I See You: The xx Returns To NYC [PHOTOS]
[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 Stadium, Romy Madley Croft and Oliver Sim — vocalists/guitarists of The xx — traced steps…
K’Valentine Is “Here For A Reason”
[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 label, Javotti Media. The album title – Here For A Reason – speaks for itself….
Rusted Hearts, Pristine Songs: Miles Nielsen’s Genre-Bending Music [REVIEW+PHOTOS]
[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 are his daughters’ names, written out in their handwriting. And on the underside of his…
Break the Night: 90’s Legend, The Verve’s Richard Ashcroft, Returns To New York [REVIEW+PHOTOS]
[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 Ashcroft‘s presence feels nothing short of shamanic. The crowd, clamoring in anticipation just moments before,…
French phenom FKJ dazzles at Webster Hall [REVIEW+PHOTOS]
[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 French Kiwi Juice, is a rapidly rising star of the electronic and French House genres. On…
Kaleidoscope Visions & Sonics: A Chat With SUSTO [INTERVIEW+PHOTOS]
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 Today”, the Charleston band is criss-crossing the country in a four-month tour, both headlining and as…
Sonic Identities: Native Instruments at Red Bull Studios NY
[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 evening focused on new technologies in sound design, the advice from producer Nick Hook (Young…
Crossing Borders: Marcus Mumford Joins Palestinian Hip-Hop’s Tamer Nafar [REVIEW+PHOTOS]
[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 be a firefighter. If there’s a building that is burning, I want to get people…
Vandaveer’s New EP “Love Is Melancholy” Is A Glowing Rumination On The Heart
[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 offering from the Kentucky-based tunesmiths features songs written during studio sessions for The Wild Mercury…
