FRIDAY AT NORTHSIDE FEST WITH WEAVES, ACTIVE BIRD COMMUNITY & MORE
Being that NYC is a certain tour stop for so many household-name bands, it’s easy to chase the stars, sink into stadium seats, and…
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BELLE & SEBASTIAN WERE A LITTLE SLICE OF HEAVEN AT FOREST HILLS
The Scottish masters of 90’s indie pop melancholy Belle & Sebastian are in the midst of a largely Summer festival-styled tour and stopped by…
DEAD SARA SHAKE THE WALLS AT PIANOS
The intimate space in the back room of Pianos NYC had its walls shook Tuesday night. Atlantic Records held a showcase for its relatively…
PRIMUS AND MASTODON SHRED IN CO-HEADLINING SHOW AT CONEY ISLAND
It wasn’t some strange hallucination; the distinctive sound of Les Claypool’s bass was drifting down the Coney Island boardwalk, several hours before the real…
THIS IS THE KIT PLAY ROUGH TRADE
Smack bang in the middle of their North American tour This is the Kit visited Rough Trade in Brooklyn last Wednesday night. Kate Stables…
MICHAEL BLUME & LAWRENCE PACK BROOKLYN STEEL
Friday night, I entered Brooklyn Steel to a room of Lawrence fans pressed up against the doors so tightly that when I opened one,…
BASEMENT & CITIZEN ROCK WHITE EAGLE HALL
This billing of Basement and Citizen gave me flashbacks of 1993 at Roseland Ballroom for Nirvana and Jesus Mary Chain. These guys brought energy…
COURTNEY BARNETT BEWILDERS A SOLD-OUT CROWD AT MHOW
Modern day firebrand songstress Courtney Barnett came to Brooklyn for a sold out show at the Music Hall of Williamsburg the day after the…
THE KILLS COME ALIVE AT HOUSE OF VANS
The delightfully deviant duo of Alison Mosshart and Jamie Hince, collectively known as The Kills; are kicking it back up to full steam after…
LIAM GALLAGER & RICHARD ASHCROFT BRING BRITPOP BACK TO SUMMERSTAGE
It was a soggy start to the Central Park SummerStage season, but that did not dampen the spirits or hold back the crowd of…