SUBLIME WITH ROME, REBELUTION AND PEPPER IGNITE PIER 97
“You’re not even topless and you all look beautiful!” Pepper always knows how to greet a crowd. Everyone, topless or not, was feeling fine…
Live music review
ZEN ARCADE: SATURDAY + SUNDAY AT GATHERING OF THE VIBES
It was day two at Gathering of the Vibes, and the temperature did not relent. I wore jeans again. I do have other pants,…
ZEN ARCADE: FRIDAY AT GATHERING OF THE VIBES
The last week of July has been some sort of hell on earth. The temperature has maintained in the upper 80s, feeling like the…
KOPECKY TAKES OVER MANAYUNK FOR A FREE SHOW IN PHILLY
It was the last week of July and the sun was inescapable. Hypnotized by the type of oppressive heat that guides you towards cold…
GIGAWATTS FESTIVAL – SUNDAY WITH BRAID + MORE
So, it was the third day of the annual Bushwick three day long music fiesta known as the Gigawatts Festival, and if exhaustion hadn’t…
DJANGO DJANGO PLAY WEBSTER HALL
Waves of technicolor beats ricocheted off the walls at Webster Hall when Seattle-born synth-bop Beat Connection and future-focused Django Django infused the night air…
COLOR WAR TRANSPORTS THE MERCURY LOUNGE CROWD TO A DIFFERENT STRATOSPHERE
The Mercury Lounge is darker than I’ve seen it before. Lindsay Mound grabs the mic and says, “This song is ‘SOS’.” She wastes no…
AMY HELM + DR. JOHN COOL DOWN SUMMERSTAGE
Central Park has a way of getting on your good side, even when the weather is scorching. But not a soul could complain about…
IMAGINARY PEOPLE DO IT RIGHT AT ROUGH TRADE
There is something to be said for a well-constructed set list. You can’t come out too strong or you risk the set falling flat…
SUNFLOWER BEAN SPREADS ITS SEEDS
Sunflowers are happiness. Sunflowers are peace. Sunflowers are sunshine and light. But the packed house filing into Rough Trade in Brooklyn this past week…