Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper Turn Out the Lights at Southpaw
I probably would have made my way to Southpaw last night regardless of what was going on, just to see the old place one last time before it closes. (Tonight […]
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Last Call at Southpaw
When I moved to Park Slope in 2002, the neighborhood was more-or-less a wasteland when it came to live music venues (unless you count Karaoke Night at Timboos or the
Lost In The Trees at Housing Works Bookstore
A very sweet show last night by North Carolina's Lost in the Trees, a benefit for the Housing Works Bookstore. Ari Picker, whose voice has the same high lilt as
Whitney
I've gone back and forth as to how – or whether – to address Whitney Houston's untimely demise last week on the eve of the GRAMMYs. On the one
The Lo Frequency and Kat Webb tonight at DROM
You know what my favorite part of Valentine's Day is? Not the champagne or chocoloate, but the music. Curtis Mayfield, Otis Redding, Marvin Gaye, Bettye Lavette and Sam Cooke all
Benny Golson Quartet at Jazz Standard
By Jordi Oliveres “We’re going to play for you tonight, and we have no idea what we’re going to play,” confessed 83-year-old Benny Golson before starting a thrilling set at
Bowery Presents Comes to YouTube
"I wish there was a way that I could watch what was happening there from home." (Andy Warhol, on Studio 54) Well, Andy, it might be 25 years too late for
Rory Sullivan CD Release Show at Arlene’s Grocery
By Jordi Oliveres Folk singer/songwriter’s today face the challenge of writing original songs in a musical style with as many conventions as baroque choral music. (By "original," I mean: without folksy
Bon Iver on The Grammys
As the media cuts Justin to pieces for his somewhat-reluctant acceptance speech last night at the GRAMMYs for Best New Artist, it's instructive to hear what he had to