I Got My MBA(A)
I received an email this morning, inviting me to join the new Music Bloggers Association of America (MBAA), founded by Rashon A. Massey (TheRFW.com), Todd Walton (TheHipHopDemocrat.com) and Brandon Dorsky (SuperGoodMusic.com). Their
The Feelies @ Celebrate Brooklyn
NJ garage heroes The Feelies playing Celebrate Brooklyn Saturday night, on a bill that also featured indie faves Times New Viking and Real Estate. More pics online.
Amy Winehouse (1983-2011)
(Amy Winehouse, performing via satellite during the 2008 Grammys.) Sad news from London today that Amy Winehouse – the oft-troubled R&B and soul singer – has been found dead in
Brooklyn Afrobeat
Seun Kuti (son of Fela) and Egypt 80, Celebrate Brooklyn, 7/22/11. More pics here.
Jazz Summer School
It would seem to make sense that NYU, which is surrounded by dozens of Village clubs, would have a kick-ass jazz program. This summer, the NYU Jazz Program is hosting
Revel(a)tion
How is it, exactly, that Cleveland – home to Drew Carey, Slyman's and Lolly the Trolley – gets to have the best orchestra in the U.S.? That's what I find
Bruckner (R)evolution: Saturday and Sunday Pics
The Cleveland Orchestra at Avery Fisher Hall with Franz Welser-Möst after Bruckner's 8th Symphony, 7/16/11. Franz Welser-Möst Cleveland Orchestra at Avery Fisher Hall after John Adams' Doctor Atomic Symphony, 7/17/11. John Adams
Titus Andronicus @ 4 Knots Festival
Decent – if silly – show from NJ indie darlings Titus Andronicus at yesterday's inaugural 4Knots Music Festival at the Seaport. Unfortunately, this was one of the few highlights of
4 Knots ≠Siren Festival
The Siren Festival may be no more, but the Village Voice has returned this year with a new free festival for all of you who were sick of making the