SUNFLOWER BEAN SHOWCASE FULL ‘TWENTYTWO IN BLUE’ AT BOWERY BALLROOM
After just returning from the European leg of their “Twentytwo In Blue” tour, Sunflower Bean stopped by Bowery Ballroom on April 26th, for a…
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WALKER LUKENS SHOWS OFF HIS RANGE AT MERCURY LOUNGE
“Sorry I was at dinner with my grandma,” Walker Lukens said, apologizing for being late as I began to snap a few portraits of…
MATING RITUAL MAKES THEIR NYC DEBUT AT THE BOWERY BALLROOM
When a band from LA makes the trek out to the East Coast for the first time it’s always exciting. Exciting for the band…
FRANZ FERDINAND TAKES ON A SOLD-OUT BROOKLYN STEEL
For the second night in a row Franz Ferdinand sold out Brooklyn Steel. Tailored in black and amidst heavy applause, the Scottish outfit that…
LANGHORNE SLIM PLAYS A POWERFUL SET IN PENNSYLVANIA
Perfection, as we often define it, is boring. It’s robotic and vacant. Hollow and cold. Lifeless and safe. True flawlessness occurs when virtue and…
L7 REKINDLE FACE-MELTING FIRES AT BROOKLYN STEEL
The prototypical grunge, riot grrrl, and all-around badass rockers by the name of L7 came by Brooklyn Steel to shred out an electrifying show…
JOANNA TETERS FILLS THE MCKITTRICK WITH SOUL
Tuesday night I exited the mundane world of the present and was transported into the past. The McKittrick hotel greeted me with fog illuminated…
THE BLACK ANGELS MESMERIZE THE MASSES AT BROOKLYN STEEL
Austin’s psych gods The Black Angels returned to Brooklyn Steel to celebrate the release of their first record in almost four years, ironically entitled…
JAMES BAY WRAPS BROOKLYN STEEL IN A WARM BLANKET
As I walked into Brooklyn Steel Tuesday night, I noticed about 90% of the crowd in attendance were couples – some facing each other…
PORCHES AMP IT UP AT THE BOWERY BALLROOM
Last weekend, Brooklyn synthpop legends Porches, capped off their North American tour in support of their third full-length album, The House, with a three-stop…