Dancing in the Doom Days
NEW YORK, NY- Madison Square Garden’s Hulu Theater was cloaked in darkness as the fog machines kicked in. The only source of light was the eerie red gleam emanating from the screen behind the stage and the soft glow of neon bracelets worn by front-row…
Ramin Djawadi Brings Game of Thrones To Life At the Hollywood Bowl
HOLLYWOOD, CA- Game of Thrones Live Concert Experience concluded its spectacular tour for 2019 at the Hollywood Bowl. The series based on the books A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin had the audience captivated and mesmerized for 8 seasons. The…
Belle and Sebastian’s Undeniable Charm
BROOKLYN, NY — Our memories begin at a microscopic level — at the scale of molecules. We hear a song, and our brain’s auditory cortex transforms the sound waves into electrical signals. Chemicals are released across synapses. A rush of hormones lends color to the…
The Raconteurs Are Back
NEW YORK, NY — Some of the lucky concertgoers jammed into the postage-stamp-sized venue were hashtagging the show #roconteurs, but we can give them a pass for the misspelling. This audience was, after all, better versed in the White Stripes than in Old French,…
Mapping Memories: Death Cab for Cutie’s “Thank You For Today”
QUEENS, NY- A silhouette on Dyes Inlet, lit by moonlight. The corner record store turned into a block of luxury condos. Adrift on the open seas, no lighthouse in sight. A sense of dislocation permeates Death Cab for Cutie‘s ninth studio album, Thank You for…
The Atlantic City Beer & Music Festival 2019 Brings Bands, Brews & Good Times to the Jersey Shore
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ- The annual Atlantic City Beer & Music Festival 2019 kicked off its fourteenth season, at the Atlantic City Convention Center on March 29 and 30. The festival, which started as a smaller local event, has grown over the years into a destination for…
A More Perfect Reunion
SPICEWOOD, TX- The word “reunion” conjures up the juggernaut of extended family gatherings. “Reunification” has a somewhat different valence — the bringing together of East and West Germany, for instance, or immigration policy that allows family members to rejoin each other. In either sense of…
Baptism By Tortilla And Other Thoughts On A First SXSW
LOS ANGELES, CA- Third day in Austin, sitting at the bar at El Mercado, crushing breakfast tacos and slamming refills of coffee. It’s close to noon but very hard to imagine that much of anything has transpired during the morning hours on this particular Saturday….
Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Stardust
NEW YORK, NY — On a recent night outside Irving Plaza, lines of concertgoers stretched down the block, past vendors hawking David Bowie memorabilia and fans hunting for extra tickets. With no opener, the venue filled up early, front-row fans sporting VIP lanyards and comparing…
You Me At Six “Takes On the World”
NEW YORK, NY- Josh Franceschi has the sort of voice that can be unleashed in a high-octane howl and harnessed into a gentle rock ballad. It’s a malleability that the frontman employs with great efficacy in VI, the latest offering from Surrey’s You Me At…
