PANCAKE PICKS: BEST SHOWS OF THE WEEK FOR 8-28-17
As the last few weeks of summer wind down, now is the time to make it out to a show before the gorgeous weather…
nyc
MIDNIGHT OIL UNLEASH THEIR POWER AT TERMINAL 5
There’s a time and place where social justice, activism, politics, and music intersect in a swirling maelstrom. I imagine that place exists in a…
“SPICE IS THE SPICE OF LIFE”: AN INTERVIEW WITH EUGENE HÜTZ OF GOGOL BORDELLO
Since arriving on the New York City music scene with a unique brand of “gypsy punk” nearly 20 years ago, Gogol Bordello has continuously…
SONG PREMIERE: “DON’T STOP NOW” BY ATLAS ENGINE
Have you felt hopeless or fearful of the world around you the last 8 months? If so, Nick LaFalce of Atlas Engine has a message…
IN THE VALLEY BELOW TOUCH THE DARKNESS AT MERCURY LOUNGE
Sometimes you get the showmanship, sometimes you get the rocker, and sometimes you get neither. Luckily when In The Valley Below took the stage…
PALE MOON GANG & KITARI STIR UP MERCURY LOUNGE
New York City, it’s forgotten more about music than you’ll ever hope to know (apologies to Dave Fricke’s old Rolling Stone bio). But if…
“I WOKE UP AND FELT LIKE I WAS ON ACID – I HAVE TO START A BAND”: INTERVIEW WITH ICE BALLOONS
As the lights dimmed, psychedelic projections took over the room and lead vocalist, Sean Powell, makes his way to the stage, his identity concealed…
THE REVIVALISTS & WHITE DENIM BRING ROCK N’ SOUL TO SUMMERSTAGE
Their fans are called Revheads, and they take front-row stakeouts seriously. This devotion to The Revivalists is well-warranted, as we found out at Central…
BUSH, SHE WANTS REVENGE & LEOPOLD AND HIS FICTION WAIL AT CONEY ISLAND
Going to Coney Island for a concert is kind of a big deal if you don’t live there; so I headed out early to…
UNI DAZZLE WITH BASS-HEAVY GLAM ROCK AT BABY’S ALL RIGHT
Uni were three seconds into their third show ever when that fleeting feeling returned. Sinking into their arena-rock riffs – particularly on opener “What’s…