When I first heard Fiona Silver sing, I was taken aback by how rich and velvety her voice sounds. Watching it emanate from such a petite and girlish frame I was certain it was an affectation, like successfully imitating the…
One of the first American openly transwomen who perform and tour nationally since the early 1990’s – Shawna Virago issued a new album with Tranimal Records. This fierce acoustic punk and folk piece is named “Heaven sent delinquent” and contains…
After turning out Radio City Music Hall the night before, Chvrches came onto the familiar stage at Terminal 5 on October 15 looking warm and comfortable. This was the group’s fifth time playing the cavernous venue on the banks of…
Nashville-turned-Brooklynite folk pop singer-songwriter Ron Pope will present his brand new album “Ron Pope & The Nighthawks” just a day after the album’s release on the stage of Irving Plaza. While still on tour in 2014. Pope gathered his favorite…
Bowery Ballroom. Friday evening. A Friday after the Friday when supposedly ISIS terrorists slayed 130 concert goers on a night just like this one but in Paris. A lot was said and read and written about the terrorist attack and…
Friday night. Brooklyn. A non-descript door is the entrance into Aviv, a 6-month-old do-it-yourself music venue. The Do-it-yourself must also apply to staying cool and ventilated because after being hit by the decibels from an ill-placed speaker, you are swallowed…
SWEET FIX are the big winners of the last Band of the Week contest. They are fun, they are glam and they are seriously kicking ass. To be specific – SWEET FIX totally rock these retro-future guitars we love so…
Rachel Ann Weiss, a young and promising singer/songwriter, released her new EP “Always” at the Rockwood Music Hall on September 8th. She was joined on stage by Dominic Fallacaro on keys and Conor Meehan on drumsThe place was packed and…
Escape Music Festival premiers in Red Hook, Brooklyn for a two day long musical experience during Columbus Weekend. The line up for the festival includes Placebo, Yeasayer, Ra Ra Riot, Bakermat, ASTR, Tesla Boy, Basecamp and Follow Me. The electronic…
Browsing this year’s album releases, a rock duo called Phantogram caught my attention. The band’s name got me excited. It describes an optical illusion creating the impression of three-dimensionality on a flat surface. If this group could produce similar effects…
