DERMOT KENNEDY SERENADES THE MUSIC HALL OF WILLIAMSBURG
Projections of muted blues, grays and greens floated across the stage as the raw, raspy, soulful voice of Dermot Kennedy floods the Music Hall…
Live music review
BANDITOS, ST. PAUL & THE BROKEN BONES BRING SOUL TO BROOKLYN BOWL
On a balmy late summer night, the line outside Brooklyn Bowl wrapped around the block. A pair of concertgoers informed me that this was…
MONDO COZMO & FLAGSHIP BLAST OFF AT BOWERY BALLROOM
“I’ve been waiting my whole fucking life to headline this club!” shouts Josh Ostrander, aka Mondo Cozmo, in the middle of his set at…
PAUL MCCARTNEY BRINGS A JAW-DROPPING, HIT-FILLED SHOW TO BARCLAYS
When I think about how to describe it, I think about the girls in the black-and-white photos; the 60s-era teens, clutching homemade Beatles signs…
YOUNG THE GIANT, COLD WAR KIDS & JOYWAVE PLAY SUMMERSTAGE
Summer is officially over, but some artists are still providing fans with excuses to toast beers and wine and listen to music outdoors. The…
LOW CUT CONNIE, CHILL MOODY & ALI WADSWORTH THROW ONE HELL OF A PARTY AT UNION TRANSFER
When she sings, Ali Wadsworth unchains an intensity that’s unable to be traced back to anything calculated or manufactured. It’s real, raw music for…
PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING TAKES MHOW ON A SONIC JOURNEY
Walking into a venue just as a band is starting to play is the best feeling ever. This is what happened on Wednesday night…
ROGER WATERS GETS EMOTIONAL FOR 9-11 SHOW AT BARLCAYS CENTER
From the good seats, we took in the Roger Waters concert at Barclays Center on Tuesday night. The air was a bit heavier than normal in…
90 SECONDS WITH LIVING COLOUR AT THE APOLLO THEATER
I won’t bore you with the details, but due to some miscommunication I was only able to catch 90 seconds of the Living Colour set…
WEAKENED FRIENDS ROCK STRONG AT MERCURY LOUNGE
The noisy indie pop punk trio Weakened Friends popped through New York on their way down from their home base in Portland, Maine for…