It started out very romantic, how we happen to know about Statues of Liberty and became avid fans in the process: in the summer of 2007, we were invited to celebrate the wedding of a friend in Upstate New York. Said friend, a musician, married another musician and the festivities[…]
Today, I came across the posting of a musician friend who asked her friends/fans “of the bands/artists you’ve seen live, who put on the best show and why?” The conversations she had initiated on her ‘timeline’ were very well all about (super)stars shows like Björk or Depeche Mode and White Stripes.[…]
Our September 16 showcase featured a particular diverse lineup from electro-pop over indie rock to, well, Corina Corina, who fuses a host of genres ranging from blues to hip hop. Opening the night were twin acts Ekurtis and Hopper Race with two shades of engaging electro pop. Like them, playing[…]
For Friday, the Lower East Side was again packed with excellent music and we would have needed to divide ourselves into pieces to see everybody we would have liked to. But then we stayed mostly at The Delancey, our unofficial home base where most of our own showcases take place.[…]
On Thursday we saw old favorites and some new ones we discovered while working through the Mondo.NYC lineup. While it is difficult to carry some festival spirit to the streets in New York City with its countless events and distractions, inside the venues it felt clearly that something special was[…]
It’s fall, it’s Mondo.NYC time! Mondo what? You may not have heard about the new festival in town that wants to take over the space that CMJ left vacated for two years. Mondo is still a good order of magnitude smaller, but features a great conference and a surprisingly international[…]
Last year, MONDO.NYC hit the New York music scene for the very first time and is heading into round two, starting October 4th. While MONDO.NYC is still a fairly small festival with roughly 180 participating artists, they come from all over the United States, Europe and Australia and this means a[…]
Courtesy Tier create superbly crafted, blues inspired indie rock and it is always a special treat to see the trio live, even more so when they take one of Brooklyn’s finest stages. Recently, Courtesy Tier played Rough Trade NYC and once again delighted old and new fans alike with their[…]
Fans and friends of four of New York’s most exciting emerging singer/songwriters gathered last Friday at The Delancey to experience Ariah &, shadow monster, Jon Prezant and GIRL SKIN performing live. Opening the joyful evening were Ariah &, the musical project of Ariah Noetzel, who this time did not play all by[…]
Countless hours of preparation go into putting a live show together and this was no different for the one we curated and hosted together with our friends at AudioFemme. On Saturday, June 10 doors opened at noon at the legendary Knitting Factory to welcome music lovers to our Official Northside[…]
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