Goodnight, Texas at Arlene’s Grocery
by Laura Wasson Last night I had the pleasure of catching Goodnight, Texas at the Lower East Side's Arlene’s Grocery. Named for the tiny town at the exact midpoint between their […]
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New Yorkers Gravitate towards Diarrhea Planet at Death By Audio
By Melissa Caruso On JEFF the Brotherhood’s Infinity Cat label, you’ll find Diarrhea Planet, a band that sounds like what would happen had Beavis and Butthead moved to Nashville and
Guillotine Riot and Their Gospel of Debauchery
by Freya Wilcox We all know about New York City’s rich history of rock. For decades, countless bars, films, photographs, and anecdotes from greying “would-have-been” rock stars have told tales
Zappa Plays Zappa at the Mayo Performing Arts Center
by Brian Weidy Since 2006, Dweezil Zappa has assembled some of the finest musicians to recreate the work of his late father, Frank Zappa, in a show called—appropriately enough—Zappa Plays
Jeff Aug to Play The Living Room on Tuesday
by Brian Weidy This Tuesday, guitarist Jeff Aug returns to The Living Room for one of only three scheduled U.S. performances thsi year. Aug is coming off his world record attempt
Popa Chubby Returns to Rodeo Bar
by Freya Wilcox Traditionally, the power of the blues was never founded on its wall of sound or its high-fidelity roar; the power of the blues lies in its pain,
Hands off my Sister @Hill Country
By Freya Wilcox While it may seem hard at times to find a little bit of country in NYC, sitting in front of a wall of cowboy boots and an army
Torn Shorts @ XPO 929
by Freya Wilcox While the rattle of the JMZ tears a hole in the conversations of lingering deli-goers and derelicts, a growing handful of Bushwick DIY bars are breaking the
Tune-In Music Festival: Phil and Patti Blow Up the Armory
by Angela Sutton Photos: Philip Glass by James Ewing / Patti Smith by Jean Baptiste Mondino If I told you that a poet, for her composer friend's birthday, offered