The Foreign Exchange @ Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY 05/05/14
The Foreign Exchange is the hardest working group in indie rap/soul that you've never heard of.
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Interview with Modern Rivals
Interview with Modern Rivals where we talk about their new album Cemetery Dares.
Gospel: Why The National Is Mine
The National’s songs are my verses. They are my psalms. They are my Gospel. I can’t wait to listen to Trouble Will Find Me for the first time… on May 21st, of course.
Dirty Projectors / Delicate Steve / Ryan Power – 4/18/2013, Higher Ground, Burlington VT
I’ve been listening to the entire Yo La Tengo discography, and while working through their mid-80s records like...
The Mast: Talkin’ Bodies, Cell Biology, and James Joyce
The Mast represents one of the more exiting young bands working the Brooklyn indie scene these days with...
Wild Adriatic / Mirk @ Bayou Café, Albany NY (2/15/13)
Disclaimer: this post represents a shameless promo for some cool bands local to my current residence, so please...
Dragons of Zynth/Ava Luna/The Mast – December 20, 2012, Glasslands Gallery, Brooklyn New York
I recently read about an interview with David Sitek from TV on the Radio, who griped that a...
Top 10 Summertime Albums for 2012 (that probably won’t save rock)
I know it’s a tired medium, but I love writing these “best of” lists because they force me...
Destroyer/Sophia Knapp – (Le) Poisson Rouge, NYC (June 19, 2012)
I loved Destroyer’s 2011 album Kaputt so much that after hearing it I had to explore their (or...
Maps & Atlases/The Big Sleep – The Studio at Webster Hall, NYC (May 21, 2012)
Forgive me for making a comparison that nobody wants to see, but the performances this evening in the...