The location of the Flavorpill Halloween party is out, and it’s all going down at the Masonic Temple in Brooklyn (317 Clermont Ave). Doors open at 9:00pm, and the party will rage til 3:00am. They’re *very* close to reaching their goal of raising $20,0000 for charity: water. There are a few tickets left, so get [...]

There is a great danger that this update may never have gotten written in the first place so I need to keep it brief to at least give my impressions of some of the bands which I saw at CMJ so this is going to be a real quick update and later I’ll be providing [...]

Mean Red and Famous Friends are trying to actively kill you. Shanghai is a destination, a metropolis, a noun. But personally, we prefer Shanghai as a verb. Back in the day of saloons and scurvy, ship captains used to drug / kidnap their sailing crew. When there was a shortage of seamen, any able-bodied fellow [...]

CMJ starts today, the yearly tradition which draws a ton of music to an already saturated New York music market. As poverty is in constant danger of rearing its head, I had already planned to hit predominately free shows and have built my schedule around that. Here’s what I’ve got going on Tuesday: New Zealand [...]

Water charity is having a benefit where for $20 you get live performances by The Very Best, Stretch Armstrong, Bajah+The Dry Eye Crew, Subswara, Small Change, Kyle Hall, VDRK, Bradly D and “Special Guests” in a secret Brooklyn Location. oh, and it’s open bar all night. Leah Taylor of Flavorpill has the word We’ve missed [...]

Kia Soul Collective has the goods. We’re pretty sure Janelle Monáe is from the future or from a super cool planet that the rest of us are not up on yet. You know – some spot just over in the next galaxy where the music rules and where everyone rocks their own version of the [...]

It’s been a while since the last update, but I just wanted to let you know the blog hasn’t been abandoned, but rather real life and the joys of moving have been getting somewhat in the way of writing. I have several new music releases to write up so you should expect at least one [...]

Full Flickr Set With Labor Day past, the summer is officially over, though JellyNYC of The Pool Parties fame and Less Artists More Condos teamed up with sponsorship by Smirnoff Vodka for one last party at Under The Tracks / Highline, an alleyway underneath an abandoned railway line tucked into a corner of Manhattan. As [...]

The first video to the LA Hardcore outfit The Bronx’s all acoustic Mariachi music.  Oh yes.