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I'm back at Coney Island today for the Siren Festival: the Village Voice's annual boardwalk mix of emerging and established indie rock, which they've been putting on each year since […]

I went up to the Whitney last night for their Friday night music series, which continues throughout July in concert with their ongoing Dan Graham retrospective. Graham, a leading figure in conceptual

"So, are you guys actually from here?" Wilco's Jeff Tweedy asked of the 10,000 or so who made the trek to Coney Island last night to see his band and Yo La

For the past five years, I've hosted a 4th of July BBQ in my Park Slope backyard for friends and friends-of-friends. There's always been plenty of hot dogs, hamburgers, beer,

Two weeks ago, my Montreal music guide Richard raved about Oakland trio Thee Oh Sees, saying I should catch them first chance I get. Which is what brought me out to Glasslands

In case you're wondering where I'll be on Sundays this summer… (Click here for more info.)

The late set at Southpaw tonight has Shilpa Ray and her Happy Hookers playing somewhere between The Doors psychedelic trance and PJ Harvey's infernal growl. Ray leads on vocals harmonium,

These natty old timers do a spiffy version of Rodgers and Hart's "(I'll Take) Manhattan." Too bad they've got the wrong borough…

I'd take just about any jazz at a Sunday street fair, but special props to this dude for hauling his vintage Hammond BV to the corner of Smith and Butler