Category: Avant-Garde/Experimental

The Lost Poets

As the weather gets colder and the colors outside grayer I feel more and more like listening to darker and gloomier music. And when the old The Cure, Echo and The Bunnymen and Depeche Mode records get tiring I’m on…

Ben Frost Brings Violent Darkness to the Wick.

Ben Frost, an Australian composer currently based in Rejkjavik, Iceland, brought his new album Aurora to NYC.  The show on Saturday was the first one in a music series, Tinnitus,  produced by Pitchfork’s Show No Mercy in collaboration with Blackened…

Interview with Ches Smith at the Stone

Drummer Ches Smith took over the Stone for a week to showcase his work with a range of prominent musicians. A typical residency at the Stone is a week long event and every night tends to be unlike the other.…

Interview with Matthew Shipp

Pianist and composer Matthew Shipp has a style of his own and his new solo record “I’ve Been To Many Places” takes you on a musical journey that is unlike any other. We caught up with Matt to talk about…

Lydia Lunch, Doomsday Student @ Trans-Pecos, Queens

I never thought I’ll go see show at Ridgewood, Queens. Especially a Lydia Lunch show, but I did and it was great! Trans-Pecos located few blocks away from the Myrtle-Wyckoff L & M stop is a totally rad spot for…

Peter Murphy @ Irving Plaza

It’s hard for me to describe with words my astonishment to see Peter Murphy perform live in NYC, combined with the thrill of the unknown. It was my very first time, even though I’ve been a Bauhaus fan since I…