This week of marked the remainder of my wild ride at Northside Music Festival, where I saw the quirky Xenia Rubinos, the feel good jams of Sinkane, the untamed energy of Milk Music (who I still can’t get out of my head) and Merchandise. Kristen had her own whirlwind experience at Bonnaroo, conveniently broken down
The annual 4Knots Festival is taking place this Saturday, June 29, at the gorgeous South Street Seaport, Pier 17 in lower Manhattan. This year is another great lineup, chock full of some of the most promising emerging acts in NYC, and a couple out of towners. Predominately indie rock and post punk, there’s also a touch
I caught an amazing show from A Place to Bury Strangers and Iceage that almost cracked my bones. (Sidenote about APTBS’s soundcloud soundwave for “I Lost You:” maybe it’s my dirty mind me, but it’s quite phallic, like a…solid shooting rocket of sound. Totally why I chose that song for the mix. Whoops.) Bambara opened
Day three of Northside Music Festival was the fullest, and best. This is when I finally decided to take advantage of the Jameson Black Barrel lounge, where there was free Jameson whiskey, Brooklyn BBQ, lobster mac n’ cheese, “cold toddies” which were basically whiskey slushies, AND a demonstration from Jameson’s Master Cooper himself, Ger Buckley.
The second day of Northside I started with the early show at Brooklyn Bowl, where I caught Xenia Rubinos and Sinkane. This is where I got my dose of eclectic tropical music with Afro-beat roots. Xenia is a really powerful singer, with a big, beautiful, booming voice. She can sing all over the place, and
Northside Music Festival has commenced in northern Brooklyn, and it’s bigger and heavier than ever. Last night was the first night of the music portion, and I already feel like I barely made it out alive. But then again, I did choose to see A Place To Bury Strangers and Iceage at Music Hall of
This week’s mix is a combination of old and new tracks, because discoveries are fun, but sometimes re-discoveries are just what we need. Best Coast is on because Kristen saw them at The Mohawk, and also because it’s summertime. There’s also an older track from Shilpa Ray, when she had her Happy Hookers, because
It was a dark and tropical stormy night…when Portland dream pop mystics Pure Bathing Culture and Brooklyn tropical psych rockers Monogold brought some warm soundscapes to Mercury Lounge. Pure Bathing Culture is the project of Daniel Hindman and Sarah Versprille, who are Vetiver alumni, and interestingly enough, who I do remember seeing all play together
Brooklyn based smokey voiced chanteuse Alexandra Stewart has a new video to share for her song “Soul Like a Ghost,” a bluesy, sultry number filmed live at Braund Sound. This is a peek at what to expect from her forthcoming debut album, Wàbà. She’s got a hot gig coming up at swanky east village joint
Summer is already starting to feel like it’s blowing up, as we’ve had a busy week with new breezy tunes to chill in your beach chair by, as well as some fresh jams to sweat it out to. In live reviews, Zach Klassen was up at Sasquatch! Music Fest, where DIIV took all his doubts