Last week, Super Bowl Boulevard—otherwise known as Broadway between 34th and 44th streets—was a hot mess of humanity, clogged with daytrippers and tourists who wouldn't know Daniel Boulud from Dave […]
Blondie Plays Super Bowl Boulevard Read Post »
Endangered Blood (Chris Speed, Jim Black, Oscar Noriega, and Trevor Dunn) last night at NYU Law School. More pics on the photo page.
Winter Jazzfest 2014: Saturday Pics Read Post »
Roy Hargrove Quintet at (le) Poisson Rouge. More pics on the photo page.
Winter Jazzfest 2014: Friday Pics Read Post »
Hard to believe, but this is the tenth year for the Winter Jazzfest: the annual wall-to-wall smorgasbord of jazz, fusion, and other "creative music." (Still trying to figure out what
Preview: Winter Jazzfest 2014 Read Post »
When I got off the subway last night at West 4th Street and saw the huge snowflakes coming down, I almost bailed on the 21st edition of Phil Kline’s Unsilent
Phil Kline’s Unsilent Night Rings In the Holidays Read Post »
I made it out a bit earlier to CMJ yesterday, stopping by the Judson Memorial Church on Washington Square, from where Seattle indie-stalwart KEXP has been broadcasting live this whole week. This
CMJ 2013: Thursday (plus Non-CMJ Show at LPR) Read Post »
The last day of CMJ always feels like a beehive of activity, with everyone running around in a desperate frenzy to catch this or that buzzed-about band before they leave.
CMJ 2013: Saturday Read Post »
My CMJ activities were limited on Wednesday, but within the space of two hours during the early evening, I somehow managed to see six bands along the indie-rock gauntlet that
CMJ 2013: Wednesday Read Post »
I don't know about you, but when I see the phrase "Autumn In New York," I hear the sweet, soaring, propulsive sound of indie-rock bands, in all their multifaceted splendor.
