AT MUSIC HALL OF WILLIAMSBURG
I could start this review by telling you all about the horrible Nor’easter snowstorm that left so many of us buried under feet of…
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…
EVERYTHING WAS BEAUTIFUL AND NOTHING HURT: MOBY AT ROUGH TRADE
After playing the intimate Echo in Los Angeles last week, Moby flew into NYC this week to play two sold out shows at the…
LYDIA & MOOSE BLOOD LIGHT UP IRVING PLAZA
There’s something of the desert sun that finds its way into Lydia‘s indie rock. Songs like “Georgia” paint an impressionistic picture of a drifter,…
K. FLAY BRINGS HER HIGH ENERGY SHOW TO IRVING PLAZA
What happens when you mix the hip-hop musings of Busta Rhymes, the rock vibes of The Kills and the cheekiness of Missy Elliott? You get K. Flay. As…
MIKE GORDON JAMS AT BROOKLYN BOWL
Let’s get one thing straight: Mike Gordon is not Phish. Mike Gordon is 1/4th of Phish, and Phish fans might be the target demographic…
SHOPPING BROUGHT THE REVOLUTION PARTY TO MARKET HOTEL
Gloria Estefan once sang “You know the rhythm is going to get you tonight,” and you surely do grasp just that when the London-based…