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."

Junk(et)

This is the press area just outside the festival grounds on Barton Spring Rd. Here, you can enjoy signature cocktails, neck and back massages, and access to a battery of

Don’t Believe the Hype

I will admit that I don't understand the mass frenzy surrounding former Columbia U brats Vampire Weekend, to the point where their success makes me leery of the hype-machine's vulnerability

Chip/Block

I'm sure Jakob Dylan is very much his own man, but when he appears onstage with a bunch of guys in dark suits and starts singing twangy roots rock, the spectre

Say Yea

Yeasayer wandered between gararge and metal for most of their set, but closed out with an astonishing bit of (I promise not to overuse the word) transcendence: pulsing techno beats,

Strange Brew

I've made my first new discovery of the day at the Austin Ventures Stage: The Strange Boys, a quirky Austin foursome that plays retro rock and 60s pop, with shreiking

ACL – Day One

Have wristband, will travel. More updates throughout the day.

ACL Appetizer

After a long, quiet day in my brother's house with he and my nephews, I convince him to come join me for some of the pre-ACL festivities happening around Austin

Austin Bound

Next time you hear from me, I'll be in Austin for the 7th annual Austin City Limits Festival. And, for the first time, I have been granted press access, which

Guest Post: My Bloody Valentine

(Photo courtesy of Witz, via Brooklyn Vegan) My friend Rachael made it to Monday night's My Bloody Valentine show at Roseland, their first NYC appearance in more than ten years.

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