The Queen of Soul
Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, Celebrate Brooklyn, 8.7.10. More to come.
Newport Jazz Festival Streaming on NPR
As with last weekend's Newport Folk Festival, NPR is broadcasting and streaming this weekend's Jazz Festival. Onstage now is none other than Darcy, making his Newport debut with the Secret Society.
Mad Decent Block Party @ Seaport Now
I'm supposed to be doing weekend chores, but on a gorgeous day like this, I'd much rather see Das Racist (pictured) get silly and stupid (in their brilliant, cutting way)
Metric/Joan as Police Woman/Holly Miranda @ Celebrate Brooklyn
Emily Haines, Metric's front woman (and sometime-member of Broken Social Scene), gave a somewhat inconsistent performance Thursday night at Celebrate Brooklyn, awkwardly fighting her way through hits like "Sick Muse"
Newport Folk Fest Streaming on NPR
I decided last minute to skip town this weekend to visit a friend, and ended up missing several killer shows as a result. (Hey, it's Summer.) Fortunately, the good folks
Mother India Remix w/DJ Tigerstyle @ Celebrate Brooklyn
Last night, Celebrate Brooklyn offered up an impressionistic remix of the 1957 Bollywood classic "Mother India," with a live performance by leading Indian DJ Tigerstyle, along with strings, keys and percussion. The
FoM in Deli Magazine
My new friend Nora over at i rock i roll included FoM in her lineup of emerging NYC Music Blogs in this quarter's Deli Magazine, available now at finer record
The National @ Celebrate Brooklyn
A brilliant evening under the stars tonight at Celebrate Brooklyn, where local heroes The National played to a capacity crowd, rifling through a set filled with hits from both
No Age and Cap’n Jazz at Brooklyn Bowl
A wild scene yesterday at Brooklyn Bowl, where Jelly's weekly Pool Party was transferred after intermittent rain stopped The Death Set's set early. Unfortunately, BBowl could only accommodate 1/10