Author name: Peter Matthews

Feast of Music covers live music in NYC, and occasionally other places. Launched in 2007, it aspires to give equal voice to all kinds of music: everything from an indie show in a Williamsburg dive, to an orchestra concert in Carnegie Hall. As Duke Ellington once said: "There are only two kinds of music: good music...and the other kind."

Freddy’s Finale

Grey Hoy (guitar and vocals), Dave Sharma (drums), Freddy's Backroom, 3/25/10. The Piledrivers (David Moore, banjo, Jeff Ratner, bass, Sam […]

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Last Chance Freddy’s

Over the past decade, I've spent many nights at Freddy's: the slightly scuzzy, offbeat bar on the corner of Dean and Bergen in

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1,000 and Counting…

So, somewhere in the midst of my manic blogging from SXSW last weekend, I passed a notable milestone for FoM:

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SXSW 2010 Wrapup

Back in NYC now, but still filled with the glow (or should I say, gloom?) of my four days in

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Sunday SXSW Pics

More pics over at the Fan Page.

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Honky Tonk Closer

With all this rock and pop floating around town, its easy to forget that Austin is the capital of Texas.

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Sun Set

I got my car back (Cost: $193.70), and was headed to my brother's house when I stumbled on this sundrenched

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Staying Put

I was about to mosey on to the next venue, but when I went to where I left my car

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Sunny Sunday

The sun's back out today, and even if the air is still chilly, spirits are significantly warmed up. Currently, I'm

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