Social Distortion to Hit New York
Get ready for an unrelenting rock ’n’ roll fest of adrenaline-filled punk rock as Social Distortion return to New York City, October 26 at the Roseland Ballroom. Touring to promote
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Nic Armstrong at The Living Room
Tuesday night at the Living Room, Nic Armstrong, also from Britain but quite a bit younger than Page and Plant, clumsily treaded the line between dirty, gut-wrenching blues and careless, noisy blues with mixed results.
David Byrne and St. Vincent at Williamsburg Park
by Craig Brinker Forward-thinking pop music icon David Byrne and guitar-wielding indie songstress St. Vincent (a.k.a. Annie Clark) teamed up for a beautifully conceived concert at Williamsburg Park in support of their recent release, Love This Giant—a tense,
Turbo Fruits at Mercury Lounge
by Laura Wasson It isn’t often that I get to see a band that I truly love. Much of this is my own doing, as I tend to favor bands that
Take Five
It's time for a little hiatus here at FoM while we collect ourselves and work on some updates in preparation for the fall. See you in a couple of weeks.
Charlie Parker Jazz Festival 2012
Part of the reason I never made it into last Sunday's Afropunk Fest was that I first went to check out the 20th edition of the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival
Charlie Parker Jazz Festival This Weekend
Another festival back this year after last year's Irene-related armaggeddon is the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival, which expands to three nights this year in honor of its 20th anniversary. Things
MoeTar at Spectrum
by Laura Wasson Oakland-based MoeTar’s Sunday performance at the new LES venue Spectrum perfectly illustrated the highs and lows of the current DIY scene. Pros: Soaring, beautiful songs, which felt intimate and vital. Cons: