“Catalpa’s initial adventure into New York already had The Black Keys and Snoop Dogg headlining the festival at Randall’s Island on July 28 and 29, 2012. If that was not enough for you, the festival […]
“The Guggenheim will host Divine Ricochet, a three-part music series that will feature Cold Cave, Zola Jesus and Grouper with Julianna Barwick. The music events will run alongside the John Chamberlain: Choices retrospective. The series will […]
“The Australian duo, Bleeding Knees Club kept it short and sweet at Mercury Lounge. Pop punk played fast and loose, Bleeding Knees Club were easy to get into despite the painful sounding name that brings […]
“Jane’s Addiction stopped by The Paramount in Huntington in support of its Theatre of the Escapists tour. These alternative purveyors of the perverse continue to deliver high energy and engaging performances that put many new, and much […]
“Kaiser Chiefs sound their most comfortable, and perform to their absolute best when they’re beating out some speedy pop-friendly, Mod-indebted rock that will get the frat boys chanting along down at the pub. “I Predict […]
“The 21st Annual Tibet House Benefit was an eclectic and diverse affair at Carnegie Hall. Celebrating, creativity, passion and freedom for Tibet, Philip Glass brought disparate artists together for one beautiful cause. The evening began […]
“There is something anomalous to this group, as its moody atmospherics and sweeping narratives within the lyrics set them in a class apart; however, the music and performances are so tightly under control, it sets […]
“Much like Dr. Dog’s Be the Void (also released recently), Band of Skull’s second album illustrates a young band’s knowledge and debt to the school of classic rock. However, where Dr. Dog will mix and […]
“The most frustrating aspect of being a rock critic nowadays is having to make recommendations for certain bands, or assumptions of a given artist’s influences, based entirely on the classic rock they probably cut their […]
“On Sharon Van Etten’s previous album, 2010’s Epic, she added a full backing band to add some muscle to the emotional heft of her fem-folkie lyrics and deep-but-still-feminine croon. Working with The National’s Aaron Dessner, the […]
