Celilo have been quite the indie darlings since the release of their album Bending Mirrors in 2009. The alt-country, self-described ‘bootgazing’ five piece from Portland has seen their share of hardship and triumph over the last few years. Since the death of their drummer, Kipp Crawford in late 2009, Celilo has worked to move past
The Stage Mural @ The Court Tavern The Court Tavern used to be just one of a slew of rock venues in New Brunswick, NJ. Pavement played their first live show there. The Smithereens once considered it their second home. Punk and Garage acts like The Butthole Surfers, Bad Karma, and Loaded Poets thrived in
Last night I saw something at The Echo that I had never seen before: the dance floor was being used as an actual dance floor! When I got there at 9:30pm, the small space usually reserved for stylish hipster crowds was overflowing with all manner of folk young and old. I was glad I had
Last night I ventured fifteen minutes from the L train to see The Press play at The Glasslands Gallery. I was not disappointed. Located across the street from the old Domino Sugar factory, Glasslands epitomizes the gritty/beautiful aesthetic of Williamsburg. It’s one of the few places in its vicinity that’s not abandoned, let alone open
Congratulations, Broken Social Scene! After going on 10 years of music making and touring, BSS has won a little something for it-best live show of 2010. I honestly couldn’t agree more. Why? Because I have been blessed enough to experience all that is the gloriousness of Broken Social Scene live, and after all it took
It was only one day after the blizzard that chilled the Northeast, blanketing some boroughs of New York with upwards of 1 foot. But the kids arrived—and kids they were—at the Highline Ballroom for the 9pm doors, with opening performances by G.Riot, followed by hometown favorite (he’s from Long Island) Hoodie Allen, and then the
Becoming a fan of Agent Ribbons is like an invitation down the proverbial rabbit hole: you have no idea how deep you’re going to get involved after that first tentative step. I was at first intrigued by their genre-defying album Chateau Crone, becoming more interested after talking about the album and the band with lead
Red Christmas lights lined the grungy showroom at The Mercury Lounge last night, heralding a night of “ROCKDECEMBER.” A handful of mostly unknown bands played to a mostly empty dance floor. The Nenad Bach Band and Alan Merill (songwriter and member of The Arrows) drew an older crowd than The Lounge is used to (more
With the holidays fast approaching music venues in our silver screen laden city are stepping up their game to bring us special lineups set to induce a little extra holiday cheer. Tonight, mid-December is no exception and the Hotel Café is set to kick start two nights of music mayhem with their two-night tenth anniversary
When it starts to get super cold in New York is when it’s the perfect time to go to a concert and shake that chill off. Pianos is great for that, since it’s big enough to move but small enough to feel cozy. It became apparent the most of the people came to see Slowdance,