Saturday Night Statement
Ok, maybe its context, but I'm just going to put it out there: the progressive arm of indie rock – […]
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Mass Appeal
"I've not written a Mass, I've written a theater piece about a Mass." Leonard Bernstein I took a much-needed time
Enough Already
Oh boy, I think it's time to go home. (Pictured: Jay Reatard at Bowery Ballroom, around 1:40 am.)
Straight Up
Back at Bowery Ballroom to see Longwave: a local, Spoon-ish, straight-ahead rock outfit. No beats, no bleeps, nothing but lead,
Pretty Time
I wander into Arlene's Grocery around 10 and Nashville singer-songwriter Brooke Waggoner is on stage: red hair, virtuosic piano, sweet, delicate
Amateur Night
Oh boy, Friday's turning out to be a whole other ballgame at CMJ, with Pianos, Cake Shop and Merc Lounge
Surfin’
I've heard a fair amount of buzz about San Diego's The Muslims, so was pleasantly surprised to see them on
CMJ – Day 4
Sometimes, you need to sacrifice music for Geography, and so instead of schlepping out to Ft.Greene on the slim hope
So…what?
Music festivals are mostly about wading through a sea of mediocrity to discover the one or three new acts who