pic by Johnny Leather It must have been a surreal experience to be up on stage last night at the music café Zebulon. The stage, a low, small platform with room enough for a musician or two but not much else, was set back from the front row of tables by a large gap. In
Last night, The Rock Shop celebrated it’s one year anniversary. In the short time it’s been open, this 4th ave. hangout has made its way into the standard rotation of Brooklyn venues to see up-and-coming bands, ranking alongside Glasslands, Union Hall, Cameo, and The Music Hall of Williamsburg in drawing exciting new acts to its
Before last night, it’d been a good few months since I’d been to the Glasslands Gallery in Willimasburg. Some readers might remember that it has always been one of my favorite venues, a unique, colorful place in a largely grey neighborhood.
Start your weekend off right with music from artists featured this week on BestNewBands.com! “Through the Valley” – Fan Modine Liz Livengood reviewed the latest album from the band she described as “dreamy indie pop goodness.”
Sunday was the last night of NYC Popfest 2011, and I think it’s fair to say that the weekend-long festival has been – at least for the promoters – a success. The Thursday and Friday night shows sold out, as did the festival passes. Musically, Popfest was hit-or-miss. Most of the bands that participate are
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: 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
I don’t know about you guys, but lately I’ve been digging the whole singer/songwriter thing. I think a lot of it has to do with that song “Friday” – you know which one I’m talking about – that went viral recently. It made me consider just how important lyrics are to creating a song or
Madison, Wisconsin’s Shtetlblasters do their own thing. Marrying an intense interest in Yiddish folk music with psychedelic influences, crazy electronic experiments and the desire to be as loud and raucous as possible, they create unbelievable live shows that get even New York crowds dancing. I saw them play a free set at on St. Patrick’s
Start your weekend off with a selection of music from artists featured this week on BestNewBands.com “Heat Wave” – Princess Pangolin In this week’s BackStory installment, Julie Carpenter of Princess Pangolin shares the story behind “Heat Wave.” This song started with the pizzicato violin riff…I started playing that and humming the melody. It was one