Zola Jesus is headlining Bowery Ballroom this Saturday, April 23rd. Support acts are Naked on the Vague and Cult of Youth. Zola Jesus’ dark and haunting electronic sounds are seeping into all underground radar, and all my friends who saw her at SXSW have confirmed that it was one of their favorite shows there. Listening
When I arrived at Bowery Ballroom last night, April 19th, I could already hear Gypsyblood reverberating through the walls. Because of the setup of the venue, when I went inside the noise died down, but after crossing the front lounge/bar and opening the door to the front of the stage I was greeted with their
Last night NYC was total rain city. My feet were thoroughly soaked before I even got to the train to head to Mercury Lounge, but I’d already missed Cloud Nothings several times in the past few months, so I was going no matter what. Consequently, not as many people had the same motivation to get
This past Friday night was one of the more memorable shows I’ve been to at Music Hall of Williamsburg. I’ve been to a decent amount of shows here, and I can’t say I’ve ever had a bad time, but I’ve never been as surprised by what I didn’t expect at all from a lineup of
On the last Monday of March, I sat down with Dustin Wong before his show that night at Monster Island Basement. Nothing makes me appreciate a musician like hearing them talk about what makes them do what they do, and hearing Dustin’s philosophy on music, his influences, and what he finds inspiring was both impressive
Tomorrow night (Tuesday, April 5) is a show I really wish I was going to. At 9pm Weekend opens for Wire at Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, NY. Weekend has been on heavy rotation in my iTunes for the past few weeks. They’re doing what a lot of other bands are doing right now,
It’s an impressive feat to sell out Brooklyn Bowl, as it’s one of the larger venues in Brooklyn, so that’s a pretty great testament to how popular a band is. Warpaint is blowing up big time, and I want to say this is the 4th show they’ve sold out in New York, but I’m really
This past Saturday night was the first time I had to wait in a long line to get into Mercury Lounge. I had just discovered Still Corners (and then fortuitously discovered they had a show here), and had thought of Papercuts as being a very under the radar band as well, so I was a
Tonight at 9pm, the Music Hall of Williamsburg as a great lineup: Kurt Vile and The Violators, followed by J Mascis. Unfortunately but not surprisingly, this show sold out a few days ago, but if you managed to grab tickets, good work. I first heard about Kurt Vile a couple years ago, but it was
This past Saturday, in a total spur of the moment decision after just learning about them, I checked out Young Galaxy at my neighborhood venue, Knitting Factory in Brooklyn. I was worried that tickets would sell out quick at the door, as they often do if not sooner, but when I arrived there was almost