Canada to Coney
Vancouver duo Japandroids – who made the cover of Canada's national music mag Exclaim! just last month – play catchy, speedball garage, winning the crowd over with their 3pm
Siren Fest 2009
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
Art Punks
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
“Put On Cronkite”
Walter Cronkite's place in history will forever be defined by the above phrase: when the world went crazy during the 60's and 70's, people turned to the former CBS anchor –
My Other Backyard
I thoroughly enjoy that I live in a neighborhood where, on consecutive nights, you can hear a pair of world-class musical organizations perform free outdoor shows mere steps from your
Monkey See, Monkey Listen
Williamsburg is not lacking for musical venues, but none are more intimate – or interesting – than Monkeytown, which I visited for the first time last night. The entrance, on
Wilco By The Sea
"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
Passing the Torch
Back in 2005, during his first season as the Boston Symphony's Music Director, I saw James Levine in one of his earliest performances at Tanglewood, the BSO's summer home in
Public Spending Done Right
Every once in awhile, a public official commits an act so grand, so benevolent that it threatens to restore my tattered faith in politicians. Late last month, Brooklyn Borough President