Northside Festival: Beach Day, The Black Belles, and Turbo Fruits
by Laura Wasson One of the best parts about being a member of the press is that sometimes you get to go to really cool press-only events. For Northside Festival, Jameson took
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Northside Festival: These United States at Knitting Factory
by Laura Wasson It isn’t often that I get to properly interview musicians. Typically, there’s a handshake and an exchange of business cards after the show, maybe even a shared beer
Vision Festival 17
This year's Vision Festival – NYC's annual smorgasbord of avant jazz and experimental music – moves to Roulette for the first time, presenting eight concerts over seven days. Highlights include
Summerstage Opens Tomorrow Night with Ozomatli and the NY Pops
SummerStage kicks off its 2012 summer season tomorrow night with an intriguing, first time collaboration between urban Latino masters Ozomatli and the New York Pops, led by Music Director, Steven Reineke. (No word if "Mambo" will
Birdeatsbaby at Goodbye Blue Monday
by Laura Wasson On Monday night, I found myself at the ramshackle Goodbye Blue Monday, which looks like a creepy T.G.I.Friday’s with just as many tchotchkes on the wall, but with a
Thurston Moore, Bill Nace and Joe McPhee Play Roulette
Have you ever found yourself outside on the tarmac at LaGuardia, engulfed by the roar of multiple jet engines while waiting for your bags to come off a puddle-jumper? That
Jeff Aug to Play The Living Room on Tuesday
by Brian Weidy This Tuesday, guitarist Jeff Aug returns to The Living Room for one of only three scheduled U.S. performances thsi year. Aug is coming off his world record attempt
The Deli Magazine Best of Emerging Artists Fest – Alt Rock Stage at Spike Hill
by Laura Wasson Chalk it up to Venus being in retrograde, but there was something off about The Deli Magazine’s recent Best of Emerging Artists Festival (or, cleverly, B.E.A.F.). Admittedly, I’ve
Thurston Moore, Bill Nace and Joe McPhee Play Thursday at Roulette
This Thursday, Roulette presents three titans of the avant-jazz/noise scene: guitarists Thurston Moore and Bill Nace, and reed player Joe McPhee. These three, while all major figures in their own right,