Earlier this year during Brooklyn’s Northside Festival, I saw Obliques and liked them a lot but much to my chagrin forget about them again. Luckily, Zach Van Hoozer and Ben Flesch, the two artists behind New York-based Obliques, got brought to my attention again through their new single “Instant Pleasure”. The decisively 70s[…]
In October, we went all indie-electronic, probably our first show focused on this genre only. Those in attendance were in for a treat as these acts tend to make themselves rare and keep their live performances sparse. Opening the evening, and being the most ‘pop’ was MAJO convincing with her[…]
When we recently asked High Waisted about their favorite decade in our Q&A feature, Jessica Dye (vocals, guitar) answered: “The 1970s in London so I could be best friends with Viv Albertine, Chrissie Hynde and Vivienne Westwood and shop at Sex. I’d play punk rock and wear Dr Martens and[…]
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.[…]
Evgeniya Kusnetsova, singer and lyricist of the Brooklyn duo Letters To Nepal is a dreamer. Her songs often evolve around utopian thoughts like global unity, peace and shared purpose. So is also their new single “Our Hands” a reflection on the time we live in. The anthemic chorus “our hands[…]
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[…]
On the heel of a terrific split single “Free Throw” & “Firebomb”, a hot video and an extensive North American tour, culminating in a headline show at Brooklyn’s Rough Trade NYC, we thought it only adequate to learn a little more about High Waisted. To set the mood, let’s listen to[…]
Good things take time and this is especially true for music. Brooklyn-based Dead Leaf Echo have been working on Beyond.Desire (released today) for the last three years, shaping each one of the ten songs during their numerous live performances easily winning new fans, and impressing and keeping the existing ones.[…]
The 60s and 70s had their big political movements, with artists taking on the voice of the people, be it through protest songs, or expressive art work, fierce novels and the like. Fast forward, the summer of 2016 saw Brexit and then November came and for many life as they[…]
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