SHE KEEPS BEES MAKE ROCK & ROLL HONEY AT ROUGH TRADE
Years ago, when I was still a New York newbie, in the late 2009 if memory serves, I went to the Mercury Lounge for…
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BENJAMIN BOOKER GOES HARD AT ROUGH TRADE
Following his 2014 self-titled first album, Benjamin Booker just released a brand new record called Witness (the title track features the incredible Mavis Staples)…
AMANDA PALMER & EDWARD KA-SPEL WEAVE SONIC TAPESTRIES AT ROUGH TRADE
If the whispered lyrics and foreboding synths and strings feel ominous at first listen, give it a song or two. Check out the mesmerizing…
TEI SHI IS BACK IN A BIG WAY AT ROUGH TRADE
“Sorry, my nerves are getting to me, I thought I was over that,” Tei Shi says bashfully as she takes a beat in between…
THE MOONLANDINGZ & UNI PUT ON A MIND-BLOWING SHOW AT ROUGH TRADE
“Bring me some lipstick and I’ll wear it for the show,” urged Adrian Flanagan of The Moonlandingz, without a hint of sarcasm mixed into…
A REAL INTERVIEW WITH A FICTIONAL BAND, THE MOONLANDINGZ: ‘YEAH WE’RE A HOLOGRAM’
Even moments later, it was hazy recalling exactly what greetings had been exchanged with Lias Saoudi and Adrian Flanagan of The Moonlandingz, who both…
SAM EVIAN IS FLAWLESS AT ROUGH TRADE
I missed all but the last two songs from Wilder Maker this weekend at Rough Trade thanks to a defunct L train, but based…
KIKAGAKU MOYO BRING THE HEAT TO ROUGH TRADE
Sometimes you just need a win. When the events of the world catch up with you and you’re working every day to try and…
MOON DUO ENTERS A NEW PHASE AT ROUGH TRADE
Portland’s portal into otherworldly realms known as Moon Duo made an unexpected return orbit to Brooklyn’s Rough Trade Records in support of their upcoming…
VIOLENTS & MONICA MARTIN WERE AWAKE AND PRETTY MUCH SOBER AT ROUGH TRADE
There’s something to be said about pairings that are clearly meant to be. At Rough Trade this past Wednesday, we all were witness to…