Get excited: The NYC Popfest 2011 is happening this weekend! This festival is in it’s 5th year, and while not one of the bigger ones out there, it has been growing in popularity and notoriety since its first incarnation in 2007. It’s not going to headline Radiohead anytime in near future; instead, expect a lineup
Picked By: Daniel Kohn Who: Yael Naim Where: The Hotel Café, Los Angeles, CA When: Monday, May 16th at 8pm Cost: $20 Age Restritions: 21+
Thursday was my first trip to The Rock Shop in Park Slope, and I started my night out in the sports-ish upstairs bar. It had a bustling feel to it despite the relatively small crowd there, and I treated myself to the Brooklyn Summer Ale. Patrons in their upper twenties were eating burgers and fries,
Picked By: Daniel Kohn Who: Pegi Young Where: The Hotel Café, Los Angeles, CA When: Tuesday, May 10th at 7pm Cost: $15 Age Restrictions: 21+
Picked By: Monica Christoffels What: Mallard Madness, featuring Yeasayer, A-Trak and RJD2 Where: University of Oregon main campus, Eugene OR. The event schedule has a map of each activity’s location. When: May 4-8. Event schedule can be found here. Cost: Free Age Restrictions: All ages
Last night was Apollo Run’s final show as the Artist in Residence at Union Hall, a luxuriant Brooklyn venue with bocce ball courts and a library/lounge. I guess in Park Slope it’s true that Thursday is the new Friday: the upstairs barroom was close to packed. A large number of people had come to see
Picked By: Laurel Kathleen, Daniel Kohn and Claire Gallagher Who: The Airborne Toxic Event Where: Troubadour (Tuesday), El Rey Theatre (Wednesday) and The Music Box (Thursday), Los Angeles, CA When: Tuesday, April 26th, Wednesday, April 27th and Thursday, April 28th at 8:00pm Cost: $20 Age Restrictions: All Ages
Suzanne Isabel Ferreira, aka Panda Su, is a songwriter whose stories boil underneath their serene exteriors. Her new EP, I Begin (reviewed here), is a bite-sized portion of the tastiest of her humble, troubled songs. With Panda Su, both the lyrics and the instrumental space between them speak volumes. Tracks like “Alphabet Song” and “Bee
Picked By: Daniel Kohn Who: Daphne Willis Where: The Brink Lounge, Madison, WI When: Monday, April 18th, doors at 6pm Cost: $7 Age Restrictions: 21+
Hey guys, remember that review I wrote back in December of Via Audio at Brooklyn Bowl? Probably not, but that’s ok. Basically, I talked about how awesome the Brooklyn-based band is, how their sassy funk sound is immediately infectious, and how much I loved their quirky, perfectly written songs like “Babies” and “Developing Active People.”