Concert Review: Zee Avi @ The Knitting Factory

Look, she’s wearing kain batik! Photo Credit: @suedanza. Since I came back to NYC from Malaysia this past spring, Zee Avi was the one artist I’ve been dying to see. This woman has quite literally captivated the hearts and minds of all Malaysians and they are mad proud of her achievements. Her story is quite […]



Concert: @Smashingpumpkin At Terminal 5

The rock gods above came down last night to grace us with a mesmerizing/memorable performance from the one an only, The Smashing Pumpkins. Man was this show awesome. The last time I saw them was in 1996 and it was in support of the Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness album-my first concert ever. Fast […]



Hard NYC

Had the pleasure of traveling over to the beautiful Governor’s Island with Michelle on Saturday to check out Hard NYC which included performances by MIA, Skream & Benga, Die Antwoord, Sleigh Bells, Rye Rye, and many more. The day started off bad, but got much better as it went on. This was my first trip […]



@killquilty At Bruar Falls – 7/21/10

Finally got a chance to check out Quilty when they played at Bruar Falls last week. Their debut album, Clover/Coriander was a personal favorite of mine, so when I heard that they were playing a one-off show in the burg I had to check them out. And as I thought, I wasn’t disappointed at all. […]



Gorillaz Add US Dates to the ‘Escape To Plastic Beach’ Tour

via GigJunkie… Gorillaz are set to take their Plastic Beach around the world later this year. (Their 1st world tour) The band today confirmed that they will play 20 shows in North America (including their first ever show at Madison Square Garden) and 10 nights across Europe before heading to Asia and down under for […]



Occidental Brothers Dance Band Int’l Performing Tomorrow

Chicago based band Occidental Brothers Dance Band International will be performing TOMORROW with Congoloese musician Samba Mapangala. After taking a listen to this at work, you might want to head down to the venue where dancing and head-bopping are much more appropriate. Here’s the deets: What: African Guitar Music Concert Who: Occidental Brothers Dance Band […]



Brooklyn’s Backyard Brunch Sessions

David Chaitt,  part of SoundCtrl, is doing this really cool music series this summer from his Backyard in Bushwick called the  Backyard Brunch Sessions. BBS is a series where he invites musicians to his house in Brooklyn to cook with him, eat with his friends, and perform a few songs unplugged. I got to check […]



Concert: Semi Precious Weapons @ Good Units, NYC

What a fun night indeed. Started off with my buddy Hannah getting a drink at Lolita in the LES. We were getting to check out a private party/performance of Glam Rockers, Semi Precious Weapons. The band had just got done performing at Madison Square Garden earlier opening for Lady GaGa and were ready to party. […]



Intel x Vice = The @CreatorsProject

This past Saturday, the hippest of the hip made their way to Milk Studios in NYC for the the kick off event for the Creators Project, a new initiative by VICE and Intel to identify leading artists across the world who are pushing creative boundaries through technology. Mark Ronson, who spoke and dj’d at the […]



Concert/Interview: The Heavy

I now know why they are called The Heavy… The Uk Neo-Soul/rock group is currently supporting Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, but since they had a few extra days to spare, they decided to throw two shows, one on June 14 + 16 at Bowery Ballroom in NYC. My friend Hannah and I went […]



Jukebox the Ghost Play Impromptu Shows in NYC for “Play Me I’m Yours”

Indie band, Jukebox the Ghost, are going on an impromptu tour of New York City today as they visit a piano in each of NYC’s five boroughs over the course of the afternoon. The pianos, part of the public art installation Play Me I’m Yours, are some of the sixty placed across the city this […]



Review: Jade’s Listening Social, 6/16/10

Ever recall those parties or get-togethers that were so on point you had to give your compliments to the host/ess? How about that one free event you would have paid for because it was so good? Jade‘s “IMHC Remix Listening Social” on June 16th belongs in both categories. The event was hosted at RdV, a […]



@tokyopoliceclub Live In The Studio @ Webster Hall

Tokyo Police Club threw a small show at Webster Hall for the release of their new album, Champ, due out on June 8th. Check out some video below (sound is a little low) as well as pics from the show on facebook. enjoY! Tokyo Police Club – Nature of the Experiment



Pictures: Ninjasonik Album Release Party

The tight pants wearing mo-fo’s, Ninjasonik, released their debut album, Art School Girls, last week and below are the pics from the Album Release Party, thrown by Knifefight, at Legion Bar in Bushwick. My stupid camera died before Ninjasonik’s set, but I did capture Nine Lives the Cat and some other guy who was doing […]



Album Review @MeYouUsThem – Post-Data

Today I’m gonna tell you guys about this sweet band from Brooklyn called Me You Us Them (MYUT) MYUT are a 3 piece rock band from Bushwick. Its members,  Ryan Reesey, Ian Ljungquist  and Zach Eichenhorn, fuse indie rock and pop-rock with an edge that will never go soft or limp. The group, signed on […]



Coachella 2010: Day 3

The final day of Coachella was quite tame compared to the rest. As we wake up we see that our neighbors are starting to pack up their campsite so that they can leave a little later after most of the show. This is sad because we are staying over Sunday night, leaving early Monday morning. […]



@MeYouUsThem Record Release Show on April 25th

Brooklyn rockers, Me You Us Them, will be playing a show in The Studio @ Webster Hall on Sunday April 25th for the release of their debut LP, Post-Data, which comes out on the 27th. MYUT will be joined by fellow label mates Appomattox and Brooklyn indie group Monogold Doors open at 8, tix cost […]



Coachella 2010: Day 2

So, wake up around 8 since the sun is blistering hot already and drink our morning beers and hit the ‘Grack’. After that chill out session we decide to explore the grounds and see what else is around. When we get back to the tent we chill out with some more beers and Grack. Michelle […]