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!!! and Lee Fields at Jelly Pool Party, 8.15.10
On a gloomy Sunday in Brooklyn, they came out to dance, and they came in droves, despite the depressing weather and 40% chance of precipitation. They were told that if they danced really hard in the rain, it would feel good.
Soars at Glasslands, Brooklyn, 8.13.10
There are few reasons to show up anywhere on time: doctor appointments, appearances before a judge, alternate side parking of your car and funerals.
The reasons to show up early are even more scarce: a hot date or a good opening band.
Last night, Friday the 13th, I had both a hot date and a chance to see Soars play live an early set at Glasslands.
Northside Festival on Saturday: Liars and Fucked Up at Newtown Barge Park, Brooklyn, Parenthetical Girls at Coco 66
Liars play each show as if it’s their last and never disappoint, and if you’ve caught them live this year, you might say they’ve become a sisterhood of sorts (yes, the title of their latest album, Sisterworld, says all).
Northside Festival On Friday: Fiery Furnaces, Woom, John Mulaney
We saw Woom (say woom woom WooM WOOM with me), John Mulaney, one of the funniest comedians around and Fiery Furnaces, who lit up the crowd (and all those other puns). Click through for the full report and more videos.
The Aussie BBQ Made a Pit Stop at Brooklyn’s Bell House
It was like a summer getaway. Aussie barbecue roasting over the coals all night long, over ten bands from Oz and a room filled with convivial folks from Down Under chatting up a storm over a pint. The annual Aussie BBQ, the mini festival of all the best things Aussie, just took over Austin last Saturday at SXSW 2010, then roared over to Brooklyn’s Bell House last night and kept us reeling ’til the bitter end.
Submarine Bells Find Their Element
Submarine Bells just solved your crime, made you a donut and cleaned out your consciousness: I feel strongly enough about this band that even though we have covered them before, that’s rarely a crime, I want to bring them up to your attention again. I’ve seen about six shows and with each one something important [...]
Moonbabies at On The Side @ Seaport, 10.23.09
Ah, the festival curse: never enough time to fit in every must see band. After multiple failed attempts, I finally caught up with Moonbabies for their final CMJ week show. This one happened to fall late on Friday (in actuality, very early Saturday) at On The Side @ Seaport, a new gallery and performance space [...]
The International Set Hits NYC: Choir of Young Believers, Via Tania, Warpaint, Mi-gu and Adam Testa, CMJ Day 3, 10.22.09
The Thursday line-up at Le Poisson Rouge included four great, very different bands. First on the bill was Choir of Young Believers, a four-piece from Denmark, on their first US tour. Their set was a blend of beautiful folksy, orchestral pop, complete with cello. Next up was Chicago-based, Australian singer-songwriter Via Tania, whose Moon Sweet [...]
Tickled To Perform: A Saturday at Market Hotel with Electric Tickle Machine, 9.26.09
Electric Tickle Machine, Zoos of Berlin, North Highlands, Dream Diary and Werewolves all played at the Market Hotel this past Saturday. We made the seven lefts and eight rights along the tourist-friendly streets to ascend the staircase behind a deli.
Ramblas In Hell’s Kitchen: SonarSound NY, 5.12.09, Baryshnikov Arts Center
We’ve made it out to Siberia, the stretch of lower Hell’s Kitchen that seems to greet more visitors than locals, to the Baryshnikov Arts Center, a relatively new performance venue. The desolate streets bunched together by the cloverleaf of the Lincoln tunnel are lined with low tenements made into mushrooms by the roof parapets, surrounded [...]
