JOHN PAUL WHITE MOVES MOUNTAINS AT NATIONAL SAWDUST
Some might say you can never leave your ghosts behind. I witnessed the exact opposite on Tuesday evening. John Paul White, my favorite half…
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UPGRADE SIZZLED AT SHEA STADIUM BROOKLYN
There is a very small, select number of bands, that I’m willing to travel all the way to Bushwick to see. In fact, in the the…
SUNDAY AT NORTHSIDE FESTIVAL WITH BRIAN WILSON, HINDS AND MALKY
Malky at The Lyft Stage The German group Malky (which means “little boy” in Bulgarian) played a soulful set Sunday afternoon on the Lyft…
SATURDAY AT NORTHSIDE FESTIVAL WITH CONOR OBERST, PWR BTTM & MORE
PWR BTTM PWR BTTM played at The Lyft Stage during Williamsburg Walks on Saturday afternoon. The queer garage punk duo of Ben Hopkins and…
MATT CORBY IS FLAWLESS AT TERMINAL 5
Having Matt Corby grace NYC with another performance this year has got me feeling a little bit spoiled. Hot off the release of his…
THE WILD BROUHAHA THAT WAS NORTHSIDE DAY 2
My second day of the Northside Festival started with a daytime showcase thrown by the music-booking outfit Ears to Feed at Williamsburg’s coolest coffee…
DIARRHEA PLANET PLAYS BROOKLYN BOWL FOR NORTHSIDE
To exit a Diarrhea Planet show you have to wade through a wasteland of personal effects. Keys, glasses, cell phones and shoes are the…
NORTHSIDE DAY ONE CAPTIVATED THE CROWDS
My Northside Festival started over at the House of Vans, the former factory building complex, turned indoor skate park, that also becomes a free…
MODERN ENGLISH GO BACK TO THE BEGINNING AT BABY’S ALL RIGHT
New Wave greats Modern English graced NYC with a rather surprising small venue show at Brooklyn’s Baby’s All Right that unsurprisingly sold out in…
MASHROU’ LEILA REMAINS DEFIANT AT THE MUSIC HALL OF WILLIAMSBURG
I have a confession to make (one that might betray my Arab heritage), but I never really paid much attention to the music of…