Langhorne Slim @ City Winery

  Langhorne Slim and his killer band (David Moore on banjo/keyboard, Jeff Ratner on bass, Malachi Delorenzo, drums) tore through a two-hour set last night at City Winery that had all

Shadows

 This is Holy Week in the Christian tradition, and of all the ancient rites and rituals associated with this week, none is more invested with symbolism than the office of

Sinfully Good

 Pianist Kathleen Supove seemed to relish the chance to play at the First Presbyterian Church in Brooklyn Heights on Friday night. Speaking from the richly carved pulpit in between pieces by

Porter Records @ IPR

 I wasn't previously familiar with Porter Records, but clearly this eclectic label based out of Orlando, FL (founded in 2005) has its finger on the pulse of NYC's experimental/improv scene, as evidenced by

Freddy’s Finale

  Grey Hoy (guitar and vocals), Dave Sharma (drums), Freddy's Backroom, 3/25/10.   The Piledrivers (David Moore, banjo, Jeff Ratner, bass, Sam Duffy, fiddle) 3/26/10. More pics at the Fan Page

Last Chance Freddy’s

Over the past decade, I've spent many nights at Freddy's: the slightly scuzzy, offbeat bar on the corner of Dean and Bergen in Brooklyn which offers Donald O'Finn's hyperactive video montages in the

1,000 and Counting…

 So, somewhere in the midst of my manic blogging from SXSW last weekend, I passed a notable milestone for FoM: 1,000 posts. It's been three years since I started this

SXSW 2010 Wrapup

 Back in NYC now, but still filled with the glow (or should I say, gloom?) of my four days in Austin for the 2010 edition of SXSW. Sure, the quality

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