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The Village Voice 4Knots Festival 2014: Hot, Steamy and Always Sea Breezy, the Bands Played On

The Village Voice did it classy once again, returning with the 4Knots Music Festival 2014, their 14th version of one of the top, free, summer music festivals in New York City.

The Village Voice Choice Eats 2014: Bite and Sip Your Way to the Best Tastes in Town

The key was getting inside the doors of The Village Voice Choice Eats 2014 Basketball City venue at the sweet time of six in the evening, if you bought a VIP ticket, in order to gear up gracefully for the tour-de-force tasting to come. During the opening VIP and press hour on Tuesday, March 25th, you had plenty of room to breathe (and chew)…

Create the Space and Then Fill it–An Interview with Musician and Sculptor Ellen Fullman

I first witnessed Ellen Fullman perform in the cavernous Yale Union Laundry Building in Portland, Oregon. Built in the early twentieth century to house industrial power laundry systems, the vaulted ceilings and large windows were designed to admit light and to release heat and steam. In its current form, the space feels like a minimalist, urban cathedral.

Charmed Life on Board the Peking Ship: The Village Voice 4Knots Festival 2013

The day at the seaport was charmed. The Village Voice couldn’t have wished for a more opulent mix of breeze and sun than that bestowed on the afternoon of their 4Knots Festival 2013. Luckily, there were no freak emergencies such as the three-alarm Pier 17 fire of 2012 to interrupt a beat…

SXSW 2013 Saturday Night: Peace, White Lung and the Warlocks, 3.16.13

It’s the third and last day of my stint at SXSW 2013, and I’m already feeling the effects of the heat, the lines, and the day-drinking. Today’s plan: head out early to one spot and stay there. So after quickly pondering some schedules, I decide on heading over to the Brooklyn Vegan event. I’m hoping to catch White Lung…

Prog Rock to a Certified Party Girl, It’s SXSW 2013, 3.15.13

I start the day with a quick trip to the Fader Fort Presented by Converse. It’s just nearing brunch time, so no lines, no crowds. Once inside, the corporate messages surround me, but in a way that makes me check it out instead of turn me off. I make my way over to the stage, and settle to the front to check out the first band of the day, the 1975.

Richard Chai LOVE and Men’s Fall 2013: Boyish Minimalism and a Spray of Violet on Day One of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week 2013

Richard Chai’s latest fall show on day one of MBFW fall/winter 2013 opened with a moody mix of a new Knife song, “Full of Fire,” that literally had the seats beneath us throbbing, the best kind of fashion jolt for an 11am start uptown. Chai’s upcoming men’s and women’s LOVE collection was a study in contrasts: muted army hues against vibrant violets, metallic flourishes on flat wools,

‘Girls’ – A Fine Binge-Watching, Anti-Resolution Contest for the New ‘Girls’ Season

Hey, all you girls and guys who love Girls (the hit HBO show), here’s everything you could desire for the best binge-watching, anti-resolution, Girls watching January ever . We are giving away a Girls Baggu bag, nail art, headphones, headache meds, a neck pillow, a comfy couch blanket (you may be inclined to call it a “slanket” …

Hurricane Sandy Relief Efforts in New York: Brooklyn and Beyond

Even if you can’t make it to the flood zones to help out personally, it just takes a click to donate to some of your hardest hit Hurricane Sandy neighbors. Check out some of the latest pics posted by Manufacture New York from the Coney Island recovery here.

Ex-Pistol Redefines His Public Image

I interviewed John Lydon 2 days before he kicked off his US tour for Public Image Ltd (PiL), a tour that was set to begin in Orlando. “I don’t like Orlando, there is nothing to do,” he told me, “And Disneyland is hardly my universe.” Well that’s for sure, especially after he told me his Goofy-assaulting story from 25 years ago.

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The Village Voice Choice Eats 2014 Event in NYC is Tuesday, March 25th

Clear your palate and save your appetite for some of the best food grazing in NYC! Choice Eats 2014, The Village Voice’s Seventh Annual Tasting Event, will take place this Tuesday, March 25th, 2014 at Basketball City on Pier 36, 299 South Street, in downtown Manhattan from 7 to 10pm. Tickets are still available for General Admission. To pre-buy, tickets are $60 and walk ups on the day of the event are $7o, (admission not guaranteed).

24 Mar 2014 | More

Juniore Debuts Stateside at Pianos, NYC: Sultry French Electro Pop

Parisian band Juniore made their stateside debut on Thursday night with an early slot at Pianos, NYC. The four-piece band (three ladies and a male drummer), led by sultry singer/guitarist Anna Jean, played a set blending swirls of 60′s surf psychedelia and mod electro…

10 Feb 2014 | More

Emiliana Torrini – ‘Tookah’

It’s been four long years since Emiliana Torrini’s splendid Fisherman’s Woman and an amazing five since the catchier, jubilantly sensual Me and Armini. There may be quite a gap in releases, but Emiliana has had time to stew, so to speak, and brings it on with her latest cornucopia of songs. This new album, Tookah, a name that means the “inner good and bad balanced”, a veritable baby if you will, is apropos

12 Sep 2013 | More

Zomby – ‘With Love’

Zomby has moved past the bleakest overtones of his last CD, 2011′s ‘Dedication’, with the, dare I say it, shinier and more rapturous ‘With Love’.

19 Jun 2013 | More

CREEP’s “Introduction” Featuring Planningtorock

You can almost hear the bubbles rising from the watery abyss of this gently alluring, yet slightly sinister track, the album opener from the upcoming CREEP debut album, Echoes, to be released by CREEP…

21 May 2013 | More

West Texas to Dust, Rock and Spaghetti Westerns: SXSW 2013, 3.14.13

Here it is again, SXSW in Austin, Texas. This past week, I have spent some time getting to know Texas (and some Texans) quite well. I’ve never listened to more country music or worn cowboy boots as much as I have recently. So, with a solid background, I walked into this trip with a better idea of Texas’ live music Capitol.

15 Mar 2013 | More

GHXST at Steel Drums, Presented by Moon II, 3.08.13

Barely lit, but for the stark installation of lights as backdrop by Nitemind, GHXST took on the concrete Steel Drums space with a vengeance, amped up to eleven with songs from their forthcoming EP and more, starting with “Kerosene” and ending with “Black Camaro” and “Deth Valley.”

13 Mar 2013 | More

4Knots Festival 2014 to Include Dinosaur Jr. as Headliners

Dinosaur Jr. will headline this year’s 4Knots Music Festival hosted by the Village Voice. The one-day festival, as always, free and memorable, will be held rain or shine this year on July 12, 2014 at South Street Seaport in New York City.

25 May 2014 | More

French Female Group Juniore to play Piano’s and Rough Trade, NYC next week, new video “Christine” out now

French female group Juniore bring their compelling, 60′s-style surf songs to NYC next week with two back to back shows, at Piano’s on February 6th and the newly-reopened Rough Trade NYC stage on February 7th.

30 Jan 2014 | 1 comment | More

Arctic Monkeys Expand U.S. Tour Past the New Year

It’s been quite a few years since this Sheffield band were the “young ones to watch” and we caught their first show at NYC’s Mercury Lounge. Arctic Monkeys have indeed grown into a major act, (but we love them anyway). They are expanding their US tour into 2014 in support of their latest release, AM, including a New York City date

7 Nov 2013 | More

Placebo’s Next Album, Loud Like Love, Out September 17

I assume the ever-charismatic Brian Molko’s lyrics for Placebo’s new teaser single, “Too Many Friends”, are tongue-in-cheek, since the rhymes …Read the Rest

17 Jul 2013 | More

Death in June to Tour the U.S. this September

Death in June, the UK’s enigmatic dark folk act led by Douglas P., will be touring the US this September, in support of their latest release, The Snow Bunker Tapes.

16 Jul 2013 | More

Austra’s Latest ‘Home’ Video and Tour Dates

Austra has just released their latest “Home” video from their upcoming Olympia album, out June 18th on Domino Records.

1 May 2013 | More

The Third Annual Village Voice 4Knots Festival at NYC’s South Street Seaport Announces Initial Bands

Don your pirate hats, sunscreen, earplugs and ahoy there, matie. The Village Voice has unveiled their initial line-up for the third annual free 4Knots Music Festival, once again to be held at NYC’s historic South Street Seaport, which will be a fine way to bring crowds of all ages back down to the seaport, after the crippling blows the area suffered from Hurricane Sandy last year.

18 Apr 2013 | More

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