Archive for the ‘NYC’ Category

NYC Opera Nite: Bloody-Lipped Babe Meets Severed Head on Platter

Friday, October 24th, 2008

[caption id="attachment_1206" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Bloodlusting Broad "][/caption] Last week, I attended the only operatic event you need to see in 2008: Salome @ the Met Opera in NYC. Salacious greed of Biblical proportions makes perfect parallel to today’s vulgarity on Wall Street and Main. Plot-in-brief: Booze, more booze, and a winsome ...

Posted in Live Review, NYC, Salome, the Met | 2 Comments »

Interview: Notendo (w/ Jeff Donaldson)

Monday, September 8th, 2008

Courtesy of Aural States & the Hexagon: Win a pair of free tickets to the first Baltimore Chiptunes festival at the Hexagon Sept 13th. Leave a comment or email auralstates@gmail.com with your name and contact info to be entered. Simple as that. A winner will be drawn ...

Posted in Audio, Baltimore, Baltimore Synth DIY / Circuit Bending / Chiptunes Fest, Interview, Jeff Donaldson, NYC, Preview, noteNdo | 1 Comment »

Grizzly Bear @ Music Hall of Williamsburg (NYC)

Thursday, August 14th, 2008

[All photography by Joe Pepin. Photo collages by myself.] I found myself feeling pretty conflicted walking out of the Music Hall of Williamsburg after seeing Grizzly Bear for the second time in the flesh. As songwriters and performers, they are the cream of the crop, and I can assuredly say that ...

Posted in Live Review, NYC, Uncategorized, chris bear, dan rossen, ed droste, grizzly bear, music hall of williamsburg | No Comments »

Free summer shows (JellyNYC Pool Parties & Fort Reno series)

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008

Summer time, and free music has never been easier or more gorgeous. Two East Coast institutions have released their concert schedules. Check for them after the jump:

Posted in DC, Fort Reno, JellyNYC Pool Parties, NYC, Preview | No Comments »

McCarren Park Pool (NYC) summer line-up partially announced…

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008

I saw Ted Leo and the Thermals in the basin of a drained, gigantic community swimming pool in Brooklyn last summer.It was amazing.This summer looks to be the last one filled with concerts for the pool (at least for a while) as the McCarren Park Pool is undergoing some rehab ...

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BAM! BAM!

Tuesday, February 5th, 2008

BAM (also known as Brooklyn Academy of Music) is holding their 2nd annual Brooklyn Next Fest from February 15-24. The festival is tasked with the unenviable job of celebrating that stagnant music scene up in Brooklyn (sarcasm).Notable performers include the excellent White Rabbits, Tunde Adebimpe and Kyp Malone of ...

Posted in BAM, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Next, My Brightest Diamond, NYC, New York, TV on the Radio, White Rabbits, the National | No Comments »

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