I See You: The xx Returns To NYC [PHOTOS] REVIEW+PHOTOS: The xx w/ Sampha @ Forrest Hill Stadium 5/19/17
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] The sinuous movements, like their hushed, intimate songs, suggest both seduction and confrontation. On Friday night at New York’s historic Forest Hills…
K’Valentine Is “Here For A Reason” REVIEW+PHOTOS: K’VALENTINE & TALIB KWELI @ BROOKLYN BOWL 5/3/17
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] Chicago rising star K’Valentine, who is fresh off a tour with Talib Kweli, has just released her debut full-length album on Kweli’s…
Rusted Hearts, Pristine Songs: Miles Nielsen’s Genre-Bending Music [REVIEW+PHOTOS] REVIEW+PHOTOS: MILES NIELSEN & THE RUSTED HEARDS @ MERCURY LOUNGE 4/2/17
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] After the show at New York’s Mercury Lounge, Miles Nielsen shows me his new ink. His right forearm reads “Sydney,” his left, “Milan.” These…
Break the Night: 90’s Legend, The Verve’s Richard Ashcroft, Returns To New York [REVIEW+PHOTOS] REVIEW+PHOTOS: RICHARD ASHCROFT & ANTHONY D'AMATO @ TERMINAL 5 3/21/17
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] His hair is shaved, his features ascetically angular, and his eyes concealed behind dark shades. Standing center stage with hands clasped, Richard…
French phenom FKJ dazzles at Webster Hall [REVIEW+PHOTOS] REVIEW+PHOTOS: FKJ (FRENCH KIWI JUICE) @ WEBSTER HALL 3/23/17
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] If Mozart played funk in the 21st century, he might sound almost as good as FKJ. The multi-instrumentalist Parisian, also known as…
Kaleidoscope Visions & Sonics: A Chat With SUSTO [INTERVIEW+PHOTOS] INTERVIEW+PHOTOS: SUSTO @ Mercury Lounge 1/24/17
NEW YORK, NY- SUSTO‘s kaleidoscopic blend of rock, roots, and psychedelia is pushing the boundaries of the Americana genre. Fresh on the heels of the release of “& I’m Fine…
Sonic Identities: Native Instruments at Red Bull Studios NY The Future Of Sound: New Technologies For Music Creators
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] “Enjoy every day in the studio. I’m fifteen years in and I cherish it every day. Don’t cut those corners.” For an…
Crossing Borders: Marcus Mumford Joins Palestinian Hip-Hop’s Tamer Nafar [REVIEW+PHOTOS] REVIEW+PHOTOS: Tamer Nafar @ Le Poisson Rouge 12/5/16
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] “My mother told me, don’t get involved in politics – it’s like stepping into a fire. But I say, I want to…
Vandaveer’s New EP “Love Is Melancholy” Is A Glowing Rumination On The Heart ALBUM REVIEW: "Love Is Melancholy" by Vandaveer
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] Love Is Melancholy, the new EP from folk-rock group Vandaveer, paints the turn of life’s seasons in vivid, autumnal hues. The three-track…