DEPTH, SUSPENSE & GRINS: NICK CAVE & WARREN ELLIS IN BROOKLYN
Showcasing sharp mohawks and goth attire, the audience pouring into Kings Theatre looked far more ready to headbang than lean back in plush seats…
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ARCADE FIRE CLOSE OUT THEIR BOWERY BALLROOM RUN
Almost two decades ago Arcade Fire played The Bowery Ballroom as up and comers with legends like David Bowie, Lou Reed, and David Byrne…
CATE LE BON BEWITCHED A SOLD OUT BOWERY BALLROOM
Welsh singer and songstress Cate Le Bon played two consecutive sold-out shows at the Bowery Ballroom, and I caught her first sublimely bewitching night…
STARS CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAYS WITH A PAIR OF SHOWS AT LPR
I caught the Canadian indie rock band Stars play their second of two sold out shows at the West Village venue (le) poisson rouge….
WET LEG TOOK OFF TO THE STARS AT MECURY LOUNGE
A new band called Wet Leg all the way from the Isle of Wight in England is blowing up right now, and I was…
SCREAMING FEMALES & SHELLSHAG RIP IT UP AT SAINT VITUS
Screaming Females have come a long way since rising up through the New Jersey rock scene of the mid 00’s by playing mostly intimate…
SUSU AND THUNDERPUSSY ROCK THE SULTAN ROOM
Between matching outfits, choreographed dances moves, intimate interactions with the crowd and lots of hair flips, the vibe at The Sultan Room was full…
IDLES SPUR EXUBERANT DANCING AT NYC’S T5
It’s incredibly fun to dance in a long-awaited fit of joy with fellow IDLES fans. The A.F. Gang has always cultivated loving mosher camaraderie…
PATTI SMITH PLAYS SUMMERSTAGE IN CENTRAL PARK
The punk poet laureate and the priestess of raw passion, Patti Smith, played a free show at NYC’s Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage on…
LAKE STREET DIVE GET A SOLD-OUT CROWD SWAYING & DANCING AT SUMMERSTAGE
In full disclosure: first concert in 537 days (seriously), so every aspect was enthralling, right down to the bleep of the ticket scanner. What…