Park Slope: Home of American Music
"If you're going to play Old-Time music, you're best off not taking yourself too seriously." – Tom Paley I don't know exactly when or how my twenty-square block area of […]
Walkabout
One of my primary joys – usually indulged while traveling, or on occasional free weekends here – is to put on headphones and walk around some quiet area, preferably near
$8? Ok
I really don't mind sitting through a middling band from Michigan (Deastro) and a plodding bit of soft muddle (Crystal Stilts, above) knowing that I only paid $8 to be
This is Bleecker Street?
Have I mentioned how Le Poisson Rouge is quickly becoming my new home-away-from-home? The place – on an unlikely stretch of Bleecker Street that houses underage bars like Peculier Pub
Fall Preview
I'm not going to do this any kind of real justice tonight, but here's a quick rundown of some of the fall musical happenings where you can expect to find me over
Pirate Show
The days are waning for live outdoor music in New York, but today's a perfect day for the East Village Radio Music Festival, hosted by the pirate Internet station that broadcasts
Soldier Songs Staged
When I feast heard David Little's Soldier Songs at City Opera'sVOX in back in May, I was shaken by the work, which uses interviews with veterans to paint a horrific, first-hand
East Village Radio Festival Postponed
Due to the impending threat of Tropical Storm Hanna, today's East Village Radio Festival - with an eclectic lineup including everyone from Hammond B3 great Dr. Lonnie Smith, to Brooklyn noise outfit High
Noise and Rapture
WFMU DJs are hosting a series of shows at Issue Project Room this month, with each meant to reflect their own particular (and often eccentric) musical tastes. Dan Bodah, who