FRIDAY AT NORTHSIDE FEST WITH WEAVES, ACTIVE BIRD COMMUNITY & MORE
Being that NYC is a certain tour stop for so many household-name bands, it’s easy to chase the stars, sink into stadium seats, and…
Shayne Hanley
PRIMUS AND MASTODON SHRED IN CO-HEADLINING SHOW AT CONEY ISLAND
It wasn’t some strange hallucination; the distinctive sound of Les Claypool’s bass was drifting down the Coney Island boardwalk, several hours before the real…
RIVAL SONS AND WELLES FILL WHITE EAGLE HALL WITH INTOXICATING ROCK
The wait between scanning your tickets and screaming can seem endless before a good rock show, but sometimes, the reward is even better than…
ALICE IN CHAINS AND WALKING PAPERS HYPNOTIZE HAMMERSTEIN BALLROOM
In the thick of it, the full-body effect really was like some kind of hypnosis. During the satisfying night-two performance from Alice In Chains…
BLIND MELON JAM WITH PASSION & PRECISION AT WHITE EAGLE HALL
Last night was special. A band with a lot of history played in a venue with a lot of history. And the resulting music,…
VIDEO PREMIERE: ‘GIMME LOVE’ BY VISTA KICKS
For a rock-and-roll song oozing with this much charisma, there’s nothing better than seeing it reflected in the faces of the boys making the…
DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL RESONATE AT SOLD-OUT BK STEEL SHOW
Sometimes, when a show is sold out, it feels like special things can happen with the group of witnesses present; as if those holding…
IDLES & BAMBARA IGNITE WILD MOSHING AT SOLD-OUT ROUGH TRADE SHOW
Whenever a mic check involves yelling or growling, you realize you’re in for a good dose of punk. On Saturday, a sold-out Rough Trade…
TUNE-YARDS AMAZE AT SOLD-OUT BROOKLYN STEEL SHOW
Her arms twisted above her like tree branches in the darkness, fingers fluttering like leaves as she initiated the first vocal sounds of the…
EYES OF THE SUN, MOTHER FEATHER & GOOD TIGER KICK OFF BLACKLIGHT MEDIA SHOWCASE WITH A BANG
Nothing makes one feel more spoiled by NYC’s music scene than the realization that you can go out and catch five hardcore rock bands…