Big Ears Festival 2024 Preview
It's been seven long years since I last went to the Big Ears Festival, a combination of Covid shutting things down (2020-21) and my own inertia. But, I'm happily returning […]
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Summer 2022 NYC Live Music Preview
It's that time again when the music moves from inside to outdoors, and after two years of shutdowns and half-full lineups, everything feels back in full swing this summer. It's
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Support Karikatura’s Kickstarter for “Ghost Light”
Trombonist Dan Lehner, who has written some of our best jazz coverage over the years, is a member of local roots pop band Karikatura, which describes itself as "cumbia meets
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Coffee Conversation: James Felice of The Felice Brothers
The Felice Brothers find themselves at the center of the resurgent interest in American roots music, equally at home around traditional bands like Old Crow Medicine Show, or rocking out
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Preview: The Four o’clock Flowers at the Brooklyn Folk Festival This Weekend
by Stephen Policoff Photo by Valery Lyman This weekend, the 7th annual Brooklyn Folk Festival takes place at St. Ann's Church in Brooklyn Heights, with more than 30 bands playing a
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Preview: Roosevelt Dime at the Brooklyn Waterfront Museum
Picture this: there’s a cold beer in your hand, the sea breeze in your hair. A melodic banjo washes over your ears, followed by a long, cool, soulful wail. This
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Twangy Nightcap
Canadians Luther Wright and the Wrongs (Kingston, ON) playing some warm down-home music on this cold December night at Cafe Steinhof in the Slope. There are some seriously great tunes here every Wednesday