For the past five years, I've hosted a 4th of July BBQ in my Park Slope backyard for friends and

Two weeks ago, my Montreal music guide Richard raved about Oakland trio Thee Oh Sees, saying I should catch them first chance

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

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

I'd take just about any jazz at a Sunday street fair, but special props to this dude for hauling his

I know there are a lot of fans of Blonde Redhead's meandering, atmospheric sound – punctuated by Kazu Makino's eerie, echoing vocals