Sunday on the Roof
Why spend money or deal with crowds when you can spend a beautiful Sunday afternoon on a rooftop with friends, food, and all the music you can drink? On the
Wall of Sound
A Place to Bury Strangers have been called the "loudest band in New York," a dubious claim at best in this town. What they are is a trio of powerhouse musicians
Canada to Coney
Vancouver duo Japandroids – who made the cover of Canada's national music mag Exclaim! just last month – play catchy, speedball garage, winning the crowd over with their 3pm
Siren Fest 2009
I'm back at Coney Island today for the Siren Festival: the Village Voice's annual boardwalk mix of emerging and established indie rock, which they've been putting on each year since
Art Punks
I went up to the Whitney last night for their Friday night music series, which continues throughout July in concert with their ongoing Dan Graham retrospective. Graham, a leading figure in conceptual
“Put On Cronkite”
Walter Cronkite's place in history will forever be defined by the above phrase: when the world went crazy during the 60's and 70's, people turned to the former CBS anchor –
My Other Backyard
I thoroughly enjoy that I live in a neighborhood where, on consecutive nights, you can hear a pair of world-class musical organizations perform free outdoor shows mere steps from your
Monkey See, Monkey Listen
Williamsburg is not lacking for musical venues, but none are more intimate – or interesting – than Monkeytown, which I visited for the first time last night. The entrance, on