DEAD SARA SHAKE THE WALLS AT PIANOS
The intimate space in the back room of Pianos NYC had its walls shook Tuesday night. Atlantic Records held a showcase for its relatively…
concert review
DAY 2 AT BOSTON CALLING WAS OVERFLOWING WITH ROCK GODS
The second day of the ninth-annual Boston Calling music festival was undeniably the most stacked with rock and pop royalty of all three days….
PRIMUS AND MASTODON SHRED IN CO-HEADLINING SHOW AT CONEY ISLAND
It wasn’t some strange hallucination; the distinctive sound of Les Claypool’s bass was drifting down the Coney Island boardwalk, several hours before the real…
BOSTON CALLING GOT HOT AND HEAVY ON DAY ONE
Boston Calling took over the Harvard Athletic Complex in Allston for a triumphant 2018 edition of the music festival. This was my first BC,…
THIS IS THE KIT PLAY ROUGH TRADE
Smack bang in the middle of their North American tour This is the Kit visited Rough Trade in Brooklyn last Wednesday night. Kate Stables…
MICHAEL BLUME & LAWRENCE PACK BROOKLYN STEEL
Friday night, I entered Brooklyn Steel to a room of Lawrence fans pressed up against the doors so tightly that when I opened one,…
JIM JAMES UNVEILS NEW RECORD IN FULL AT SURPRISE ROUGH TRADE SHOW
You don’t realize how often you check the clock until your phone is locked away in an impenetrable case. But aside from the funny…
BASEMENT & CITIZEN ROCK WHITE EAGLE HALL
This billing of Basement and Citizen gave me flashbacks of 1993 at Roseland Ballroom for Nirvana and Jesus Mary Chain. These guys brought energy…
COURTNEY BARNETT BEWILDERS A SOLD-OUT CROWD AT MHOW
Modern day firebrand songstress Courtney Barnett came to Brooklyn for a sold out show at the Music Hall of Williamsburg the day after the…
THE KILLS COME ALIVE AT HOUSE OF VANS
The delightfully deviant duo of Alison Mosshart and Jamie Hince, collectively known as The Kills; are kicking it back up to full steam after…