California Bound
While everyone here in NYC is gearing up for this year's annual CMJ Music Marathon, I'll be out in Southern California checking out a varierty of sounds: everything from Duda […]
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The Joshua Light Show
by Andreas Hager Photo credit: Greg Kessler This weekend, The Joshua Light Show appeared at NYU’s Skirball Center, with each evening pairing a different set of musicians. Friday evening featured
The Joshua Light Festival
by Andreas Hager The fall season begins with something completely different: The Joshua Light Show will be at NYU's Skirball Center from September 13-16. Since the 1960s, the group
MoMA PS1 Warm Up Closes with Atoms For Peace
A wet-but-fun day at the final PS1 Warm Up of the season yesterday, with an overflow crowd drinking and dancing to a strong lineup of DJs (Holy Other, Rustie) and
Afropunk Festival 2012
Let's start with the positives: last weekend's Afropunk Fest brought together one of the most heterogeneous audiences I've ever seen for two days of live music, skateboarding, and other diversions in
Afropunk Festival 2012
After last year's Afropunk Festival got cancelled due to Hurricane Irene, organizers are bringing the festival back to Ft. Greene's Commodore Barry Park this weekend with a stellar lineup that
Janka Nabay and the Bubu Gang Say Kusheo to Harlem
by Jacqueline Alemany In an ode to Harlem, Langston Hughes once waxed: “Take Harlem’s heartbeat, make a drumbeat, Put it on a record, let it whirl, Put it on a
Little Dragon/Frankie Rose/Voices of Black Close Out Celebrate Brooklyn
By Jonathan Rosado The people running Celebrate Brooklyn's electro-dance extravaganza on Friday had one thing to say to the potential rainstorm that threatened their festivities: bring it on. By the
Converse City Carnage Featuring Sleigh Bells
by Laura Wasson Shrouded in a veil of billowing smoke and thundering bass, Sleigh Bells took to the stage for Converse City Carnage this past Saturday. It was an idyllic evening at Pier 63,