JAMES BAY WRAPS BROOKLYN STEEL IN A WARM BLANKET
As I walked into Brooklyn Steel Tuesday night, I noticed about 90% of the crowd in attendance were couples – some facing each other…
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PORCHES AMP IT UP AT THE BOWERY BALLROOM
Last weekend, Brooklyn synthpop legends Porches, capped off their North American tour in support of their third full-length album, The House, with a three-stop…
ETERNAL SUMMERS REHEAT THEIR ENGINES AT ALPHAVILLE
The Virginia power trio of indie-pop melody smoothness and classic rock sonic authority known as Eternal Summers blessed NYC fans with their first performance…
S. CAREY BRINGS COMFORT TO ROUGH TRADE
If you aren’t familiar with S. Carey by now, let me be the first to give you a short introduction. From holding down drums,…
DAN AUERBACH & THE EASY EYE SOUND REVUE PLAY BROOKLYN STEEL
On Tuesday, 3/27, Dan Auerbach and The Easy Eye Sound Revue made their stop in Brooklyn and Brooklyn Steel. This tour is in support…
INTO THE PURE BLACK VOID: LORD HURON PREVIEWS NEW SONGS AT LPR
On Tuesday night, New Yorkers strolling down Bleeker Street kept pausing outside (le) poisson rouge. They’d look down at the sidewalk square lit up…
THE RUBENS BRING TWO NIGHTS OF ROCK + R&B TO NYC
It was not yet showtime, but the room fell into an anticipatory hush when frontman Sam Margin stepped on stage for line check. Wolf-whistles…
BILLIE EILISH CREATES PANDEMONIUM AT BOWERY BALLROOM
How can a 16-year-old have so much power over a crowd that she literally creates a stampede as people rush into the venue trying…
THEO KATZMAN IS DYNAMIC AT MUSIC HALL OF WILLIAMSBURG
I could start this review by telling you all about the horrible Nor’easter snowstorm that left so many of us buried under feet of…
IDLES & BAMBARA IGNITE WILD MOSHING AT SOLD-OUT ROUGH TRADE SHOW
Whenever a mic check involves yelling or growling, you realize you’re in for a good dose of punk. On Saturday, a sold-out Rough Trade…